Telosan v2

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Telosan v2
Topic Started: Dec 11 2008, 08:26 PM (261 Views)
Telosan	Dec 11 2008, 08:26 PM Post #1
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	I decided that I'd like NS2 Telosan to do different than NS1 Telosan. 1) I'd like a different country name, but can't think of one. As it is I stole Telosan from a paper I was writing and made up for english class 3 years ago. (Found out 2 months ago it's also a city in southeast Asia) 2) I'd like different characters, but again, I'm terrible with naming things. 3) Several people here have made references to other languages. Siad uses ancient gaillic or somthing. I was thinking of trying somthing similar, but can't think of an old language to use. 4) I'd like to start up an alliance, but thus far only one person has even taken notice of it, and he's against it. Any advice, suggestions, etc? Edit: Does anyone know of a decent website where I can look up weapons and ships of the times and write up an army and navy? Edited by Telosan, Dec 11 2008, 08:28 PM.



Ulgania	Dec 11 2008, 08:32 PM Post #2
A better Zarathustra has never rode a horse Posts: 4,041 Group: Members Member #450 Joined: June 3, 2008	You seem like you're able to get some interesting plots going. You could start some movements in Africa using Arabic, or Pidgin English languages.



A.Q.	Dec 11 2008, 08:48 PM Post #3
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	You could derive place-names from Old English, try to find an un-translated Beowulf or Shakespeare, and use good-old English names, that's my opinion.



Telosan	Dec 11 2008, 09:28 PM Post #4
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	Found a decent translator. England translates into Old English in 2 ways. Angelcynn and Englaland. I'll choose between them. ~~1) I'd like a different country name, but can't think of one.~~



Sedulius	Dec 11 2008, 09:31 PM Post #5
Field Marshal Posts: 4,727 Group: Members Member #427 Joined: March 29, 2008	Ha, didn't notice this thread. Just PMed you something. I took notice of your alliance thing, I'm just waiting for other people to talk to see what they say. I'm not sure how much the Irish would trust you. I'm still working how I want to do this in my head.



Telosan	Dec 11 2008, 09:35 PM Post #6
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	I had preplanned Telosan having a civil war early to displace the current goverment a while ago. Kind of a symbolic, breaking away from the old NS1 thing. A more old fashioned goverment would be stepping up. The Irish may favor the new goverment, as they'd take a less agressive stance against you. Plus, an alliance would definatly delay any action against you anyway because England would be attacked by all other members of the alliance.



Telosan	Dec 11 2008, 09:42 PM Post #7
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	Just found another problem. Many of these old english words have dashes above them, or letters fused together. I can't type this, and while copying and pasting would work, I wouldn't like to do that repeatedly. I do know there are numbers I can punch in as a formula to come up with these symbols, I played around with it a few months ago. I never quite figured it out though.



Sedulius	Dec 11 2008, 10:00 PM Post #8
Field Marshal Posts: 4,727 Group: Members Member #427 Joined: March 29, 2008	Yeah, I have to do that with the gaelic a lot. It's a bitch. Usually has to do with the ` above some letters. I have Firefox dictionary installed that helps somewhat.



Rhadamanthus	Dec 11 2008, 10:03 PM Post #9
Legitimist Posts: 12,945 Group: Admin Member #19 Joined: January 13, 2004	If I were you I would use the real British empire and imperial culture as your model in NS2, but that's just my opinion.



Telosan	Dec 12 2008, 07:23 AM Post #10
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	That's my intention. The policy will be similar to England's policy in the 1800s.



New Harumf	Dec 12 2008, 09:39 AM Post #11
Bloodthirsty Unicorn Posts: 9,638 Group: Forum Mods Member #177 Joined: October 8, 2005	Tolkien used the Edda's of Iceland for a lot of his place and people names - good source.



Telosan	Dec 12 2008, 08:13 PM Post #12
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	Getting extremely annoyed. I've spent about the past 4 or 5 hours looking for a map of the UK's old duchies. Apparently, only the Duchy of Cornwall and Lancaster remain. I've found more stuff on them than I ever wanted to know. There's a complete county map, but I need a map of the duchies. :sad: WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO FREAKING DIFFICULT!?!?!! :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: Any suggestions? Any maps? Any anything?



