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Gamer's Glossary (Slang names for creatures)Auto-translated
The trend of the last year: 1. Micro - conducting battles, in particular, with neutral creatures. 2. Macro - strategy. 3. Main. The main castle, the main hero. I would like to know the etymology; are there any associations with the German pronoun? I look forward to an explanation.
3. Main. The main castle, the main hero. I would like to know the etymology; are there any associations with the German pronoun? I look forward to an explanation.
It's simpler than that. Main means "main" in English.
And here is my own dictionary of slang and clever abbreviations:
Gargoyles - gargis
Dendroids - dendrons
Hellhounds - doggies
Archers, elves - archer-guys
Unicorns - united ones
Liches - kelto-legs (I just don't like the word "lich")
Fire elementals - fireflies
Rakshasas - rashkas
Snakes - worms
Halflings - frodos
And some heroes:
Alamar - malabar
Loinse - lenya
Darkthorn - darkstrom
As for ammunition:
A stash of supplies - a barrel
Any hero with a special ability that gives +350 gold - "gold-making"
A campaign hero who runs around the map with a strong army of native creatures, with a few non-native creatures mixed in - "mixed-up"
A hero who enters a battle to escape and reappear in a town - "runner"
Regarding mass spells:
Haste - haste-y
Slow - slow-y
And so on.
If you successfully cast dispel - Counter!!! (you must shout it)
Actually, I don't have many nicknames for creatures.
Champions - knights/cavalry/horses;
Unicorns - also horses;
Elves - pointy-ears;
Dendroids (any) - ents;
Zombies (any) - slowpokes;
Death Knights - Nazgûl;
Vampire - Dracula;
Cerberuses/Hellhounds - dog(gies);
Gorgons - cows;
Lizardmen - lizard-idiots));
Ancient Behemoth - mammoth poop (because it's ancient...);
Dragons (any) - dragonlings (though I sometimes call dragons from the Fortress "Chinese" - IMHO, they resemble them).
Heroes 2:
Pigs - oinkers/piglets;
Nomads - Bedouins.
A secondary hero, transporting reinforcements to the main hero or collecting resources/placing flags over mines - a pushover.
My wife calls Psionic creatures "pugs." :D Now I call them that too. :)
I used to call Halberdiers "coin-makers."
Of the other creatures:
Crusaders - paladins, palychi.
Monks - hooded ones.
Centaurs - kents.
Gnomes - gnomes :) (a friend of mine started calling them that back in the last century, when Heroes 2 was just released).
Unicorns - rogues, unicorns.
Gremlins - grems.
Gargoyles - gargis.
Golems - idols/iron idols.
Trogolodites - troglos and... I can't really write that on a decent forum, but basically, they look like that. :D
Harpies - little hangers-on.
Minotaurs - minas.
Walking Dead - cripples.
Spirits - old ladies.
Vampires - vamps.
Bone Dragons - paper.
Hobgoblins - hobies.
Gnolls - shameful wolves.
Snakes - little hangers-on.
Basilisks - basi.
Wyverns - ducks (picked that up from a forum).
Fairies - butterflies.
P.S.:
Larkin
A hero in a party, running around the map with a strong army of native creatures, with a few non-native creatures mixed in - "one who carries a loser" A hero who enters a battle to run away and reappear in a town - "loser"
That's great. :)
Larkin
If you successfully cast Dispel - "Counter!!!" (you have to shout it)
Idiots - Monsters
Shit on the rocks - Nest on the rocks
They waved their underpants - A stack of gnomes fell
Blue beard - Halon
Big-breasted - Harpies
Wooden ones - Dendroids
Swamp - Fortress
Vivy - Wyverns
Assholes - Troglodytes
Lion cubs - Manticores
Gorgs - Gargoyles
Little horses - Cavaliers
Mu - Demons
Wolf cubs - Wolf riders
Vamps - Vampires
I remember it was a long time ago, when we were still learning to play with friends on "Hot-seat", we used to joke:
Magic Tower - "Magic Bathhouse" (where mages take a bath)
Harpy's Nest - "Harpy's Ass"/"Improved Harpy's Ass"
Trogolodites - "Mushroom Pickers"
Abandoned Palace - "Overturned Palace"
"Grandmas" were butterflies for us
"Fenya" - Phoenix (Firebird)
"Cops" - Pikemen
Well, that's all I remember... there were definitely many more)))
We used to play this game quite often, and we came up with a lot of slang terms and catchphrases.
Monsters: snakes, dragonflies - hoses gnolls/gnoll marauders - dogs in striped shirts/in bulletproof vests wyverns - wЫverns zombies - terminators (their empty eye sockets look very much like the glasses from the movie)
Buildings: Dragon Caves (Rampart) - home of green (golden) flies (the animation looks like a bunch of flies are circling) Hall of Valhalla (Stronghold) - Hall of Valhalla Guild of the Sword (Castle) - brotherhood of footballers (balls) Hippodrome (Castle) - pissing place (ristalishche)
Artifacts: centaur's axe - kesira centavra might of the father of dragons - bulletproof vest made of dragon's ass skin (according to D. Puchkov) dragon bone kneepads - nadralenniki maps of prophecy - maps of depravity hourglass of ill omen - chesochnye pesy legion's loincloth - bayan legion's head - kumpol in the names of all helmets, the word "helmet" was replaced with the word "member" =) (member of the white unicorn, member-skull) any cool artifact - super-thing!
Spells: air shield - shit in the air ("shield" is pronounced like the English word "shit")
Catchphrases (mandatory during the game, spoken in a mannered way, sometimes with irony).
When a group of monsters wants to join on the adventure map: - Accept! (from English accept - to accept) When a group of monsters tries to run away from the hero (and the hero lets them escape): - Well, get out of here! When a difficult battle is coming: (first, as if thinking) - Oh, I'm scared, damn it! (then, still deciding to attack) - I'm not scared of anything! (at the moment of attack) - Come on, come closer!!! When a very powerful and numerous unit finishes off a weak, single neutral unit in battle: - Now he's suddenly feeling bad! When archers attack directly (instead of shooting): - Take it with your fist! When you receive the Destroy Undead spell, addressing the opponent: - That's it! Now I'm going to destroy you! (regardless of the opponent's race) When you receive the Summon Ship spell, playing on a map without water: - Victory! I found the most important spell! After building a dwarven treasure chamber: - Money defeats evil! When you visit the Garden of Revelation for the second time: - It's slipping away again, damn it! When you see spearmen in the mercenary camp (very sarcastically): - Of course! Spearmen are excellent warriors! When a very powerful main hero of the opponent appears in sight: - Oh! Loshpet! =)
I'll remember something else and I'll definitely add it =)
Qwerty
