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2018-12-03, 12:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
One swears an Oath... What's a good verb for entering a Pact?
To swear?
To affirm?
To declare?
To enter?
To ...?
Zarina __________ her Pact at the last convocation 17 years ago... is the sentence.
Or if you have a better suggestion for sentence structure I'm all ears... this is not intrinsically a fill-in-the-blank question.
It is to a minor Fey deity, if that helps.
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2018-12-03, 12:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Sealed is a good word
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2018-12-03, 12:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
I would go with "Formed a pact" personally
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2018-12-03, 12:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Assuming you want the pact to have been something created at the convocation, I would go for "forged," "entered," "made," "swore," or "signed." "Declared" and "affirmed" carry the implication that the pact existed in some form prior to the convocation, or at least the declaration/affirmation of the pact.
Edit: "Formed" is also a good one. "Sealed" would also work, though it would imply that the convocation, or something which occurred during/at it, was the final stage in creating the pact.Last edited by Aeson; 2018-12-03 at 12:25 AM.
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2018-12-03, 12:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-12-03, 12:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Was conscripted into. That would be good
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2018-12-03, 12:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-12-03, 12:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
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2018-12-03, 12:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
The sentence he offered uses past tense. Hence sealed.
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2018-12-03, 12:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-12-03, 01:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Create, Forge, Swear, Declare, Form, Avow, Seal.
That's all I can think of.
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2018-12-03, 01:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Thank you all for the insight and suggestions so far, and the humor :)
Nothing is set in stone yet, keep it coming!
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2018-12-03, 02:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Made, like you make a promise or make an appointment. Simple and unambiguous, but perhaps too simple if you want a fancy-sounding word.
Sealed, like you seal a deal or seal an envelope, but unlike how you seal away an ancient evil.
Forged, like you forge an agreement, but unlike how you forge a document.
Pledged, like you pledge your allegiance.
Averred, swore, declared, uttered, invoked, proclaimed, submitted, blazed, claimed, attested, certified... there are so many different connotations you could denote.
For a Fey Pact, you might even go with something like won (as in a contest), claimed (also contest-oriented), cozened (tricked or deceived), etc.I want you to PEACH me as hard as you can.
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2018-12-03, 05:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
"Made" would be the best, IMO.
"Signed" could also work.
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2018-12-03, 05:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
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2018-12-03, 05:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
I think sealing has a connotation that she did something that locked her into a pact that had already been agreed prior. Something along the lines of "Making the sacrifice sealed the pact between her and the Demon." It also feels very final. If that's your intention its fine, but if she's more of a novice dipping her toes in the pact-making business, I think 'entered' is better.
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2018-12-03, 06:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-12-03, 02:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Forged is a good term. It gives it a heavy, permanent fell.
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2018-12-03, 02:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Consecrated would be a great one.
Pledged
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2018-12-04, 03:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
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2018-12-04, 10:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Hm... I'd also would also say alot of what's mentions above are all good words.
Thinking now, Kindled might of been good. Though its meaning can be misinterpreted. You lit your pact on fire? is on example of this. It'd make more sense if you had made a pact with something related more closely to fire but hey, putting ideas out.
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Wow. Surprisingly less words that sound as decent.
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2018-12-04, 10:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
"Drafted" could also work.
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2018-12-04, 10:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
I want you to PEACH me as hard as you can.
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2018-12-04, 10:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-12-04, 10:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
I want you to PEACH me as hard as you can.
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2018-12-04, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Kind of depends on the situation of how the pact happened.
If she freely and happily got her pact because of her devotion to the patron I could see "consecrated" being used.
If it was more against her will or she was cheated into it I could see more along the lines of "sealed".
Oddly and funnily enough I could see it being with someone like Asmodeus and using the term "Notarized" or "Closed"
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2018-12-04, 10:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
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2018-12-04, 06:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
For maximum gravitas, I'd phrase it thusly:
Zarina's Pact was sealed at the last convocation 17 years ago
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2018-12-04, 06:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
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2018-12-05, 12:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Swear an Oath, ??? a Pact... Calling all word nerds
Good one!
You'd think, right? :) She started as Fighter 1 for a shield and Con saves and then straight Fey Bladelock to L9 (F1W8). She's entering an existing campaign, so that's why it's a late-build backstory. She probably will grab 2 more fighter levels for Samurai or EK eventually, but that's it. I want more invocations!
Nice. My active-voice orthodoxy was blinding me to the the weight of the passive here. Thanks!
"Forged" is outstanding as well, especially for Celestial, Fiend, and Hexblade.
I really appreciate ALL the suggestions, y'all. Some very good ones, and excellent food for thought as to the nature of Pacts in general for RP purposes.Last edited by Crgaston; 2018-12-05 at 12:10 AM.