oreet 396 Posted September 7 Important breaking Star Wars news!!!https://io9.gizmodo.com/youre-not-meant-to-capitalize-star-wars-tauntaun-and-th-1844976120 2 1 1 SFC Snuffy, wintermoonwolf, bllaw and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawfskeezen 370 Posted September 7 My work around is just to use it only as the first word in a sentence. Tauntauns therefore will remain just that. Tauntauns. 3 1 2 KommanderKeldoth, wintermoonwolf, codytx2 and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dalae 57 Posted September 7 So we're all clear: Chewbacca and tauntaun, notorious scoundrels. 5 oreet, Ryfterek, SFC Snuffy and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khobai 371 Posted September 7 Im still waiting for them to make Hantaun Han solo on a tauntaun operative 7 TauntaunScout, ricoratso, oreet and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KommanderKeldoth 3,141 Posted September 8 I only accept Tauntaun related directives from @TauntaunScout 3 1 3 Rebel-Smuggler, oreet, Caimheul1313 and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krakus 128 Posted September 8 12 hours ago, Khobai said: Im still waiting for them to make Hantaun Han solo on a tauntaun operative Han and Luke. I want someone charging with a lightsaber on a Ton-Taun Also luke on tauntaun was a mini I loved from the star wars miniatures games and I would like to have it again with a fantastic sculpt 2 TauntaunScout and poke450 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediPartisan 810 Posted September 8 Isn’t it also the title of the unit, and so when used in the forums and referring to the unit, wouldn’t it be capitalized? And yeah I know the title is Tauntaun Riders, but since when do things not get shortened (even to the point of just “Tauns“)? 1 Alpha17 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha17 2,853 Posted September 8 1 hour ago, JediPartisan said: Isn’t it also the title of the unit, and so when used in the forums and referring to the unit, wouldn’t it be capitalized? And yeah I know the title is Tauntaun Riders, but since when do things not get shortened (even to the point of just “Tauns“)? Exactly. In Legion, we are referring to the unit, not the species. Just as you capitalize ARCs, Stormtroopers, Pathfinders, etc, you should capitalize Tauntauns. 1 JediPartisan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MasterShake2 5,184 Posted September 8 Or, you can capitalize everything...EVERYTHING IS TAUNTAUN!!! 5 twincast, JediPartisan, oreet and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krakus 128 Posted September 8 Actually Tauntaun Riders refer more to the riders than the tauntauns. But a Tauntaun Riders with no Tauntaun to ride is no more a rider. And a Tauntaun is still a Tauntaun even if no rider on it. I am very lost 1 twincast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oreet 396 Posted September 8 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Krakus said: Actually Tauntaun Riders refer more to the riders than the tauntauns. But a Tauntaun Riders with no Tauntaun to ride is no more a rider. And a Tauntaun is still a Tauntaun even if no rider on it. I am very lost If only a roguish Tauntaun Rider could find you, sacrifice his tauntaun to save you, set up camp, and get you back to where you needed to be, you'd no longer be lost. Edited September 8 by oreet 3 Krakus, Dalae and twincast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evo454 432 Posted September 8 I prefer to just call them dead when it comes to table top. They are also lovingly referred to by some of my group as "Those stupid snow lizards" (for those of us who aren't Rebel players!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oreet 396 Posted September 8 My Rebel friend always makes the tauntaun noise when he activates them. 1 twincast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evo454 432 Posted September 8 19 minutes ago, oreet said: My Rebel friend always makes the tauntaun noise when he activates them. If you aren't quipping and making weird noises every activation, are you even really playing? 2 twincast and Dalae reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khobai 371 Posted September 8 9 hours ago, Krakus said: Han and Luke. I want someone charging with a lightsaber on a Ton-Taun Also luke on tauntaun was a mini I loved from the star wars miniatures games and I would like to have it again with a fantastic sculpt dont forget emperor palpataun either. 2 twincast and oreet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oreet 396 Posted September 8 (edited) 29 minutes ago, evo454 said: If you aren't quipping and making weird noises every activation, are you even really playing? Anytime Vader activates I hum the Imperial March. 7 minutes ago, Khobai said: dont forget emperor palpataun either. So this can expand out to the X-Wing game too. I love flying around in the Millenium Faltaun, shooting down Imperial TAUN Fighters while protecting the Tauntive IV. Edited September 8 by oreet 2 twincast and evo454 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khobai 371 Posted September 8 mandalorian resistaunce obi-taun kenobi taunakin skywalker cassitaun andor I will never stop 2 twincast and oreet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oreet 396 Posted September 8 7 minutes ago, Khobai said: mandalorian resistaunce obi-taun kenobi taunakin skywalker cassitaun andor I will never staunp Tauned that for you. 1 twincast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evo454 432 Posted September 9 What in the force is going taun in this thread? I'll have to inform Director Ortaun Krennic about this for study. 1 1 twincast and oreet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TauntaunScout 4,276 Posted September 24 Tauntaun/Tauntauns is/are a proper noun, insofar as it refers to the species ridden in the movies. They had a rich and sophisticated culture of their own before contact with humans. This culture largely consisted of Wampa avoidance techniques, the location of known sources of geothermal heat, how to find lichen, and so forth. However these behaviors are not instinctive and have to be re-taught to each new generation of Tauntauns by the previous generation. Hence, it's a culture. So, it's capitalized like "Greek", "Roman", "Spartan", etc. However there are some 15 types of tauntauns, to which greater category Tauntauns belong, which means either is correct if you're referring to the ones we use in the game. 1 2 oreet, Ghost1 and twincast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites