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

[Domi]

Found it! Was looking for it in the General Modding Discussion.

Anyways, to continue the thought: I was thinking that Rabain *is* right about a single character starting to use the language a level hoter than that in the game, would stick out badly.

Unless, maybe, if the guy is supposed to be despicable or very tough/rough. Hate to quote Jordan here, but he had a relatively sucessful joke with one of his characters who could not speak without adding swear words, and it was literaly a problem for him to maintain a few sentences omitting Jordan's substitutes for the strong words. Again, he also used it as an interesting twist making his noble ladies to swear using it as a weapon to shock people into letting them get their way.

Both situations, imo, will transfer well into banter/character development, and can give some flavor.

On another hand also, does not it feel strange, that in places like Bandit Camp, Slums, Pirate City, Docks we do not have rough-talkers?

While I agree with Rabain's earlier sentiment that for some characters, like Irenicus, Aran or Pirate King this is out of character and their flowery speech patterns are spot on, the regular gang members, and characters like Tazok or many of the evil ogres that now have "dat weird speak" would be more believable if they foul-mouthed both the friend and a foe.

Also, why is swearing so stoldidly avoided? The game serves us with the horrific scenes of violence. Pretty much everyone had mumbled an oath in their life or have heard one uttered. Thankfully, much less people had to kill or where attacked. I know that the violence is less offensive argument is old as world, but I think it's true nontheless.

Thoughts?