Discussion: The World

[Wensleydale]

By which point I think we should wait until we've got the example names before choosing.

[Ravenspath]

I disagree with the idea of combining country names to name geographic features. Countries changes, features don't. Different cultures/nations may call something by a different name, but for this purpose we need some set names. I want to put a specific near the mountain range in one of my regions and I would like the name of the mountain range which spans a number of regions. Same thing with a lake that borders both of my regions and a third region.

Having those names will help me get further development done. And since they border multiple regions I believe it should be a joint effort.

I guess we can go with the rule that if no one else has taken regions that border whatever feature the person who does have a region can name it? If more then one person has regions along the feature they that group of people can name it?

Thoughts?

[LordVreeg]

[blockquote=Ravenspath]I guess we can go with the rule that if no one else has taken regions that border whatever feature the person who does have a region can name it? If more then one person has regions along the feature they that group of people can name it?[/blockquote]

Depends on the languages spoken on the parts bordering the geographic feature.  If they both speak the same language, the odds are good it shares a name.  If not, the odds are actually better that there are 2 seperate name for that feature.  The Nile River, for example was known as Nil, in Arabic, Iteru in old egyptian, Piaro in the southern language.

Also, how long do the pointy-eared folk live?  they tend to name anything that isn't moving, and a lot of things that are.