Learning the language of the Eloh

By now, most of you already know that NCsoft‘s upcoming MMORPG Tabula Rasa is designed in part by the folks responsible for Ultima Online. That includes Richard Garriott himself.

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Perhaps one of Richard Garriott‘s biggest contributions to the Tabula Rasa game world is the iconic language of the “Benefactors”, the language of the Eloh. Aside from it being a nice gimmick back in E3 when they put it on the Tabula Rasa sampler CD that they gave away (putting the CD under ultra violet light translated the symbols), it really adds depth and a sense of lost history to the world of Tabula Rasa.

Details like language, correct ecology, and history really helps to add to the credibility of a game world. Of course the hasty generalization here is that the more credible a game world is, the easier it is to immerse yourself in it.

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Game world and credibility aside, if you’re a partial Tolkien geek or even perhaps a Trekkie in denial, and you’re into learning fantasy languages and inscriptions, we found a resource that might interest you.

Our Read link below should lead to a guide over at TR Stratics that should help you read the many Logos Symbols in Tabula Rasa. The guide translates Logos symbols into multiple languages including 1337 spe4k – just in case you’re hardcore. Yeah, those glow-y things and those weird symbols actually mean something in this game. Cool huh?

Symbols - Image 1

By now, most of you already know that NCsoft‘s upcoming MMORPG Tabula Rasa is designed in part by the folks responsible for Ultima Online. That includes Richard Garriott himself.

Symbols - Image 1

Perhaps one of Richard Garriott‘s biggest contributions to the Tabula Rasa game world is the iconic language of the “Benefactors”, the language of the Eloh. Aside from it being a nice gimmick back in E3 when they put it on the Tabula Rasa sampler CD that they gave away (putting the CD under ultra violet light translated the symbols), it really adds depth and a sense of lost history to the world of Tabula Rasa.

Details like language, correct ecology, and history really helps to add to the credibility of a game world. Of course the hasty generalization here is that the more credible a game world is, the easier it is to immerse yourself in it.

Symbols - Image 1

Game world and credibility aside, if you’re a partial Tolkien geek or even perhaps a Trekkie in denial, and you’re into learning fantasy languages and inscriptions, we found a resource that might interest you.

Our Read link below should lead to a guide over at TR Stratics that should help you read the many Logos Symbols in Tabula Rasa. The guide translates Logos symbols into multiple languages including 1337 spe4k – just in case you’re hardcore. Yeah, those glow-y things and those weird symbols actually mean something in this game. Cool huh?

Symbols - Image 1

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