| The Tsolyáni Language, Part I & II | |
| Publisher: | Self published through Richfield Printing |
| System: | none |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Designer: | M. A. R. Barker |
The Tsolyáni Language, Part I and The Tsolyáni Language, Part II are a pair of 1977 fantasy tabletop role-playing game supplements.[1]
The Tsolyáni Language, Volume One is a supplement that explores the basic points of the Tsolyani language and presents discussion of how its pronunciation and grammar function, while Volume Two is a vocabulary of English to Tsolyani words.
Originally self published in 1978 through Richfield Printing. A second printing was published in 1981 by Dave Arneson’s Adventure Games, and included a cassette tape to demonstrate pronunciation.[2] Tita’s House of Games reprinted the books in 1999 along with a compact disc version of the cassette. Finally in 2005 an online pdf edition was released without the audio.[3]
Frederick Paul Kiesche III reviewed The Tsolyáni Language, Volumes I & II in Space Gamer No. 71.[4] Kiesche commented that "These volumes are highly technical and not for casual reading. Given Professor Barker's linguistic background, they are technically correct (and a little dry). They are not meant for every gamer or referee, but if you want to add an exceptional amount of realism to a game of EPT/S&G, this will prove to be an invaluable guide."[4]