The cant?

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#1

zombiegleemax

Mar 14, 2006 7:48:25
I have a question. I'm currently participating in a high-powered Planescape game, so I figure it should be useful to know (To at least understand what Sigil natives are talking about OOC) the Cant. Aside from understanding "jink"= "cash" and "berk"= something derogatory, I know nothing about it. Anyone wanna help?




EDIT: Minor typos.... Annoying....
#2

gray_richardson

Mar 14, 2006 9:46:09
Try this link: http://www.mimir.net/cant/cant2.html

Or this one: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/4777/cant.htm
#3

zombiegleemax

Mar 14, 2006 10:01:33
Thank you very much. :D I appreciate it.
#4

wyvern76

Mar 14, 2006 11:49:13
Try this link: http://www.mimir.net/cant/cant2.html

Or this one: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/4777/cant.htm

Just FYI, the first page (the Mimir one) includes cant made up by Planescape fans. The second page lists the "official" cant.

Wyvern
#5

zombiegleemax

Mar 14, 2006 12:43:17
Understood. The "new" ones, correct? Thanks for the heads up.
#6

wyvern76

Mar 15, 2006 11:57:21
Understood. The "new" ones, correct? Thanks for the heads up.

No, not just the new ones. That only indicates the most recent additions to the list. The majority of the cant on the Mimir page is made up by fans, though there are also mixed in some "official" terms from the glossary at the back of the Planewalker's Handbook which *don't* appear on the Geocities site. Here are links to a few sites that appear to have a *complete* list of the "official" cant without any unofficial additions:

http://tds43.tripod.com/lingo.html

http://gamebanshee.com/planescapetorment/glossary.php

http://www.gamejag.net/planescape/general/cants.html

http://www.planetbaldursgate.com/pst/info/glossary/

There are plenty more out there, which you can find by Googling for "anthill brain-box Sigil" (without the quotation marks). I got 124 hits, though I'm sure not all of them are functional and relevant.

Wyvern