What creative and perhaps world specific curses or expletives have you come up with for your characters or NPCs in your fantasy setting? "My gods" to replace "My God" is pretty much the go to seeing how most fantasy worlds have a pantheon, but have you thought up any clever exclamations? I have an artificer who shouts blurts "Flak 'n scraps!" when distressed. Other examples are Dr. Strange's "By the hoary host of Hoggoth" or Beast's "Oh my stars and garters", etc. Let me here what you got!
Instead of using hell use hades . If it's for a single character put in their background that they worship a god that takes the form of a fox. That way if anything happens the character can say for fox sake.
"Hells to blazes!" (There are 9 Hells in the common D&D Cosmology. So, just replace "Hell" with "Hells".)
"Son of a Succubus!"
"Celestials, save me from these idiots!"
"Minotaur dung!" (or the more expletive expletives of "dung".) Any monster with ties to creatures known for their poop - like cows and horses (like centaurs).
"Dragonspit!" (or an expletive of a similar spelling to "spit")
"Why you little runt!" (for small-sized) (One once-popular medieval fantasy lore from days gone used the word "peck" instead of "runt". Kudos to those who know it.)
"You stupid little insect!" (for tiny-sized)
Pulling something from less-common but real-world English: "Swineherd!"
Another to suggest a low-class of person: "No-name NPC."
EDIT: Came across the word "pissabed" to describe someone.
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.
I read somewhere that the Medieval English weren't very prudish with expletives as we are today (or as I am now), going as far as to put it to public pen and print - signage and names of towns even.
S-words, F-words, C-words galore - often compound words including such - think whoreson with the c-word instead of whore... and it could be the name of a town to boot.
So depending on the group, throw in such words as common as you'd like. ...just mind the rules on these forums regarding such speech. ("It's my character," or "It's period-accurate," won't fly here.)
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*stifling* "Fffffffff! You right baaaaa...! Sunnavaaaa...! Godsdaaa...!"
(someone trying really hard not to swear but really wanting to swear)
I knew someone who'd type his password wrong once and say, "Gah!" On the second time, he'd say "Fah!"
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"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"
"Go and boil your bottoms, you son of a silly person! I blow my nose at you!"
"I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal-food-trough wiper! I fart in your general direction!"
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"Hells to blazes!" (There are 9 Hells in the common D&D Cosmology. So, just replace "Hell" with "Hells".)
"Son of a Succubus!"
"Celestials, save me from these idiots!"
"Minotaur dung!" (or the more expletive expletives of "dung".) Any monster with ties to creatures known for their poop - like cows and horses (like centaurs).
"Dragonspit!" (or an expletive of a similar spelling to "spit")
"Why you little runt!" (for small-sized) (One once-popular medieval fantasy lore from days gone used the word "peck" instead of "runt". Kudos to those who know it.)
"You stupid little insect!" (for tiny-sized)
Pulling something from less-common but real-world English: "Swineherd!"
Another to suggest a low-class of person: "No-name NPC."
EDIT: Came across the word "pissabed" to describe someone.
Love son of a succubus! The other ones are pretty great too. And yes one of my favorite quotes “Out of the way, peck!” Movie anyone?
Combine almost any living creature in D&D with the alternate word for nipples - especially if the creature does not have any.
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I don't. For the same reason I don't like the real word counterpart. It's sexist by equaling female (and only female) promiscuity with being immoral. and/or being lesser. It only applies to males. It implies that descent rather than your own actions deem you worthy. And it insults the mother of the person more instead of the person you hurl it towards. It's four kinds of wrong.
I'm partial to Skyrim's "Milkdrinker". As a general insult that insinuates the target's a baby. Or as a racist insult that Tortles, Locathah or Aarakocra can hurl at all the mammalian races.
Flat-ears (elves referring to other elves that were city-born, but could easily be a full elf referring to half-elf - there is a stereotype of racism among certain elvish communities)
Mutt (any half-race)
D(a)emon (any race with horns)
As with ALL things, be sensible and sensitive to the group with whom you're playing. Racist remarks of any kind - even referring to fantasy races - can be too close to home for some.
