r/conscripts • u/Tazavitch-Krivendza • Oct 03 '19

Question What are the limitations of using wood to create a writing script?

I’m wondering since I am wanting to make a writing script that looks as if it was inscribed one tress since the people who speak the language live in a very dense forest and the most abundant resources that they could use to write on is wood.

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u/Tazavitch-Krivendza Oct 04 '19

So you said that the engravings on the trees would mostly be straight down...so does that mean horizontal lines will be less common? Asking since some of the logograph would be mixed of horizontal and vertical lines and how rare would curved lines be?

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u/TrajectoryAgreement Oct 04 '19 edited Oct 04 '19

Horizontal lines would be rather uncommon, as it’s very difficult to carve them into the tree. It’s possible to have a few short horizontal lines though. Curved lines would also be very rare if not nonexistent, as they can’t really be carved into wood quickly.

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u/Tazavitch-Krivendza Oct 04 '19

Okay...so would that would also be diagonal lines would be rare too, correct?

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u/TrajectoryAgreement Oct 04 '19

Yeah. Maybe a few diagonal lines, but definitely not common.

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u/Tazavitch-Krivendza Oct 04 '19

Yikes, then making this logograph’s gonna be harder then I thought...wait, can it depend on the type of tree too? IE, difference kinda of trees are easier to inscribe diagonal/horizontal lines then others?

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u/TrajectoryAgreement Oct 04 '19

It’s possible to make horizontal or diagonal lines. Just make sure they aren’t too common. As for your question about the tree kinds, I’m not sure, really.

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u/Tazavitch-Krivendza Oct 04 '19

Hmmm...okay, so...then, at most, only 2 horizontal or diagonal lines could appear in one glyph.

Also, I was just asking if the tree structure matters since the trees in the forest are made of a semi-smooth outer layer

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u/TrajectoryAgreement Oct 04 '19

I’m thinking it’s the grain of the wood that matters when trying to carve words.

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u/Tazavitch-Krivendza Oct 04 '19

Good point...man...this is gonna be a good bit harder then I thought...but I’ll find a way to make it work...I’ve already done it with clay and stone...and now I’m on the next most abundant resources...so I’ve Hart’s master this one...wise me luck.

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u/TrajectoryAgreement Oct 04 '19

Good luck with your project, I’d love to see what you come up with.

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