Istion - an Age of Sail Conworld.

[Lyhoko Leaci]

I'm not sure what to do... I'm interested, but then there's nothing going on...

[Turtlehead]

So whose areas are whose?

[cybrxkhan]

I've done some stuff on the history, just a little bit.

That's my entire report.



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Anyhow I agree with Lyhoko:

I'm not sure what to do... I'm interested, but then there's nothing going on...

[Solarius]

Quick question: Is <istion> pronounced /istion/ or /ɪʃtʃɪn/ or what?

[Torco]

if there's nothing going on is because we're either low on free time or not doing anything because we're interested but there's nothing going on. it looks like a conundrum, but we're supposed to be conworlders, who enjoy conworlding for its own sake; if things are slow, just think of it as a conworld you're working on that happens to happen in a wiki where others do stuff as well; in time, people will begin doing things anew. write if you feel like it, and post here about what you post, I for one will continue to check the thread, even if I can't find time to do any actual work.

[Ollock]

if there's nothing going on is because we're either low on free time or not doing anything because we're interested but there's nothing going on. it looks like a conundrum, but we're supposed to be conworlders, who enjoy conworlding for its own sake; if things are slow, just think of it as a conworld you're working on that happens to happen in a wiki where others do stuff as well; in time, people will begin doing things anew. write if you feel like it, and post here about what you post, I for one will continue to check the thread, even if I can't find time to do any actual work.

I've been doing things recently, and when I have had time I've been low on ideas. Once I actually sit down and start making culture notes I'm sure I'll get myself going.

[Pogostick Man]

I am attempting to get the ball rolling again as far as my stuff goes. This includes PIRATES!

[Pogostick Man]

Some nautical terminology in ’Aṣækikk.

• ’attæq /ʔɒtːæq/ [ʔɒtːæq] captain (from ’-t-q "order around, command")
• ‘awwæm /ʕɒwːæm/ [ʕɒwːæm] signal-flag (from ‘-w-m "signal, send signals, communicate")
• x/akati /ǀ̬ɒkɒti/ [ǀ̬ɒkɒti] plan, itinerary, sea-route (from x/-k-t "plan, devise")
• x!affæq /ǃ̬ɒfːæq/ [ǃ̬ɒfːæq] camber (from x!-f-q "yawn")
• ċaræh /q͡χɒʀæh/ [q͡χɒʀæh] a method of sailing against the wind that involves zig-zagging about (from ċ-r-h "wander")
• ċawwæ‘/eǹf /q͡χɒwːæʕǀɛŋf/ [q͡χɒwːæʕǀɛŋf ~ q͡χɒwːæʕǀɛmf] afterguard (from ċ-w-‘ "see, view" + /eǹf "behind")
• haġġæǩ /hɒɢːæχ/ [hɒɢːæχ] boatswain (from h-ġ-ǩ "know what one is doing")
• hiwwæq /hiwːæq/ [hiwːæq] mast (from h-w-q "jut out, stick out")
• œffkæp /œfːkæp/ [œfːkæp] anchor (from f-k-p "float")
• œkkhækh /œkːhæk/ [œkːhæk] not emptied, laden, carrying cargo that is to be unloaded at port (from k-h-kh "dump, dump out")
• piqx!ê /piqǃ̬ə/ [peqǃ̬ə] bridge, command area/deck (from p-q-x! "complain")
• qaheru /qɒhɛʀu/ [qɒhɛʀu] sea, ocean (from q-h-r "be salty")
• qiggæf /qigːæf/ [qegːæf] storm, stormy seas, choppy seas (from q-g-f "ripple, wave")
• qipev /qipɛv/ [qepɛv] capsize, flood, sink (from q-p-v "flood, inundate")
• quẖẖær /quħːæʀ/ [qoħːæʀ] ropes for loading cargo and securing lifeboats (from q-ẖ-r "be suspended, hang from, hang down")
• suttæph /sutːæp/ [sutːæp] doldrums (from s-t-ph "be stuck, be paralyzed, be unintentionally immobile")
• sutæwiwu /sutæwiwu/ [sutæwiwu] (with) sails unfurled, sails equipped (from s-t-w "related to the sky")
• tænnæ/ /tænːæǀ/ [tænːæǀ] coaming (from t-n-/ "allow entry")
• tipæ%i%% /tipæǂiǂː/ [tipæǂiǂx] first mate, first officer (from t-p-ǂ "be in shadow")
• ysstæwwi /ysːtæwːi/ [ysːtæwːi] (with) sails furled/stowed, sails unequipped (from s-t-w "related to the sky")

