I've heard a lot of scepticism about the standard fantasy notion of 'racial languages' - i.e. languages tied to a particular race. But since they're such a useful tool, I'd like to offer a different way to view them, and a different solution.

I have a heavy suspicion that people who think that languages divided across …

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Tabletop RPGs have struggled with pronouns more than most places, because they speak through constant examples.

The fighter rolls a '10' on Initiative, and the goblins roll and '8'. He goes first.

A,D&D used the default 'he', throughout all examples, and in the second edition, printed a small box explaining that …

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