 How do you address a dragon at a meet?, None of my characters will ever meet one |
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 Nov 21 2003, 07:36 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,213 Joined: 10-March 02 From: Back from the abyss. Member No.: 2,316  |
None of my characters will ever meet one that I know of or really want to for that matter. But how would a non-dragon address a dragon if he were to meet one in an offical capacity? Like if you met the President of the US you are supposed to address him Mr. President. What if for instence you meet Ghostwalker would you address him as Mr. Ghostwalker or Mr. Dollmaker or what ever other titles he has bestowed by other dragons, if you know them? Just curious, had the thought while driving home from work.
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Nov 21 2003, 07:38 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Well, Ghostwalker gets called "Great One" by his human interpreter.
I'd go with the poo my pants and run away route, probably. :frown: Realistically- Sir/Madam and Mr./Mrs. Dragon's Name. Use the common one, I think- e.g Ghostwalker, Dunkelzhan. The others impose familarity. And that's not good. :talker: |
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Nov 21 2003, 07:52 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,138 Joined: 10-June 03 From: Tennessee Member No.: 4,706 |
Or Mr. Dragon -pleasedonteatme-, Sir.
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Nov 21 2003, 07:53 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Start with Sir, wait to be instructed to use another title.
~J |
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Nov 21 2003, 07:54 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
As far as the Big D went, it would be Mr. President, because he joined the Younger Races in an offical capacity.
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Nov 21 2003, 08:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 24-November 02 Member No.: 3,638 |
You don't call Ghostwalker "Doll-Maker", because only dragons use those nicknames for each other. Great One would probably go over well, or other term of extreme respect. I wouldn't call one just by its name unless given permission first.
Lofwyr you could actually call "Prince Lofwyr", if you're pre-2063, or Hestaby "Prince Hestaby", to show their position in the mortal sphere as a member of the TT council. But other than that, wing it with great caution. |
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Nov 21 2003, 08:39 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
But only for a few hours. ~J |
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Nov 21 2003, 08:50 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,756 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
You could also call Lofwyr Mr. President, since he is the president (and the CEO) of Saeder-Krupp. In the short story at the beginning of Blood in the Boardroom, Jean-Claude Priault one of the Corporate Court representative for S-K just call him "Master" (in turn, Lofwyr call him "Jean-Claude"). In Year of the comet the chairman of Denver council start with "honored Ghostwalker" once but after that it's only "Ghostwalker" short (while the council members are still addressing to each other with Mr./Ms. or just with their first name). But as they put it, they're cutting the jibber-jabber.
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Nov 21 2003, 09:33 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Kage is right -- start with a general honorific and wait to be corrected.
Unless you happen to find a reputable source of etiquette for dealing with Dragons that might provide a more specific bit of wisdom. That could also change on the individual dragon's preference and cultural issues relative to current location or perhaps a shared culture among the Greats and similar critters like IEs. -Siege |
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Nov 21 2003, 10:00 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,359 Joined: 25-June 02 From: Vancouver, B.C., Canada (go Canucks!) Member No.: 2,904 |
"Yo, big, broad and scaly, howsabout me an' you do the 'ori-zontal mambo? There's a little no-tell mo-tell not too far from here. We could pick up some take-out on the way, then bada-bing bada-boom, it's skin slappin' time! What was your name again?"
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Nov 21 2003, 10:01 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
*chomp*
Done and done, mikey. :D |
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Nov 21 2003, 11:19 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Actually, since IIRC he didn't take the oath of office before being offed, it'd technically be President-Elect Dunkelzahn. :) |
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Nov 21 2003, 11:28 PM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
I thought he got dead the night of his innauguration, afterwards.
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Nov 21 2003, 11:32 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Pretty sure that's what happened... I might check it out in my newly acquired DotSW, if it's in there.
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Nov 22 2003, 12:22 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,756 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
After a bit of googling on the subject, there are the "inauguration balls" the night after the President and VP are sworn in (ie the 20th January since Roosevelt II and the aptly-numbered 20th Amendment) and the "inauguration eve" the night before. It's not impossible somewhere in SR books the two were mixed up. However Portfolio of a dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets makes pretty clear that Dunkelzahn and Haeffner were sworn in before the assassination (timeline page 9 and text page 12).
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Nov 22 2003, 03:57 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Denver CO, USA Member No.: 112 |
The Dragons of the Sixth World Sourcebook covers this issue.
Avoid using the word "Great" unless you are certain the dragon is a Great Dragon. If you call a dragon great, who is not a Great Dragon, (s)he will be highly insulted and will probably eat you. Many dragons have titles (like Mr. President) that are associated with them which are appropriate. For the others, unless you are certain of their status as a Great, you should go with the honorific "Noble Dragon." That is per the D6W SB. |
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Nov 22 2003, 04:00 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
I'd better get that all straight for when I go to work for Dunkelzhan.
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Nov 22 2003, 04:15 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
Indeed. Big, broad and scaley, words used by the wise when addressing dragons the world over. |
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Nov 22 2003, 04:17 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Actually, if he manages to have found Daemon, he might just get lucky.
~J |
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Nov 22 2003, 05:14 AM
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I think it depends a great deal on the origin of the dragon in question.
Putting "Master" before the dragon's common name isn't a bad idea at all; it is a sign of respect of the dragon's power and prestige, and that he is in charge of the situation. "Honorable" might be very appropriate for an Eastern dragon; "Noble" might go over well with a Western dragon. No idea about feathered serpents; I might advise "Wise". In place of "Great", try "Mighty"; similar meaning, and without the implications "Great" might make. Of course, when that dragon corrects you, you would be best advised to remember precisely what to call it henceforth. All this is aside from actually speaking with such a being... |
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Nov 22 2003, 05:31 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 26-June 03 From: Salt Lake City: Ute Nation Member No.: 4,811 |
Well my decker would probably use "d00d" which is precisely why he has
been instructed to keep his mouth shut on numerous occasions. :grinbig: The only dragon I'm likely to meet in my current game is Hestaby, but since she has her own tribe of otaku hopefully she is familiar with netspeak and the typical matrix dweller's complete lack of real-world social skills. |
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Nov 22 2003, 06:42 AM
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With a well thought out ambush and a fast get-away car. ;)
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Nov 22 2003, 09:52 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
You address them as Your Scaleyness.
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Nov 22 2003, 10:10 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,458 Joined: 22-March 03 From: I am a figment of my own imagination. Member No.: 4,302 |
Bah... most of my character call everyone boy... it's escpecially funny when they're slick enough to pull it off...
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Nov 23 2003, 03:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 654 |
I suppose that you could address a Japanese Dragon as "otaku" in its literal meaning rather then the current or SR forms.
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