Is this how Hobbes wrote his name?

Blaster · 03-12-2010, 08:22

I decided to make something using the Kilrathi letters from the Standoff Easter egg. The first thing I noticed is that they look like they would be very awkward to write by hand. Trying to make those shapes is more like drawing than writing. Maybe they’re easier for Kilrathi hands or maybe they only look that way when being typed or caved the same way that some computer fonts of Roman letters would be hard to write by hand. I tried to change them a little to make them easier to write and still look similar to the originals.

QuailPilot · 03-12-2010, 09:07

Well, instead of using a pen, it could have been that they used their claws to "scratch" the surface of the writing material.

Jason_Ryock · 03-12-2010, 09:36

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Originally Posted by QuailPilot

Well, instead of using a pen, it could have been that they used their claws to "scratch" the surface of the writing material.

That's a great way of looking it - if you think about it it's a bit faster that way because they can use all five fingers independently to carve the separate parts of the symbol at the same time.

-danr- · 03-12-2010, 12:20

I always figured Melek used his claw to sign the peace treaty at the end of WC3, although thinking about it, I seem to recall Tolwyn handing him a pen...

Death · 03-12-2010, 22:05

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Originally Posted by Jason_Ryock

five fingers

four

Their numbering system is base 8, for 4 digits on each hand.

(Though I think some of the depictions have shown them with a human's count of 5 digits/hand. Kilrathi polydactyls?

)

Flashpoint · 03-13-2010, 08:00

Simply, writing like we do feels natural for us because we've been doing it most of our lives. For Kilrathi it would be similar I would imagine, they have written like that all their lives, so to them it doesn't feel like drawing.

ChrisReid · 03-14-2010, 19:52

Those don't look any more difficult or awkward to write than Japanese characters.

And to answer the original question, Standoff's easter egg does base its alphabet on the one made by Origin, and if you've correctly transposed the letters, then that's as good as you can get, but it's a little funny how they have these exact counterparts to English letters.

Blaster · 03-17-2010, 15:54

I do like the idea of the Kilrathi using their claws to write with. It seems like they would have to dip them into ink (or blood?) quite a lot though if they were going to write very much.

Jason_Ryock · 03-17-2010, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Blaster

I do like the idea of the Kilrathi using their claws to write with. It seems like they would have to dip them into ink (or blood?) quite a lot though if they were going to write very much.

Yeah, except that doesn't really work on a computer screen...

Dyret · 03-18-2010, 05:50

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Originally Posted by Jason_Ryock

Yeah, except that doesn't really work on a computer screen...

If you write on your computer screen by hand you're doing it wrong.

Jason_Ryock · 03-18-2010, 08:03

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Originally Posted by Dyret

If you write on your computer screen by hand you're doing it wrong.

I can't see my computer screen anymore, to much White Out.

03-12-2010, 08:22	#1
Blaster 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Definitely not sneaking up behind you...so don’t look. Posts: 150	Is this how Hobbes wrote his name? I decided to make something using the Kilrathi letters from the Standoff Easter egg. The first thing I noticed is that they look like they would be very awkward to write by hand. Trying to make those shapes is more like drawing than writing. Maybe they’re easier for Kilrathi hands or maybe they only look that way when being typed or caved the same way that some computer fonts of Roman letters would be hard to write by hand. I tried to change them a little to make them easier to write and still look similar to the originals. Attached Thumbnails __________________ With my tongue I offer fealty. With my claws I unsheathe victory. With my mane bowed I lie down. And offer up my life for honor.

03-12-2010, 09:07	#2
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03-17-2010, 15:54	#8
Blaster 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Definitely not sneaking up behind you...so don’t look. Posts: 150	I do like the idea of the Kilrathi using their claws to write with. It seems like they would have to dip them into ink (or blood?) quite a lot though if they were going to write very much. __________________ With my tongue I offer fealty. With my claws I unsheathe victory. With my mane bowed I lie down. And offer up my life for honor.

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03-12-2010, 12:20	#4
-danr- 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South-West England, United Kingdom. Posts: 239	I always figured Melek used his claw to sign the peace treaty at the end of WC3, although thinking about it, I seem to recall Tolwyn handing him a pen...

03-13-2010, 08:00	#6
Flashpoint 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 188	Simply, writing like we do feels natural for us because we've been doing it most of our lives. For Kilrathi it would be similar I would imagine, they have written like that all their lives, so to them it doesn't feel like drawing.

03-14-2010, 19:52	#7
ChrisReid Super Soaker Collector Administrator Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 10,988	Those don't look any more difficult or awkward to write than Japanese characters. And to answer the original question, Standoff's easter egg does base its alphabet on the one made by Origin, and if you've correctly transposed the letters, then that's as good as you can get, but it's a little funny how they have these exact counterparts to English letters.