Ranged Daemon Weapons

[MarcoSkoll]

(can you say Xanthite?)

Nope, but I doubt many people can. It's not quite as bad as Pharaa'gueotla, but I've yet to hear anyone avoid pronouncing it with a Z sound instead of an X one.

[Lazarus Caladine]

(can you say Xanthite?)

Nope, but I doubt many people can. It's not quite as bad as Pharaa'gueotla, but I've yet to hear anyone avoid pronouncing it with a Z sound instead of an X one.

Then I would question your pronounciation of the word 'Xenos' . But seriously, however you say it, what Xanthite wouldn't want a warp bolter without needing ammo? Minus the slow absorbtion of the user into the weapon, it would be the perfect gun to kit out the armed forces of the Imperium. At least, that's the logic he'll use...and not reveal his diseased arm from under that half-cloak until the players really tick him off...

[N01H3r3]

(can you say Xanthite?)

Nope, but I doubt many people can. It's not quite as bad as Pharaa'gueotla, but I've yet to hear anyone avoid pronouncing it with a Z sound instead of an X one.

I've tried pronouncing the X as a soft 'ch' (essentially equating it with the Greek 'Chi/Xi'), and that seems to sound right. Doesn't sound right for Xenos, though, which just feels better if pronounced as Zenos...

[MarcoSkoll]

Then I would question your pronounciation of the word 'Xenos'

Once again, my sense of humour goes right over people's heads. But to actually take up the subject...

Xenos is Zenos - that's a known Greek pronunciation (as in Xenon).

But Xanthite hasn't any genuine etymology, so as it always reminded me of the Chinese name Xuan (and I'm fairly sure Gothic is, at least in old canon, partly derived from Mandarin), I use Chinese pronunciation. However, I'm awful at that, so the closest I get is roughly "Shenth-ight".

Mind you, you're lucky you didn't say "Can you say Tzeentch?" - because frankly, I don't think I can transcribe that one...

[Lazarus Caladine]

Then I would question your pronounciation of the word 'Xenos'

Once again, my sense of humour goes right over people's heads. But to actually take up the subject...

Actually, that was my attempt at a humorous response :S (go go gadget asperger's!)

[Dolnikan]

Well, xenos in greek is spelled with the xi and not the dzeta, which would give a pronunciation as in ex.

[Lazarus Caladine]

(Drags thread back to point)
Here are my stats for a warp shooting daemon bolter:
                               Type Range Max Range      Mode             Acc    Dam   Shots Rld Wt
Possessed Bolter   Basic   D        50yrds        Single/Semi (2) +10 2D10+4  ∞    N/A 40

The possessed bolter never needs to be reloaded. On picking up the possessed bolter, it melds itself with the user and becomes an implanted weapon. Each time the possessed bolter is fired, the wielder loses D3 Wp. If the wielder loses a total of 10 Wp from firing the weapon, his arm (that the weapon implanted itself to) becomes the equivalent of an advanced bionic (S70, +2pts armour). If the wielder's WP drops below 60, he gains the following:
Daemonic – Invulnerable, Fearsome, Possession, +10WS, BS, S, T, I, +35Wp, and is considered to be affected by the Deathlust daemonweapon ability.

Obviously the final boss will have already "lost" his arm to the weapon, and should lose his sanity by shot number ten with average rolls. I could have it so more of the body gets altered to daemonic form before the final absorbtion, but I still want the boss to lose his marbles in the middle of combat. Any thoughts appreciated, and sorry to the OP for the total threadjack...

[InquisitorHeidfeld]

Xanthite does have a real world pronounciation...

At least according to a quick Google search it's an igneous gemstone which is pronounced according to the Latin...

While that may not be the source it's quite easy to see the parallels between something regular and beautiful coming from something as destructive as a volcano (the group of minerals Xanthite is part of is apparently called Vesuvianite incidentally).

In terms of the 40kverse, the philosophy is named after Inquisitor-Master Zaranchek Xanthus which is a: almost certainly Latinate and b: almost certainly alliterative 

[MarcoSkoll]

Hmm.

*Insert research here*

From Ancient Greek. From Ξάνθος (Xanthos), the ancient Lycian city, leading to the prefix Xanth- meaning yellow.

Interesting, but there is a slight problem with it though: It translates as "Followers of Yellow", so I reject your etymology and substitute my own.

almost certainly alliterative

Mine can still be more or less alliterative. Just use a soft Z.

[Dolnikan]

Well, the followers of the yellow could lead to some interesting looking characters. Other than tat it could very well be derived from that meaning. If for instance someone called Blue would gain followers they could easily be called blueites or someting like that without any link to the colour. It also gives a nice, mundane meaning to the inquisitor's last name.