Curmudgeon Gamer: Words You Are Not Allowed To Use In Your Game

18 April 2008

Words You Are Not Allowed To Use In Your Game

Including all cognates, and especially if it's a fantasy of science fiction game. No exceptions except as given.

Corruption

Tainted

Chaos (RPGs may use "chaotic" to refer to alignment only)

Darkness

Genetic

Evolution

Memory

Absolution

In the title, all pretentious musical terminology, for example:
Rondo

And last, but most especially:
Sephiroth

Labels: cliche, curmudgeoning, pretension, writing

--JohnH at 10:35

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Corruption is my lock's favorite DOT. Die lock hater.

By Robert, at 18 April, 2008 12:13

You do realize if you're under 15 they'll take away your Warlock License, right? Get furry, start Wrathin', and stay clear of John's Verbotin (sp) Gaming Terms.

You can blame Foucault for "evolution", btw. Surprisingly the pretension (and I agree that's the motivation) around that term doesn't seem to have arrived until after F-man started up.

By ruffin, at 18 April, 2008 12:36

No "Tainted Memory of Sephiroth"? Sheesh, there goes my next expansion pack...

By Neuraljazz, at 23 April, 2008 19:38

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