>He means that "a razor-edged dueling iltesh" is instantly recognizable as a specific kind of weapon despite being called an "iltesh" where "a grusana kaft" is not recognizable as anything but gibberish.

I'm too lazy to go back and check if I did or not, but the part I was quoting was about calling something, for sake of argument, 'a razor-edged deuling iltesh' and throwing description at it until it was clear upon looking at the item that it was a Katana without ever invoking the word.

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"Magic has rules and so does posting on these forums." -Annwyl

Your both right. I said that these properly done racial weapons can have descriptive names like the iltesh. I also said that that some racial weapons can have long looks to better describe them. I'm not a fan of huge descriptions either but its an attempt at compromise. I don't like funky names or long descriptions but by far I prefer that too just sticking in japanese words (or other foreign languages).
I completely understand and empathize with the desire for racial identity, and an asian themed culture can be pretty cool...if done right. It should be asian FLAVORED, tinged with the culture but being unique as well; almost sort of like an in joke. Not everyone should get it, shouldn't be in your face but subtle. In a way giving things a japanese name is like taking the easy way out. Its like slapping an elven label on chainmail or silk without any explanation of what makes chainmail "elvish".
I kinda rambled a bit there but I hope you get the gist of what I'm saying.



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I don't see a problem with long TAPs as long as the information it's conveying is actually useful and not just "an exquisitely tailored nightsilk cloak dyed the ever-shifting hues of eventide" or something equally purple and moronic.

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"Oh, I'm not omniscient -- but I know a lot."
- Mephistopheles, Faust

I did that specifically for you and I was wondering when you'd notice <3

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>poke eyes
You can't poke the Eyes of the Thirteen.