Common sayings, profanities, curses, and positive/derogatory titles
I think that one thing that really brings a culture and world to life are the common phrases that the common people say in every life. Like if I say 'you bloody bastard', 'top o' the morning to ye', 'crikey', 'nice day, eh?', 'hey yall' and 'you cuck', it brings an image about the speaker even they are using the same language.
I would love to have a list of common phrases that we can keep and add too as we play, and reuse to show a collective culture. I have a few ideas below:
-godspurned/spurned: noun: damn/damned: "This godspurned cart keeps popping its wheel"
-in the glow: adjective: elated/on cloud nine: "He was in the glow once that barmaid kissed him"
-shadespawn: noun: bastard/asshole: "Thom is a shadespawn for dancing with Ellie like that"
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Ha, this is cool. I'll bet there's some fun stuff that can come from goblin culture. Muckschucker - a slur for the poorer harbor denizens, particularly the ones who sift through the mudbanks for stuck seafood, trash, and occassionally treasure.