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Post by joatmoniac on Feb 6, 2017 23:44:50 GMT
I figured that a bit of poetry inspired by the two litanies from the episode could be an interesting way to add some flavor to your world, or the world of Dayeimbe. Rather than saying soemthing like "you see robed cultists chanting around a fire." You could grab one of these, and try to creep your players out. In the same way you could have your players enter a dwarven temple and rather than general chanting being described you could create the litany to Moradin that is said before each battle to read to your players. The two from the episode were written my DM Mitch and I specifically for Nerull, and are here as examples. DM-Mitch's Nerull litany: God of death God of snow Bury deep Bury low If they die Take them cold Take them frightened Young not old If your will Let them survive To bring more death To help you thrive DM-Neal aka joatmoniac's Nerull litany: You will know fear Your fear will feed the Reaper Fear is the mind killer Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration I will permit it to pass over you and through you Where the fear has gone there will be nothing Only I will remain So there those are! Grab a deity from the old faithful DM-Nastics 23: Pantheon Builder or a deity from your own world, or one from a campaign setting. Pretty much any pantheon anywhere is fair game. After you pick the deity try and come up with a litany and where it would be used. Can't wait to see what people dream up! |
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Post by lasersniper on Feb 7, 2017 0:39:14 GMT
Awe man I love making these types of things. Songs, Chants, Poems, Hiakus, I hated learning about them in school. However crafting them is extremely enjoyable for me now. I had one for Sigdrifa if you don't mind me taking a crack at her dmgrendel |
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Post by DM Exitium on Feb 7, 2017 19:07:02 GMT
Litany to Gond:
Hammers raised
Forges blaze
To pay homage to Gond this day
In your dens
cutting gems
Or in the fields
pruning stems
On this work, to Gond I pray
Whether I wield
needle and thread
Or hold a shield
and swing a sword
To fight a Balor without dread
I'll hone my craft until I'm dead
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Post by dmcaleb on Feb 8, 2017 3:10:36 GMT
Maglubiyet
Goblin god of war and stuff
Not a perfect translation from goblin texts, but I did what I could.
All the goblin raiders
(All the goblin raiders)
All the goblin raiders
(All the goblin raiders)
All the goblin raiders
(All the goblin raiders)
All the goblin raider
Now pick you spears up
March on the town, just lit up
We're doing our pillaging thing
They're gonna get flayed, cause they didn't wanna pay
'Cause Somethin' about tyranny
Were up on them, don't let them flee
Get maglubiyet's attention
'Cause They didn't yield for three straight years
We just wanna get paid
'Cause if we like it, then you should have given it to us
If we like it, then you should have given it to us
Don't be mad once you bleed you little fungus
If we like it, then you should have given it to us
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
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Post by dmgenisisect on Feb 8, 2017 3:58:26 GMT
For Nom the great witch, something interesting.
Sung cheerfully;
Mon ho Mon ho Mon ho
Reaf la fo rothem eth
Mon ho Mon ho Mon ho
Tayf yim fo reveaw
-repeat as needed-
Worshipers of Nom sing this little ditty as they do there terrible work. The words here are phonetically, and when read backwards goes:
Oh Mon oh Mon oh Mon, The mother of all fear. Oh Mon oh Mon oh Mon, Weaver of my fate.
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Post by joatmoniac on Feb 9, 2017 4:39:23 GMT
I feel like I am going to feel like this one is going to bite me in the butt, as now I have to read some aloud. Haha. Loving these and hope people do more!
