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Khuzdul (pronounced) is a fictional language created by J. R. R. Tolkien, one of the languages of Middle-earth, specifically the secret and private language of the Dwarves. He based its structure and phonology on Semitic languages, primarily Hebrew, with triconsonantal roots of words. Very little is known of the grammar.
[1] He noted that this "lavish package" has "a lot of material to digest, but thankfully, the quality of the writing makes it go down easy. Sargent not only has a vivid imagination, but a strong command of the English language, a rare combination in an industry where publishers tend to value typing speed more than muscular prose.
Ogham (also ogam and ogom, [4] / ˈ ɒ ɡ əm / OG-əm, [5] Modern Irish: [ˈoː(ə)mˠ]; Middle Irish: ogum, ogom, later ogam [ˈɔɣəmˠ] [6] [7]) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language (scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries).
Tolkien wrote out most samples of Elvish languages with the Latin alphabet, but within the fiction he imagined many writing systems for his Elves. The best-known are the "Tengwar of Fëanor", but the first system he created, c. 1919, is the "Tengwar of Rúmil", also called the sarati. In chronological order, Tolkien's scripts are: [12] [13]
Gene Alloway reviewed the Al-Qadim complete roleplaying game in White Wolf #34 (Jan./Feb., 1993), rating it a 5 out of 5 and stated that "Al-Qadim is an exceptional sourcebook with good research, writing, graphics and playability. It sets a tone and a mood that immediately draws a reader in and gets the mind going.
In the Foreign Service Institute’s language classification system, the most difficult languages are at Category 5. These take 88 weeks or 2,200 hours of classroom time to reach proficiency.
Charlie Hall, for Polygon, highlighted that "the adventures themselves are tremendous, and feature some of the best writing of this generation of D&D. The complications they present are a delight [...]. In addition to the writing, the art direction in Candlekeep Mysteries is unusually strong. Chapters include work by different artists, giving ...
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