I've started rewarding players with small bonus' and inspiration for inventive dialog - especially creative cuss words that fit well in the Realms lore. I've started keeping a list of ideas we have come up with... and had a thought to query this larger group for ideas.
What are some great cuss words you have seen used in character?
It seems most common to cuss with some reference to bodily functions or their corresponding body parts. It seems maybe a bit ridiculous to have some standards around swears... but I want to avoid any sort of derogatory or racist terms referncing humanoids... but monsters are fair game.
most of these are great though i would remove the dragon one given they are sentient,often times good and at least 50 times better at swearing then you are
Instead of "Oh my god," I do "Oh my gods." Similarly, instead of "what in the world?" it's "what in the Hells?"
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Your mother was a ***************************** with a bucket of ***************************** hippopotamus ***************************** with a bucket of ***************************** Daniel Radcliff ***************************** in a castle far far away where nobody can hear you ***************************** Alacazam!
half-price golem? were they orignally several times more expensive then iron
Well, let's be serious. Golem is a brand you can stand behind! Warforged sounds like something a kid came up with because they didn't understand marketing.
half-price golem? were they orignally several times more expensive then iron
Well, let's be serious. Golem is a brand you can stand behind! Warforged sounds like something a kid came up with because they didn't understand marketing.
well it does get the point acrosss fairly well. we forged them, for war
Yeah, but who else did that? Ballista, catapult, onaegar, trebuchet, battering ram, escalade, cannon, arcuebus, blunderbus? These are all war forged. Heck, even the Nazis called them Wunderwaffe for Super Weapons, and they're as on target for bad branding as you can get.
I'm just imagining a bad Vietnam movie made by someone who doesn't speak English nor care about Vietnam.
"Warsoldier! Get on the Warphone, we need a warchopper warpronto! Where's the warmedic!?"
"Sir, we have a fully trained doctor."
"I don't want no doctor! This is war(war)! And I'm hungry. Where's my Warcan?"
"It's an MRE for Meal Ready to Eat."
"Shut up warprivate! MRE's are civilian food. I need a warcan of beens, warpronto! And where's my warchopper?!"
Doit - Your bum. Example, "Sigh. Quit being such a doit."
Div - Your gonads and or the act of procreation. Example, "God, you're such a div!"
Ply (as in multiply) - Generally darn, but can also mean something similar to smite. Example, "Why every plying time you two are around this happens?!"
You can take some lesser known IRL stuff and throw it into the game for flavor.
Why donnya tek alung doota offa wee pia? ("Why don't you take a long dooter off a wee pier." meaning "Why don't you take a long little walk off of a short pier?" meaning GTFO.)
Yevvin a slegg? ("You having a slag?" meaning "Are you having a joke at someone else's expense?" meaning "Bull****!")
Yurreh brook ket! ("You're a brock cat." meaning "You're a really bad really bad thing.[sic]" meaning "You're ****e." Can be used to criticize someone's performance or personality.)
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider. My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong. I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲 “It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.
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I've started rewarding players with small bonus' and inspiration for inventive dialog - especially creative cuss words that fit well in the Realms lore. I've started keeping a list of ideas we have come up with... and had a thought to query this larger group for ideas.
What are some great cuss words you have seen used in character?
It seems most common to cuss with some reference to bodily functions or their corresponding body parts. It seems maybe a bit ridiculous to have some standards around swears... but I want to avoid any sort of derogatory or racist terms referncing humanoids... but monsters are fair game.
Some examples from the current list
Dretch Balls!
Defecatin Dragons!
Troll Teeth!
Scrag Spit!
Muck in a Bucket!
Muckmouth
Botty Biter!
Nick Nibbler!
Scrote Lick!
Cackniff
Son of a sea hag!
Guar Plop!
What the Vith? (Drow lang)
Were you born in a roc egg?
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most of these are great though i would remove the dragon one given they are sentient,often times good and at least 50 times better at swearing then you are
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Instead of "Oh my god," I do "Oh my gods." Similarly, instead of "what in the world?" it's "what in the Hells?"
All stars fade. Some stars forever fall.
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Homebrew (Mostly Outdated): Magic Items, Monsters, Spells, Subclasses
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If there was no light, people wouldn't fear the dark.
one i have used regulary is "by the chains of carceri"often in response to indivuals actions
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Voldemort's Nipple
Dragon Boogies
Haggrid's Butt Crack
Unicorn Turds
Your mother was a ***************************** with a bucket of ***************************** hippopotamus ***************************** with a bucket of ***************************** Daniel Radcliff ***************************** in a castle far far away where nobody can hear you ***************************** Alacazam!
Bruise-skinned knife-ear (drow)
Bug-brained greenskin (orc)
Adamantium-skulled spawn of a one-eyed fat goblin (also orc)
Blistering bastard of a failed god (aasimar)
Blatant khajiiti ripoff (tabaxi)
Half-price golem (warforged)
Shoddy attempt at making an aquatic race that aren't the sahuagin or the kuo toa (locathah)
Spider worshipping cave dweller (drow)
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half-price golem? were they orignally several times more expensive then iron
Check out my homebrew subclasses spells magic items feats monsters races
i am a sauce priest
help create a world here
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Well, let's be serious. Golem is a brand you can stand behind! Warforged sounds like something a kid came up with because they didn't understand marketing.
well it does get the point acrosss fairly well. we forged them, for war
Check out my homebrew subclasses spells magic items feats monsters races
i am a sauce priest
help create a world here
Yeah, but who else did that? Ballista, catapult, onaegar, trebuchet, battering ram, escalade, cannon, arcuebus, blunderbus? These are all war forged. Heck, even the Nazis called them Wunderwaffe for Super Weapons, and they're as on target for bad branding as you can get.
I'm just imagining a bad Vietnam movie made by someone who doesn't speak English nor care about Vietnam.
"Warsoldier! Get on the Warphone, we need a warchopper warpronto! Where's the warmedic!?"
"Sir, we have a fully trained doctor."
"I don't want no doctor! This is war(war)! And I'm hungry. Where's my Warcan?"
"It's an MRE for Meal Ready to Eat."
"Shut up warprivate! MRE's are civilian food. I need a warcan of beens, warpronto! And where's my warchopper?!"
Let me consult Yahtzee Crowshaw:
Doit - Your bum. Example, "Sigh. Quit being such a doit."
Div - Your gonads and or the act of procreation. Example, "God, you're such a div!"
Ply (as in multiply) - Generally darn, but can also mean something similar to smite. Example, "Why every plying time you two are around this happens?!"
Planescape had some pretty good ones. I'll see if I can dig out my copy of the box set.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
You can take some lesser known IRL stuff and throw it into the game for flavor.
Why donnya tek alung doota offa wee pia? ("Why don't you take a long dooter off a wee pier." meaning "Why don't you take a long little walk off of a short pier?" meaning GTFO.)
Yevvin a slegg? ("You having a slag?" meaning "Are you having a joke at someone else's expense?" meaning "Bull****!")
Yurreh brook ket! ("You're a brock cat." meaning "You're a really bad really bad thing.[sic]" meaning "You're ****e." Can be used to criticize someone's performance or personality.)
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.