Profanity in mods, [split by Baronius; Domi's request] Options

[Domi]

BG1 is a PG13 game, so the developper to start with did not intend it for children. There are characters in BG1 that say stuff like "Will one of you rugged adventurers give me a good, hard shag?"

The mods/mods components are sometimes rated as well (for example some of BG1NPC Romances are rated R for language or adult situations), while the mod itself is the same as the game, to avoid embaracing the selective players. It will be nice, if people used the rating system more vigorously.

I guess this is why most sci-fi/fantasy tv creates new profanities - frac, frell etc

And that is why the authors who have guts to carter to adult audience and have no pangs of guilt about it, read so real and have their own appreciative following. (Points to Martin).

In other words, do what you feel is right, just warn the consummer about it. I always make a point of explaining that Martin is gritty, uses the obscenities and does not draw curtains when his characters decided to make love, when I recommend his books. Yes, I love what he does. No, I don't expect everyone to agree with me that it is how it should be done.

This post has been edited by Domi: Jan 9 2006, 09:03 PM

[Rabain]

As I pointed out some profanities are acceptable others are not. Saying bugger, whore or using outdated real world profanities are fine because they convey meaning while not being overly gratuitous in a real world context.

I have no problem with calling someone "a son of filthy orc riding whore" because you wouldn't use that in your everyday conversation with one of your friends would you? Calling someone "a son of a f*cking slut" in the same situation would not be okay in my opinion as it does not fit into the setting.

Someone calling HD in a mod a "homo" would not work for me, it just reeks of real world bias. Calling him a man-loving popinjay might be okay or any other appropriate slur if you are of that opinion about him.