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Originally Posted by ThunderAxe
So long as there are no ugly racial epithets, the idea is valid to me.
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Well, looking at Qalia I went and got a copy of 1001 Arabian Nights - the profanity in those stories is hysterical and inventive, "Offspring of a hopping toad! Son of a dung fly's maggot!" and such. I'll be using them in place of swearing, along with feline aggression behaviour - the baring of fangs, flattening of ears, hissing, growling, tail thrashing et al
Cat's have wonderful bodies for displaying emotion.
Some racial slurs are innevitable, as long as they are in character and not actually profanity, like "inky" for dark elves or "snacklings" for halflings. There are plenty of things you can do without resorting to real life profanity or direct insults.
Remember, call me "kitty" and die