Calling a character a lush, even jokingly, could invoke real-world connections to alcoholism. Son of a succubus can be seen as sexist.
A lot of this kind of storytelling is all about escapism, but people handle it differently. Character flaws can be insensitive or too sensitive among all other kinds of flaws - even too much mediating in fairness can be a flaw.
That stated, this thread's purpose seems to me to be about things that may offend. Stick with the forum rules, but have at it. Learning what offends is also a means of learning how to recognize, avoid, and handle it.
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.
That stated, this thread's purpose seems to me to be about things that may offend. Stick with the forum rules, but have at it. Learning what offends is also a means of learning how to recognize, avoid, and handle it.
My intent was not so much name-calling toward other characters or players, rather expressions of frustration i.e. "dammit" or or "aw, nuts" or "Oh my god", etc.
(as I mentioned above) "Asmodeus' nipples!" "Bahamut's nipples!"
"Great Golden Tamarand!" (more likely only if you're Good aligned) "Holy Shu!" (also most likely for Good aligned characters)
For frustration
"OW! Vile Tiamat's Sixth Head! Why'd you hit me?!" "You did what?! Ao! Save me from your creation!" (Though this is just as likely to cause confusion among the less-educated as Ao, while most powerful and the most responsible for all known creation, is least known of all deities.)
Still, stereotypical epithets can be part of frustration and shock.
"Well. That went all Drow-ways." (A cock-up.) "This is totally pointless Gnome-sense." (Stupid plan.) "Oh, it's on! We're about to get all Dwarvish in here!" (Fight!) "You can't just Elvish your way through life." (Speak in half-truths and riddles. ... or just plain bullpoop.)
"Tyrant Eye's Arse!" (They don't have one. Good replacement for "Son of a Biscuit!" or "Liar!")
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What creative and perhaps world specific curses or expletives have you come up with for your characters or NPCs in your fantasy setting? "My gods" to replace "My God" is pretty much the go to seeing how most fantasy worlds have a pantheon, but have you thought up any clever exclamations? I have an artificer who shouts blurts "Flak 'n scraps!" when distressed. Other examples are Dr. Strange's "By the hoary host of Hoggoth" or Beast's "Oh my stars and garters", etc. Let me here what you got!
"By the Four Elements! …"
"The planes of Hell …"
"Rats and cats!"
"By Torm's hammer, …"
"By Neptune's trident, …"
"By Apollo's Wings, …"
"Harpy Feathers!!"
"You inbred orc! …"
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
Instead of using hell use hades . If it's for a single character put in their background that they worship a god that takes the form of a fox. That way if anything happens the character can say for fox sake.
"Hells to blazes!"
(There are 9 Hells in the common D&D Cosmology. So, just replace "Hell" with "Hells".)
"Son of a Succubus!"
"Celestials, save me from these idiots!"
"Minotaur dung!" (or the more expletive expletives of "dung".) Any monster with ties to creatures known for their poop - like cows and horses (like centaurs).
"Dragonspit!" (or an expletive of a similar spelling to "spit")
"Why you little runt!" (for small-sized) (One once-popular medieval fantasy lore from days gone used the word "peck" instead of "runt". Kudos to those who know it.)
"You stupid little insect!" (for tiny-sized)
Pulling something from less-common but real-world English: "Swineherd!"
Another to suggest a low-class of person: "No-name NPC."
EDIT: Came across the word "pissabed" to describe someone.
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.
"What in the name of Moradin's Beard?"
"Never in the infinite depths of the Abyss!"
"By the Five Heads of Tiamat!"
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
Spells, Monsters, Subclasses, Races, Arcknight Class, Occultist Class, World, Enigmatic Esoterica forms
I read somewhere that the Medieval English weren't very prudish with expletives as we are today (or as I am now), going as far as to put it to public pen and print - signage and names of towns even.
S-words, F-words, C-words galore - often compound words including such - think whoreson with the c-word instead of whore... and it could be the name of a town to boot.