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Post by dmcaleb on Feb 9, 2017 14:15:47 GMT
I feel like I am going to feel like this one is going to bite me in the butt, as now I have to read some aloud. 'Kord's song of glory' From the Valkerie Hymns of Thoth I wanna be the very best, Like no one ever was. To bulk on up is my real test, To beat you is my cause, I will travel across the land, Training far and wide. Kord Has taught us to understand The power that's inside! Opponents, (gotta beat them all) its you and me I know its my destiny Heavy weights, oh, you're my best friend In a world we gotta' rend Opponents, (gotta beat them all) a heart so true My courage will pull me through You hit me and I'll level you (Op-po-nents) Gotta beat 'em all Yeah! Every challenge along the way With Kord's might I will face I will battle every day To claim my rightful place, Come with me, the time is right There's no better team My banner will win the fight It's always been my dream! Opponent! (Gotta beat 'em all) It's you and me I know it's my destiny Opponent! A heart so true. My courage will pull me through. With kord's brute force I'll teach you, Opponent! Gotta beat 'em all |
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Post by DM Exitium on Feb 9, 2017 16:54:19 GMT
Litany to Gruumsh, the One-Eye
Rising up, out of our caves
Took our time, sharpened lances
Went the distance, now we're raiding you knaves
Just some orcs and their will to survive
So many times it happens too fast
We trade our caution for glory
We lost our lands to Elves and dwarves in the past
We must fight just to stay alive
It's the eye of Gruumsh
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of Corellon
He's the last known survivor
Stalks elves in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of Gruumsh
Face to face, out in the heat
Hanging tough, staying hungry
Elves stack the odds, but still we will defeat
those knife-ears with the skill to survive
It's the eye of Gruumsh
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of Corellon
He's the last known survivor
Stalks elves in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of Gruumsh
Rage rising up, ready to pop
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now we're not gonna stop
Just some orcs and their will to survive
It's the eye of Gruumsh
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of Corellon
He's the last known survivor
Stalks elves in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of Gruumsh
the eye of Gruumsh
the eye of Gruumsh
the eye of Gruumsh
the eye of Gruumsh
Then they get smited for using The One-Eye's name XD
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Post by meribson on Feb 26, 2017 17:18:58 GMT
A short hobgoblin war chant from my setting:
Zrukal ash imbatur,
Tozgan-az zinakzak omkuz sharz,
Tozgan-az zimgakzak omkuz kratzo,
Tozganzak omkuz thraz.
Tozganzak rankuz zanna,
Kal ur-az tethgo zanto,
Rozna zin thabro lakaz,
Inza omzik orzuzak.
A rough translation would be:
Moon lord Zrukal,
Our swords are keen,
Our spears are long,
We are mighty.
We shall triumph,
In your name,
They will fall,
Or become slaves.
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Post by zolson on Mar 29, 2017 0:58:50 GMT
I love this thread! Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote, "A good hymn is the most difficult thing in the world to write." And isn't that what we're doing here? There is a lot of fantastic inspiration for religious chant or song in our world. I recommend Austin Lovelace's short and inexpensive book The Anatomy of Hymnody for an excellent discussion of rhythm, meter, rhyme, and how each of those contribute to the tone of a hymn. There are even some hymns that would sound absurd in church but would be great for a fantasy setting. Consider the first half of "God of Concrete, God of Steel" by Richard Granville Jones Frederick R. C. Clarke, published 1971: God of concrete, God of steel, God of piston and of wheel, God of pylon, God of steam, God of girder and of beam, God of atom, God of mine, All the world of pow'r is thine. Lord of cable, Lord of rail, Lord of motorway and mail, Lord of rocket, Lord of flight, Lord of soaring satellite, Lord of lightning’s livid line, All the world of speed is thine. I can just imagine some clerics of Moradin chanting that in a steampunk or modern setting as they are working a forge. Of course, there are plenty of truly beautiful hymns if you want something for the clerics of your good deity to sing. You will probably want to change the lyrics to suit the fantasy religion. I recommend browsing websites like cyberhymnal for inspiration. |
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Post by dmcaleb on Apr 5, 2017 2:37:31 GMT
Dude, Zolson, that is awesome. There is a literal weight to the lines that make it feel dwarfish, and I can almost here sledges pounding pitons into the ground in the rhythm.
Good find and thanks for the book recommendation.
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Post by DM Exitium on Apr 20, 2017 10:36:43 GMT
I couldn't help myself...
Travelling in a Drow company
In the Underdark, full of zombie
We met a strange lady, she made us nervous
She took us in and gave us breakfast
And she said:
"Do Drow come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the Deurgar
You better run, you better take cover."
Burying dead with a Drow named Russel
He was six foot four and full of muscle
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a Troglodyte sandwich
And he said:
"I come from a land down under
Where Lolth knows and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the Duergar?
We better run, we better take cover."
-Drow at Work.
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