[patiku]

You might find this helpful.

[Pogostick Man]

Thank you very much, patiku!

[Amuere]

I'm not sure what to do... I'm interested, but then there's nothing going on...

Same for me, also it seems I'm kinda havin' writer's block.

[Pogostick Man]

I'm not sure what to do... I'm interested, but then there's nothing going on...

Same for me, also it seems I'm kinda havin' writer's block.

OK, why not start out by describing the earliest histories of your peoples? Where and when and why does prehistory end and recorded history begin?

[Salmoneus]

Collaborative conworlds are hard.

[patiku]

I regret making a helpful post in this thread.

[brandrinn]

Has anyone tried just taking their pre-existing conworlds and tweaking them so they fit together? Very few people work out all the parts of a planet in detail, so there should be holes. You could put all this effort into stitching together the details you've already got. Terrible idea?

[Ollock]

Has anyone tried just taking their pre-existing conworlds and tweaking them so they fit together? Very few people work out all the parts of a planet in detail, so there should be holes. You could put all this effort into stitching together the details you've already got. Terrible idea?

You'd have to agree to shared rules. I have thought of developing the world of Jed and the gaaxao this way, with each person taking an individual planet, but I'd have to make sure everyone was following my particular brand of soft-but-not-too-soft sci-fi.

[brandrinn]

No, that's just another collaborative project. I mean take planets that people have already made, and cook the books so that they are in the same universe. The rules of how soft or hard the sci-fi is would be based on the creations, not vice versa. Hopefully you could select only those creations that are already more or less on the same page (i.e. not high fantasy and hard sci-fi), so you wouldn't have to tweak things too much.

[Torco]

Collaborative conworlds are hard.

fo' sho'... I guess the problem is like that whenever any one person looses interest, everyone else looses a bit of interest, and there's no pressure towards gaining interest beyond sort of basic desire to conworld, which can be expressed through other conworlds.

[Pogostick Man]

Dude, I was just thinking about trying to revive Istion! Any interest?

Also, I believe some people unconnected to us added articles to the wiki by mistake.

[maıráí]

I completely forgot I was participating in this.
I'm trying to look over everything that's happened and catch up, though.

The suggestions for the Eastern Untersprachbund are very similar to a conlang I've been fiddling with, so expect something about that soon.

[Torco]

Dude, I was just thinking about trying to revive Istion! Any interest?

Also, I believe some people unconnected to us added articles to the wiki by mistake.

sure, why the hell not... I'm game...
I mean, it'll probably be another bout of activity followed by eventual notsomuchactivity, but that's a good thing!

[Lyhoko Leaci]

The people I have here are culturally similar to the Ancaron and speak a language that's the proto-language to Zukish (with stuff added to fit the technology)

I could get stuff on the language up, as aside for the genders, it still fits with the sprachbund info, with added consonantal roots, and as I recently started to work on it again.

...Huh, I tried to write "fits with", but it came out "withs"...

[Torco]

hey, cool thing I revisited the old Viraayon articles.. nostalgia has a way of getting you re-interested in something you found appealing.

[Pogostick Man]

Quick question before I begin: Where'd the background image come from?

Also, I would love to get into detail on the global war, God willing.

[cybrxkhan]

I might be a little interested in returning, but I'll probably have to overhaul the conculture and everything.