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Title: help me name my third attribute
Post by: punkbohemian on December 18, 2009, 04:57:21 PM
I'm doing a Tri-Stat-esque attribute division, and I'm having trouble naming my "Mind" attribute. As is, I have Materia for Body, Anima for Spirit, but nothing thematically the same (as in, "something"-ia) for Mind that also sounds elegant (so, something like Mentalia doesn't work). And before someone suggests, "Mentia", I should mention that it's Spanish for "S/He would lie." (as in, be dishonest)... :)

So, any suggestions? Thanks.
Title: Re: help me name my third attribute
Post by: punkbohemian on December 18, 2009, 05:09:48 PM
Cancel that, I just found a pretty major snag in my three stat system. Doh!
Title: Re: help me name my third attribute
Post by: chance.thirteen on December 18, 2009, 08:00:41 PM
Mensia. Mentisia.
Epistimia.
Gnaritas, Conscientia, Scientia.

Title: Re: help me name my third attribute
Post by: Eldrad on December 19, 2009, 05:41:45 AM
Gnosis

Sentience

Knowedge
Title: Re: help me name my third attribute
Post by: decline on December 22, 2009, 05:07:01 PM
while i can appreciate and understand why, from a settings standpoint, one might name things "weirdly"  i have to say, if there is just a simple word for it, use that.  i really don't like having to perform a "translation" to remember what something is suppose to be.
if something is body, i would rather just read it as body, which i have an idea of what that probably is already.  mind, body and spirit work rather well on their own without having to be dressed up.
Title: Re: help me name my third attribute
Post by: chronoplasm on December 23, 2009, 03:59:59 AM
Well, Materia is M, and Anima is A, so now you need something that starts with a D so that your stats spell MAD.