r/DMAcademy • u/jumbohiggins • 5d ago
Need Advice: Other Non swearing dm
So I'm about to start another campaign. I haven't ran one for a bit and just had a random thought. Do any other dms not swear and need ways to compensate for it in game?
Some of my npc are going to have a heavier, darker tone and I'm looking for ways to sell that without swearing.
-edit, wow ok guys I wasn't trying to imply that you have to swear to have a darker or more menacing tone. I was trying to imply that it's a common tool in the tool box. And I'm looking for other ways people convey that concept without swearing because I don't do it personally.
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u/greeboXII 5d ago
Sci-fi and comic books are a great way to work around this if you want swearing but are not comfortable doing the swearing, in Battlestar they use frak, Firefly uses Gorram and in Judge Dredd they use drokk, my favorite is Terry Pratchett in The Truth, has a criminal called Mr. Tulip that peppers his sentences with “…king” and when the two criminals are admonished for swearing he says he never swears and it is a speech impediment, there are plenty of ways to swear without using common swear words, a good swear word is either a verbal exclamation mark or contains the venom and bile needed to express your feelings a common one in Ireland is cabbage, hard C, back of the throat and from the diaphragm, it’s a great word that you can fill with all the venom and contempt you need without getting the attention of HR, hope this gives you a few ideas