Hal
2008-10-14, 10:02 PM
Who of you played Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion? In the game, there is an Orc lord named Rugdumph gro-Shurgak who speaks in malapropisms. Some examples of his dialogue:
* "I am Lord Rugdumph gro-Shurgak. How may I persist you?"
* "The will-o-the-wisp is a luminous being. It has naturalized residences to many types of spells."
* "I am resident to encounter the minotaur. Its horny protuberants cause me great conflagrations."
* "Trolls, I have been foretold, are particular to unflammable weapons."
* "Though I am replicant to spread rumors, I am led to believe the philogy of skeletous beings makes them resistive to magic."
* (On the subject of Ogres) "Horrible creatures! Replete with horror and evil. They roam freely eastward of the estate. I look forward to you exterminizing them."
* (When you ask him about his missing daughter) "I fear that whilst out rock-picking, she was apprehensive. Stolen away! My suspension is that ogres have abjected her!"
* "Precedeth most urgentlike."
* (When you complete the quest and receive his sword) "You found my belabored daughter! I will tell Burz gro-Khash about your indentures! Take this. It has been passed in my family for many generators."
Honestly, I think this would be a hilarious half-orc character. Someone with modest Int score (modifier doesn't matter) who's trying to fit into normal human society, but is clearly missing something.
However, such text seems really difficult to come up with spontaneously. Anyone have any suggestions for role-playing such a character?
* "I am Lord Rugdumph gro-Shurgak. How may I persist you?"
* "The will-o-the-wisp is a luminous being. It has naturalized residences to many types of spells."
* "I am resident to encounter the minotaur. Its horny protuberants cause me great conflagrations."
* "Trolls, I have been foretold, are particular to unflammable weapons."
* "Though I am replicant to spread rumors, I am led to believe the philogy of skeletous beings makes them resistive to magic."
* (On the subject of Ogres) "Horrible creatures! Replete with horror and evil. They roam freely eastward of the estate. I look forward to you exterminizing them."
* (When you ask him about his missing daughter) "I fear that whilst out rock-picking, she was apprehensive. Stolen away! My suspension is that ogres have abjected her!"
* "Precedeth most urgentlike."
* (When you complete the quest and receive his sword) "You found my belabored daughter! I will tell Burz gro-Khash about your indentures! Take this. It has been passed in my family for many generators."
Honestly, I think this would be a hilarious half-orc character. Someone with modest Int score (modifier doesn't matter) who's trying to fit into normal human society, but is clearly missing something.
However, such text seems really difficult to come up with spontaneously. Anyone have any suggestions for role-playing such a character?