So depending on the group, throw in such words as common as you'd like. ...just mind the rules on these forums regarding such speech. ("It's my character," or "It's period-accurate," won't fly here.)
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.
Geralt of Rivia: F*ck
can confirm this is my rangers usual go-to
Full of rice, beans, and bad ideas.
*stifling* "Fffffffff! You right baaaaa...! Sunnavaaaa...! Godsdaaa...!"
(someone trying really hard not to swear but really wanting to swear)
I knew someone who'd type his password wrong once and say, "Gah!" On the second time, he'd say "Fah!"
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.
"What you egg?"
"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
Spells, Monsters, Subclasses, Races, Arcknight Class, Occultist Class, World, Enigmatic Esoterica forms
"Go and boil your bottoms, you son of a silly person! I blow my nose at you!"
"I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal-food-trough wiper! I fart in your general direction!"
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.
Love son of a succubus! The other ones are pretty great too. And yes one of my favorite quotes “Out of the way, peck!” Movie anyone?
Willow, mad martigan.
Combine almost any living creature in D&D with the alternate word for nipples - especially if the creature does not have any.
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.
I don't. For the same reason I don't like the real word counterpart. It's sexist by equaling female (and only female) promiscuity with being immoral. and/or being lesser. It only applies to males. It implies that descent rather than your own actions deem you worthy. And it insults the mother of the person more instead of the person you hurl it towards. It's four kinds of wrong.
I'm partial to Skyrim's "Milkdrinker". As a general insult that insinuates the target's a baby. Or as a racist insult that Tortles, Locathah or Aarakocra can hurl at all the mammalian races.
In a campaign I play in, turtle is now a racist term if said to a tortle.
It probably should be racist to all races.
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
Spells, Monsters, Subclasses, Races, Arcknight Class, Occultist Class, World, Enigmatic Esoterica forms
Referring to any race by stereotypes, of course.
Pinkskin (or pink-y)
Tunneller (for Dwarves and Halflings)
Knife-ears (used in another lore)
Flat-ears (elves referring to other elves that were city-born, but could easily be a full elf referring to half-elf - there is a stereotype of racism among certain elvish communities)
Mutt (any half-race)
D(a)emon (any race with horns)
As with ALL things, be sensible and sensitive to the group with whom you're playing. Racist remarks of any kind - even referring to fantasy races - can be too close to home for some.
Calling a character a lush, even jokingly, could invoke real-world connections to alcoholism. Son of a succubus can be seen as sexist.
A lot of this kind of storytelling is all about escapism, but people handle it differently. Character flaws can be insensitive or too sensitive among all other kinds of flaws - even too much mediating in fairness can be a flaw.
That stated, this thread's purpose seems to me to be about things that may offend. Stick with the forum rules, but have at it. Learning what offends is also a means of learning how to recognize, avoid, and handle it.
Readers beware, but feedback is still good.
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.
My intent was not so much name-calling toward other characters or players, rather expressions of frustration i.e. "dammit" or or "aw, nuts" or "Oh my god", etc.
For a matter of being in shock
(as I mentioned above)
"Asmodeus' nipples!"
"Bahamut's nipples!"
"Great Golden Tamarand!" (more likely only if you're Good aligned)
"Holy Shu!" (also most likely for Good aligned characters)
For frustration
"OW! Vile Tiamat's Sixth Head! Why'd you hit me?!"
"You did what?! Ao! Save me from your creation!" (Though this is just as likely to cause confusion among the less-educated as Ao, while most powerful and the most responsible for all known creation, is least known of all deities.)
Still, stereotypical epithets can be part of frustration and shock.
"Well. That went all Drow-ways." (A cock-up.)
"This is totally pointless Gnome-sense." (Stupid plan.)
"Oh, it's on! We're about to get all Dwarvish in here!" (Fight!)
"You can't just Elvish your way through life." (Speak in half-truths and riddles. ... or just plain bullpoop.)
"Tyrant Eye's Arse!" (They don't have one. Good replacement for "Son of a Biscuit!" or "Liar!")
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.