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Re: Drow language query

Yes, that is the official answer. In LG, the Drow language is
Undercommon.

AFAIK, there are two variations of Flan that are actually distinct:
Flan and Ur-Flan Temple Dialect. Flan encompasses Ancient Flan and Ur-
Flan Temple Dialect is a rather distinct way of writing, used to keep
secrets by the Ur-Flan priests.

Britt Frey
Living Greyhawk Circle - IUZ Metaregion

Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:05 pm

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The scenario ADP6-01 "Fane of the Drow" makes certain opportunities available to characters who can "read Drow" (I don't think mentioning that there's drow...	kaililitu lilitheris	Dec 18, 2006 2:23 am
Undercommon is what it means. Eberron has a separate Drow language, I think, but not LG. Britt Frey Living Greyhawk Circle - IUZ Metaregion...	Britt iuz_circle	Dec 18, 2006 2:51 am
... Is that an official ruling? It doesn't make sense to me that when referring to an elf's native language (drow are elves too) you would mean anything ...	Michael Eshleman greysector	Dec 18, 2006 5:53 pm
... Except for two things... 1) The drow split off from the surface elven races so long ago that it is EASILY conceivable that they have a completely separate...	Brian Gilkison bgilkison	Dec 18, 2006 6:31 pm
Yes, that is the official answer. In LG, the Drow language is Undercommon. AFAIK, there are two variations of Flan that are actually distinct: Flan and Ur-Flan...	Britt iuz_circle	Dec 18, 2006 7:07 pm
... So the drow native language is a trade tongue, rather than elven? That doesn't make much sense to me, but oh well. -Michael Eshleman...	Michael Eshleman greysector	Dec 18, 2006 8:01 pm
... That ... I'm not saying that when little Drow Junior is talking to his Ma, he speaks in Undercommon, just that when you see "Drow language" it means ...	Britt iuz_circle	Dec 18, 2006 8:12 pm
Ba weep gra na weep ninny bong. I don't see the whole Undercommon/Trade language thing as a problem. Especially when you think about the fact that all the...	Brian graymouser127	Dec 18, 2006 10:52 pm
... Which is an issue that continues to irk me, BTW. I guess I can't post any more trivial complaints until tomorrow, because this is 3/3 for me. -Michael...	Michael Eshleman greysector	Dec 18, 2006 8:06 pm

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