ClaWrite

[frameacloud]

Read today's comic.

Today's comic is encrypted in ClaWrite, a dragon alphabet invented by Baxil. The dialog is based on a conversation that I had with a classmate, but I'll leave the fun of deciphering it up to you. ;)

Unless if you'd rather just read the translation in the comments below...

Comments

The cipher used is called 'Clawrite,' originally created by Baxil.

[zuki-san.livejournal.com]

I just busted out a translation as best I could, but I find myself puzzled by some of the symbols used in the fourth panel, they're not in the Clawrite set that I remember. I puzzled out from context that the central vertical bar crossed by a central line and a line at the top is 'th', and I was momentarily confused that 'say' was actually 'sh,' because of the way the A and the Y were close together.

But what about the symbols that look like a J and an L, with an extra central bar.......oh! They're opening and closing quotes! Backing up my focus up a moment, and now it makes sense.

I rather like the punctuation you've invented, it works. I'm curious what the one used by The Snoop in the third panel is mean to be though: it's not period, question mark, or elipsis. Unless the puncuation used in the second and final panels by Snoop is meant to be a question mark+exclamation point, in which case I guess Third Panel Snoop could be using a plain question mark. Or, alternatively, we've now puncuation for 'dismay'.

Re: The cipher used is called 'Clawrite,' originally created by Baxil.

[frameacloud]

No, no, the credit for the punctuation goes to Baxil, not to me. Read about them here: http://www.tomorrowlands.org/draconity/clawrite/learn.html

Re: The cipher used is called 'Clawrite,' originally created by Baxil.

[zuki-san.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm proud that I puzzled things out on my own, then!

Though it does fit a bit better with the Baxil I (think I know) to have something more complete like that.

Re: The cipher used is called 'Clawrite,' originally created by Baxil.

[slupine.livejournal.com]

Trying to translate, even with the guide, is giving me a bad headache. I don't suppose you'd mind posting your translation? x.x; (Dinotopian was easier than this. lol)

The translation

[frameacloud]

Here is the deciphered script:

Title: theri there

[No text in panel 1]

[Panel 2]
Passerby: Whatcha writing?

[Panel 3]
Person with book: My diary, and it's in code so snoopy people can't read over my shoulder.
Passerby: !

[Panel 4]
Passerby: ...
Person with book: [musical note]
Airplane advertising banner: ovaltine

[Panel 5]
Passerby: Does that say "sex"?
Person with book: That says "and".

Re: The translation

[slupine.livejournal.com]

ROFL

I think the only part of that I got right was "whatcha writing?" and "my diary".

After that it fells apart into gibberish. XDDD It must've been the "it's" I was staring at for like 10 minutes in utter confusion.

Oh yes folks, she can learn chinese, but put English into code and she can't read a thing!

Re: The translation

[zeeth_kyrah]

I've been reading this image as English letters lacking parts. So I got "whatcha writing" as "whatcha reading", and "Ovaltine" was "builtin", but I couldn't puzzle out the rest.

As much as I used to like deciphering codes, I've never really made any of my own that weren't more mathematical than runic.

Re: The cipher used is called 'Clawrite,' originally created by Baxil.

[frameacloud]

...And yeah, you're right: now that I look at it, "say" does look like it says "sh." I'll have to fix that in yet another edit.