Swearing in a game

[diaglo]

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[Henry]

However! I did play in a star wars game for a little bit, where the DM proclaimed, hey, there's no swearing in star wars. Nobody there was offended by swearing or anything, it was just a style issue.

Well, THAT's a load of pudu.

Seriously, profanity does happen in our games, though we've vastly curbed it since one player's 11-year-old son now plays with us. The NPC's still have the occasional swear to emphasize what kind of character he is or not.

 

[Gospog]

We're all adults and we swear like pirates the whole game!

I think the weekly game is something of a venting session for those involved.

The most prolific swearer is actually a kindergarten teacher. I think tht's great! (but mainly because she's also my wife!)

 

[barsoomcore]

On the notion of what sorts of swear words are "appropriate" to a D&D setting -- it's kind of surprising how consistent swear words are across cultures. It's generally sex, heredity or defecation. There's a few wacky ones in any culture, but they pretty much all have counterparts to the "F" and "S" words.

And a phrase like, "Kiss my round, firm and perfectly smooth a**," has pretty much the same meaning in any culture.

That last was a favourite of one of my NPCs. She had a pretty high opinion of her own ass-ets.

 

[Dieter]

Fu....I mean...hel....well, heck yeah we do!

It's not as if it is a constant stream of obscenities, but we've been know to express ourselves through use of (as Mr. Spock put it) colorful metaphors.

 

[Eldorian]

I've had characters that couldn't utter a sentance without profanity, usually modern profanity, cause I do speak english, sometimes american, sometimes british, and any aussie speak I can happen to think of at the time, cause those guys talk crazy. My father worked docks as an impressionable youth, and he still talks like it, so I can blaim it on him.

Eldorian Antar

P.S. I'm swearing right now, cause it's fun.

 

[Enceladus]

Swearing at the gaming table doesn't bother me much as long as my kids aren't around.

I got a letter from my son's teacher the other day regarding some of the kids in his second grade class were sending vulgar messages on the computers there. I called her for more info, apparently my son was not involved (confirmed after the thorough grilling I gave him) after I got off the phone with her I asked him what kinds of words were on the computers and I gotta tell ya, hearing those words come out of his mouth really made my teeth curl. My wife and I both try to watch our language around our kids but what they take home from school we could never top. Its a shame, but what can you do but reaffirm your values to your kids and hope for the best. Thank goodness the boy has a pretty damn good head on his shoulders. I attribute that to me of course.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

I tend to try and keep a lid on it where I can but sometimes I just have to let loose...

BTW, I came out with "Girru's flaming beard!" last week and got 50xp bonus for sheer inventiveness.

 

[Hejdun]

We don't talk any differently than we would normally. It's not unusual to hear a cuss word (sometimes of the extra-dirty variety), but it's not like we curse with every other word.

 

[Tetsubo]

I make an effort to never swear, anywhere at any time. So not swearing while playing isn't an issue.