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

[kulyok]

It depends on the writer.

It very much depends on the writer.

Some authors can pull it off, some cannot.

My favourite (unpublished) fantasy book so far is so full of f-words, c-words and s-words I could make a separate chapter full of them. On the other hand, in another piece, two "shits" in completely unappropriate places made me scream: "vulgar!" and delete the thing from my machine permanently.

Of course, it depends on the reader, too.

Now, what do I, as a reader, think:

(Imaginary in-game situations)

In lovetalk "Shit, tell me that you love me!" - vulgar;
In before-battle talk "You son of a bitch/bastard/whatever" - appropriate
In casual conversation "This slut uses you!"/"Hells, I don't know!"/"Shit, she's pregnant!" - normal;
In casual conversation "Yeah, yeah, I've had enough of this shit" - vulgar;

Basically, I feel any word is appropriate - if the situation demands it (emotional outburst) and if the situation allows it (the setting is not romantic, it is not a major game path.) Also, character's traits must be accounted for: if one moment, she speaks like: " Although I would imagine everything else was... you always were a rather rampant one." and next moment "Fuck it then kill it" (Fade romance) it doesn't sound terribly convincing to me.

In the original game, the swearing there got style. ""Will one of you rugged adventurers give me a good, hard shag?" - it's got a _look_. Now, on the other hand, "Hey, babe, let's f---!" is *yawn* outdated.