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Dennis
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 Posted - 24 Jan 2011 : 23:09:03
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| I have three languages to choose from (English, Cebuano, Filipino), so picking some "mild" equivalences of the rather vulgar-sounding ones is not a problem. However, I tend to use both---the former for ordinary things that happen, and the latter for the terrible ones, because when something so vastly infuriating occurs, I tend to match it with the "intensity" of the curse words. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2011 : 00:24:14
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Originally posted by evildmguy
[brI think the problem for myself is not knowing other languages. Perhaps English has too much Germanic influence, but I do know a bit of Spanish, and curse words need to flow or be harsh. "stlarn" as a curse word does neither for me, which is why I didn't like it and why I posted on here in the first place. "hrast" might work if the h is silent or it doesn't flow or me. In the end, I came away disappointed that the canon words don't work for me or my group.
Yeah, stlarn, hrast, and tluin all fail to flow for me, and thus don't work as profanity. At least, IMO.
I don't mind hrast, and although I'd never use it in real-life, it does have a certain appeal. Maybe because it's pure Ed-lore... I don't know.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2011 : 00:25:02
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Have you tried music? That's always a good way to immerse players in the world- sets the mood....
Oh, I very much second this. Depending on the atmosphere you use to create for your games, music can be just as important as having the core rulebooks at your table. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2011 : 23:55:32
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
I tend to put up cool pics on my Pc desktop as well. If they are in a dank dungeon, I want them to see the mold on the walls and the rats scurrying in the shadows.....
Ah, yes. I usually hook up my gaming laptop to a wide-screen digital television, when I want to accomplish stuff like that. The depth and picture quality tends to immerse the PCs in an environment like no other. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 00:06:47
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Originally posted by Arion Elenim
I like the curses Kemp uses: Dark. Dark and empty, man.
If I remember correctly, he got that one from Ed in one of the earlier "Ask Ed" threads. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 00:14:43
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Never? Come on, nearly everyone IRL swears on occasion, even if it's just from stubbing a toe. How much MORE so when they miss the shot that might have killed the rampaging dragon?!!! NOT swearing under such conditions seems less real to me. I know I sure would!
Eh. I actually don't care for usual and/or common swearing/cursing in real-life terms. And I never use the words myself, as I've long considered them an abuse of the wonderful intricacies of the English language. It's just so much more fitting for me to find other more creative ways of verbally expressing myself -- using those intricacies I mentioned above -- during such circumstances that would otherwise warrant cursing.
Trust me, when you're walking in snow up to your nipples for 2,5 kilometres while dragging a bicycle and several hundred newspapers you want as many cursewords in as many languages as possible. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 00:22:35
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Never? Come on, nearly everyone IRL swears on occasion, even if it's just from stubbing a toe. How much MORE so when they miss the shot that might have killed the rampaging dragon?!!! NOT swearing under such conditions seems less real to me. I know I sure would!
Eh. I actually don't care for usual and/or common swearing/cursing in real-life terms. And I never use the words myself, as I've long considered them an abuse of the wonderful intricacies of the English language. It's just so much more fitting for me to find other more creative ways of verbally expressing myself -- using those intricacies I mentioned above -- during such circumstances that would otherwise warrant cursing.
Trust me, when you're walking in snow up to your nipples for 2,5 kilometres while dragging a bicycle and several hundred newspapers you want as many cursewords in as many languages as possible.
Well, since I'm living in one of the driest countries on the planet, I've never really had to worry too much about finding myself chest-deep in snow.  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 06:01:26
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by Arion Elenim
I like the curses Kemp uses: Dark. Dark and empty, man.
If I remember correctly, he got that one from Ed in one of the earlier "Ask Ed" threads.
It doesn't sound like a curse. Considering that Riven is an assassin, I thought he should have used some vulgar ones. |
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Alystra Illianniis
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 07:07:30
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Well, almost all of the assassins I read in books swear profusely.
