I have a curiosity: the name of the move “Parley” is a quote from Pirates of the Carribbean?
I have a curiosity: the name of the move “Parley” is a quote from Pirates of the Carribbean?
I have a curiosity: the name of the move “Parley” is a quote from Pirates of the Carribbean?
Not sure, Parley is a common if archaic word in standard English. Saying that, the more pirate stuff the better…
As James Hawthorne said, Parley is a word that exists and is not pirate-related (although they used it in the movie).
I didn’t even think of pirates when reading the book because the portuguese version of this word is more commonly used.
Actually, PotC used “parlay,” a slightly different spelling/pronunciation.
In old D&D “parlay” was what they called it when you talked with a monster instead of killing it.
They mention “parlay” in this video, which is just funny in its own right: D&D Insider Presents: Red Box Ninjas
“Parley” is a holdover from the olden days of Apocalypse D&D. Maybe tony dowler can comment!
My heirloom weapon is a Thesaurus.
par·ley
ˈpärlē/
noun
noun: parley; plural noun: parleys
1.
a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, esp. a discussion of terms for an armistice.
synonyms:
negotiation, talk(s), conference, summit, discussion, powwow; More
informalconfab;
formalcolloquy, confabulation
“a peace parley”
verb
verb: parley; 3rd person present: parleys; past tense: parleyed; past participle: parleyed; gerund or present participle: parleying
1.
hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms.
“they disagreed over whether to parley with the enemy”
synonyms:
discuss terms, talk, hold talks, negotiate, deliberate; More
tony dowler with the technical win.
That said, that is exactly the sense in which they use the term in Pirates of the Caribbean, and as they mention in the film, it is French in origin—an Anglicized spelling of parler (the infinitive) or parlez (present tense), “to speak”.