Finished a chapter in our online #CallOfCthulhu game last night. 2 investigators, an explorer and a forger, w/ @DDInTheUK1 as the Keeper.

[Thread] They scaled the exterior wall of a mental asylum in the dead of night. Obvs this simple task obviously took ~30 IRL mins to pull off Now in the cover of the treeline; they painted a large Elder Sign on the perimeter wall. Maybe it would help, maybe it'll go unnoticed for years.

They scurried from the treeline to the lake, then to the secure-wing of the asylum.

A quick stealthy glance revealed just one...

#DnD pondering about my island

Would you as a PC, prefer locations that are spoken/written in your native tongue (for me, English), or using a language that conveys a more remote distant feeling (for me, Arabic).

E.g; 'The Land of the Spear' or Al'ard Ramal

#worldbuilding #rpg Disclaimer - I think the phonetics of Arabic are wonderful and the visual appearance of the script is stunning. I will however translate, use and modify words in my #DnD world, so they are not perfect, good or even true translations. No offence is meant by this.

(So 3rd attempt writing this thread. Now condensed)

#DnD World Building thread:

I'm writing up a largely sandy island for a #DnD5e campaign 🏝 The island is loosely shaped like a spear head, with a mountain ridge running along what might be seen as the spears ridge / fuller 🗡 I love the phonetic sounds of the Arabic language for this location. I'm currently thinking the island is called internationally as Al 'Ard Ramali. Which roughly translates to The Land of the Spear. Is that too many syllables for a countries name? Does it flow? ⁉