***Deleted something I should not have mentioned. |
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Alystra Illianniis
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 07:45:52
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Sorry, Alystra, I couldn't divulge details. In fact, I shouldn't have mentioned it at all. (Edited prior post.) |
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Alystra Illianniis
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 15:35:16
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by Arion Elenim
I like the curses Kemp uses: Dark. Dark and empty, man.
If I remember correctly, he got that one from Ed in one of the earlier "Ask Ed" threads.
It doesn't sound like a curse. Considering that Riven is an assassin, I thought he should have used some vulgar ones.
It makes perfect sense for a Sembian - nothing in the universe can be as frightening and obscene as a dark and empty coin chest. |
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evildmguy
Acolyte
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Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 15:58:49
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Have you tried music? That's always a good way to immerse players in the world- sets the mood....
I absolutely agree that music would be a great way to do it. In the past, I have had music in the background that would fit medieval times. That's about the best I could do as there is little chance of me being able to time a speech with a crescendo of music!
What I found harder for me was to have relevant music going. I have CDs of music of the time, and could use my computer to play them, but I tend to start them going and then ignore them myself. So, I might still have more tavern like music going in the background during the battle or a battle song going while we talk about mundane things. Again, that's my own limitation and ability with music.
But, I should think about doing this again for many reasons, so thanks. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 16:13:30
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by Arion Elenim
I like the curses Kemp uses: Dark. Dark and empty, man.
If I remember correctly, he got that one from Ed in one of the earlier "Ask Ed" threads.
It doesn't sound like a curse. Considering that Riven is an assassin, I thought he should have used some vulgar ones.
It makes perfect sense for a Sembian - nothing in the universe can be as frightening and obscene as a dark and empty coin chest.
Riven has been using that curse ever since he was a Zhent assassin. |
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Edited by - Dennis on 27 Jan 2011 13:18:25 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 27 Jan 2011 : 18:52:08
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"Dark and empty" is another curse that just doesn't work for me. Yeah, no Sembian wants his coffer to be dark and empty. But no Sembian is going to want to be dropped in a huge pile of manure, either -- and I don't hear them saying "pile of manure!"
There's a reason that profanity often refers to certain biological acts and/or their results. |
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Alystra Illianniis
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 28 Jan 2011 : 00:26:54
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
"Dark and empty" is another curse that just doesn't work for me. Yeah, no Sembian wants his coffer to be dark and empty. But no Sembian is going to want to be dropped in a huge pile of manure, either -- and I don't hear them saying "pile of manure!"
I've always thought that particular phrasing should instead suggest this was referring to someone's soul -- "dark and empty." A very harsh cursing, as I see it. And it's probably the way I'd swing it, if I were to drop it into my Realms. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Jan 2011 : 10:17:21
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
"Dark and empty" is another curse that just doesn't work for me. Yeah, no Sembian wants his coffer to be dark and empty. But no Sembian is going to want to be dropped in a huge pile of manure, either -- and I don't hear them saying "pile of manure!"
There's a reason that profanity often refers to certain biological acts and/or their results.
Indeed.
Perhaps it's a translation from the Black Speech which Riven happens to be fluent in. Even so, that it's used as a curse doesn't work at all, and that it's used by an assassin makes it all the more bizarre. |
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
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Posted - 22 Feb 2011 : 13:36:23
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| I've noticed "Maker"-this-or-that and "Andraste"-this-or-that has been creeping into my swearing pattern of late. When a lot younger, a friend of mine and I used to "Holy Cow!" a lot too. I suppose any phrase/word can be used to curse with, if uttered with enough meaning! |
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 22 Feb 2011 : 14:01:08
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"Andraste's ass" was my favorite one from Dragon Age. Replace Andraste with Sune and you've got a realmsian curse.
My cursing in rp tends to be more influenced by Spartacus: Blood and Sand. "Jupiter's [explitive deleted]!" "Juno's [explitive repeatedly deleted]!" "Words fall from your mouth like [explitive deleted] from [explitive deleted]." |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 Feb 2011 : 06:15:55
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"Sune's ass" doesn't sound like a curse to me. Unless there's a story behind it. |
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 23 Feb 2011 : 11:27:50
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| Think of it as being the "Hot damn!" of the realms. |
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