East Anarx	Dec 12 2008, 10:13 PM Post #13
Anarchitect Posts: 4,788 Group: Multi Member #210 Joined: January 16, 2006	Telosan Dec 12 2008, 08:13 PM Getting extremely annoyed. I've spent about the past 4 or 5 hours looking for a map of the UK's old duchies. Apparently, only the Duchy of Cornwall and Lancaster remain. I've found more stuff on them than I ever wanted to know. There's a complete county map, but I need a map of the duchies. :sad: WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO FREAKING DIFFICULT!?!?!! :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: Any suggestions? Any maps? Any anything? Just call 'em Counts instead of Dukes. Done.



Telosan	Dec 12 2008, 10:16 PM Post #14
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	Then I have too many. By using duchies, I only have 14, compared to the counties 39 somthing or other. I've searched the Official National Archives of the UK and I found nothing.



East Anarx	Dec 12 2008, 10:25 PM Post #15
Anarchitect Posts: 4,788 Group: Multi Member #210 Joined: January 16, 2006	Telosan Dec 12 2008, 10:16 PM Then I have too many. By using duchies, I only have 14, compared to the counties 39 somthing or other. I've searched the Official National Archives of the UK and I found nothing. Hmm... You could just make them up. Say that the duchies were re-organized at some point



Union	Dec 12 2008, 10:40 PM Post #16
Pyrenees Republic Posts: 3,219 Group: Forum Mods Member #307 Joined: December 27, 2006	Posted Image Each Duchy = a color



A.Q.	Dec 13 2008, 12:26 AM Post #17
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	I believe that was the map he was already operating off of.



Rhadamanthus	Dec 13 2008, 01:33 AM Post #18
Legitimist Posts: 12,945 Group: Admin Member #19 Joined: January 13, 2004	Telosan Dec 12 2008, 10:16 PM Then I have too many. By using duchies, I only have 14, compared to the counties 39 somthing or other. I've searched the Official National Archives of the UK and I found nothing. Did you look at this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerage_of_England There is one for Scotland too.



Union	Dec 13 2008, 01:49 AM Post #19
Pyrenees Republic Posts: 3,219 Group: Forum Mods Member #307 Joined: December 27, 2006	Don't think so. The 14 English duchies are on there. He was asking for a map of how they looked, not what they were.



Menhad	Dec 13 2008, 10:36 AM Post #20
ET2(IDW) Posts: 2,681 Group: Veterans Member #143 Joined: May 22, 2005	Hey don't worry about the name. I came up with Menhad years ago, only to find out last year it was a type of fish... Really look up Menhaden



Rhadamanthus	Dec 13 2008, 11:37 AM Post #21
Legitimist Posts: 12,945 Group: Admin Member #19 Joined: January 13, 2004	Huesca Dec 13 2008, 01:49 AM Don't think so. The 14 English duchies are on there. He was asking for a map of how they looked, not what they were. Yes, but he can always look up the individual names to find where on the island they are. But he isn't likely to find real borders for them, because, IIRC, Dukes were never really such powerful quasi-sovereign landholders in England as some of them were in places like France or Germany. As I understand it, the English monarchy and government was more centralized at an earlier date, so I'm not sure you'll really find long-lasting well-defined territorial duchies. Now, I may be wrong on this; perhaps one of our British posters can correct me or expand on what I'm saying?



Telosan	Dec 13 2008, 01:02 PM Post #22
The Foremost Intellectual Badass Posts: 3,893 Group: Map Makers Member #445 Joined: May 27, 2008	I gave up...so I drew my own. Anyone who's interested in it, I've copied and pasted it below. I've yet to reveal the country's leader. Emperor Trekon will only survive a few days after the conference. Spoiler: click to toggle The Cyner�ce of Angelcynn is currently ruled by _______. Below this, Angelcynn is divided up into duchies, each ruled by an individual Duke and Duchess. The heir to the throne is always the Duke of Edinburgh. The duchies are divided up as follows. England 1) Duchy of Cornwall 2) Duchy of Sussex 3) Duchy of Kent 4) Duchy of Cambridge 5) Duchy of Bedford 6) Duchy of Lancaster 7) Duchy of York 8) Duchy of Cumberland Posted Image Wales 6) Duchy of Lancaster 9) Duchy of Rothesay 10) Duchy of Clarence Posted Image Scotland 11) Duchy of Edinburgh 12) Duchy of Gloucester 13) Duchy of Albany 14) Duchy of Ross Posted Image Mainland Europe 15) Duchy of Denmark 16) Duchy of English Prussia Posted Image


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