Istion - an Age of Sail Conworld.

[maıráí]

Perhaps each nation could have their own idea of that.



...you are really close, Amuere.

[Astraios]

A present from Torco.

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Wow, my islands have a lot of different environments O:

[cybrxkhan]

Wow... my islands don't...

Oh well.

Anybody have any other name ideas?

[Herr Dunkel]

Wow... my islands don't...

Oh well.

Anybody have any other name ideas?

Ganjaland
Haggisland
Saiwiseld

[cybrxkhan]

Wow... my islands don't...

Oh well.

Anybody have any other name ideas?

Ganjaland
Haggisland
Saiwiseld

So that makes name ideas so far being:

Saiwiseld
Istio
Ganjaland
Haggisland

Any others, or does the majority here like one of these names?

[Astraios]

I like Istio.

[Pogostick Man]

Seconding "Istio".

[Lyhoko Leaci]

Thirding "Istio."

[Ollock]

So, we can't just go with "Age of Sail"?

EDIT: Oh, and when we get to making languages, I think we need to find a list of nautical terms.

[Pogostick Man]

Oh, and when we get to making languages, I think we need to find a list of nautical terms.

Are we going with a Proto-Istio or is each person going to make up his or her own protolanguage(s)?

[Lyhoko Leaci]

Oh, and when we get to making languages, I think we need to find a list of nautical terms.

Are we going with a Proto-Istio or is each person going to make up his or her own protolanguage(s)?

With the level of advancement as it is, and the spread of all the islands, probably each person comes up with their own language would be best.

And yes, a list of nautical terms would be nice...

[Ollock]

Oh, and when we get to making languages, I think we need to find a list of nautical terms.

Are we going with a Proto-Istio or is each person going to make up his or her own protolanguage(s)?

Are you freaking kidding me? This world is filled with islands! Assuming a reconstructible Proto-World for this, after humans have clearly spread all over the world, would be ludicrous! Every little archipelago should have at least one family pretty much to itself.

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Wiktionary has a whole section for nautical terms; http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:en:Nautical
That's far more than we'll probably ever need, but this website has a more 'summarized' list: http://phrontistery.info/nautical.html

EDIT: Should I start working on my language now while we're in planning? It would be nice to already have a basic idea of it so early.

[cromulant]

Questions.

1. Where and how did humanity originate?

I thought we weren't bothering with that stuff.

I only asked because it looks conspicuously unlikely for humans to evolve on this planet.

[Herr Dunkel]

Questions.

1. Where and how did humanity originate?

I thought we weren't bothering with that stuff.

I only asked because it looks conspicuously unlikely for humans to evolve on this planet.

Der Deus dropped them from Nebo

[L'alphabētarium]

I can't believe it!
I take my eyes off that thing for less than 24 hours and it's already having a map and people claiming land?!
I've lost count with all these 3 pages of news in the past few hours ( ) which islands are free to claim and how are we going so far?
@Astraios - You took my best choice!

[Ollock]

Wiktionary has a whole section for nautical terms; http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:en:Nautical
That's far more than we'll probably ever need, but this website has a more 'summarized' list: http://phrontistery.info/nautical.html

EDIT: Should I start working on my language now while we're in planning? It would be nice to already have a basic idea of it so early.

Thanks. Yeah, remember that we only have up to sail technology. Anything beyond that we don't need terms for.

Questions.

1. Where and how did humanity originate?

I thought we weren't bothering with that stuff.

I only asked because it looks conspicuously unlikely for humans to evolve on this planet.

There are a lot of things that are conspicuously unlikely for this planed. Like, how the Hell do we get enough wood to build freaking sailing vessels. Maybe we should have extra-thick bamboo on this world -- so we have a fast-replenishing wood-like resource.

[cybrxkhan]

Looks like consensus is growing for Istio for the name, but if anybody has any other ideas or objections, don't hesitate to make them.

I can set up a wiki sometime later today if everybody doesn't mind.

Questions.

1. Where and how did humanity originate?

I thought we weren't bothering with that stuff.

I only asked because it looks conspicuously unlikely for humans to evolve on this planet.

There are a lot of things that are conspicuously unlikely for this planed. Like, how the Hell do we get enough wood to build freaking sailing vessels. Maybe we should have extra-thick bamboo on this world -- so we have a fast-replenishing wood-like resource.

I guess that's why some light-to-moderate Rule of Cool and/or handwaving has to take place here. On a similar vein, I suggested earlier that maybe some concultures have air machines in the first place - balloons, maybe? - that would maybe require less wood than big ships. Or not.

[L'alphabētarium]

I can't believe it!
I take my eyes off that thing for less than 24 hours and it's already having a map and people claiming land?!
I've lost count with all these 3 pages of news in the past few hours ( ) which islands are free to claim and how are we going so far?
@Astraios - You took my best choice!

I stand by my previous questions and an answer would be really appreciated!

As for the name "Istio" (Ιστίο) is the Modern Greek name for "sail", while "Istion" (Ιστίον) is the Ancient/Byzantine Greek name for it. I think Istion sounds even better!

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On the previous page Rorschach posted a map with all of the current claims circled. There's a lot of land taken but there's also plenty open.

[Astraios]

@Astraios - You took my best choice!

Want to share? We could have two peoples that are allied as one nation or something.

[Pogostick Man]

Would it be fair to say that from a geophysical and climatological standpoint, my claim is basically Iceland sans volcanoes?

[L'alphabētarium]

@Astraios - You took my best choice!

Want to share? We could have two peoples that are allied as one nation or something.

Hey, that sounds cool!
We could expand to certain free western and southern islands and have our people share the two main big ones in the western half of your area. Kinda like Hispaniola or New Guinea are cut in half compromising two allied countries. Could that work?
(Now if only I could figure out a way to repost that damn map! How do you do it? )

[cromulant]

Oh, and when we get to making languages, I think we need to find a list of nautical terms.

Are we going with a Proto-Istio or is each person going to make up his or her own protolanguage(s)?

Are you freaking kidding me? This world is filled with islands! Assuming a reconstructible Proto-World for this, after humans have clearly spread all over the world, would be ludicrous! Every little archipelago should have at least one family pretty much to itself.

It's not ludicrous, if the spread of humanity to the far corners of Istio was anything like the Austronesian expansion--relatively recent (starting c. 5000 BC), from a small area (Taiwan) into a huge area (from the Eastern Pacific to the Western Indian).