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2014-11-01, 08:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
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Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Hello Playgrounders,
I'm sure the idea of a mute character is not one you're unfamiliar to. However, I find myself playing a mute character, which I had not known: we are playing Monster PCs and the monster in question I'd selected--A Caryatid--was mute, but I hadn't seen the part of the entry. Go figure, that a statue is created and can't talk.
Rather than be all mopey, and rather than look for items with Telepathy (which are very expensive, beyond the 7 ECL pay-roll), I think it's a great idea to prepare a book of common phrases that my character can use! in a Wizard's spellbook (15 GP, a 25% discount on 100 pages of loose parchment).
So, then, bold playgrounders, this is where I turn to you? What are some fantastic phrases?
I have a few to start us off:
- Yes, We know. We're very sorry.
- Hello!
- What seems to be the trouble?
- How can I help?
- Yes
- No
- That explains the smell.
- How Much?
- You're breaking my balls man.
- Agreed.
What else could be helpful?Last edited by ~Corvus~; 2014-11-01 at 08:35 PM.
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2014-11-01, 08:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2011
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- North Carolina
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to have Prepared
My name is <name>
I apologize.
I apologize for my friends behavior.
I'll do it.
I am/We are innocent.
Please explain.
I don't understand.
Hmm, I'd also suggest group things into subsections. Have one section for bartering and phrases related to that, one for questioning, one for apologizing, etc.
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2014-11-01, 08:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
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- Perched in a tree
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2014-11-01, 09:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2012
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- Mayberry, NC
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
I have no response prepared for that.
Hahahahahahahahaha*continued on back of card*hahaha!
Did I stutter?!
I'm not done with this conversation, just out of paper.
Did I ask your opinion?
What have I done?!!
I hate you too.
Let's never speak of this again.
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2014-11-01, 09:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2007
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- On my back, in my heart
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Oooh, who, what, when, where, why, and how, should all be their own things.
Maybe you should have pages with a header and a selection of related lines the character could point to. The header's big at the top, then you'd have the lines below it.
Sorta like:
I apologize-
-for my behavior
-for my friend's behavior
-for your circumstances
-for the misunderstanding
-for the smell
-for all the fire
What-
-Happened?
-Can I do?
-Do you mean?
and so on and so forth.
Oh, and keep in mind, any time they come a cross a situation where they would need a particular statement, the logical choice would be to add it to the book.
Could the book be enchanted to add an at-will ghost sound effect that could vocalize a given phrase?
You know, it would be kind of cool if you actually wrote the book pf phrases somewhere and everything you said ICly had to be in the book.Last edited by Admiral Squish; 2014-11-01 at 09:41 PM.
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2014-11-01, 09:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2013
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- I don't know
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
"Your mother."
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2014-11-01, 10:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2012
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- Mayberry, NC
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2014-11-01, 10:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
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- Perched in a tree
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Last edited by ~Corvus~; 2014-11-01 at 10:54 PM.
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2014-11-01, 11:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2011
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
'Duck'
'Don't trust that person'
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2014-11-01, 11:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2014
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2014-11-02, 12:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2007
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
I am Groot
The question is why do you need a whole book, one page is more than sufficient for everything you might ever want to say ;)Remember: I'm always right.
Unfortunately reality tends to make mistakes.
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2014-11-02, 01:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
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- Perched in a tree
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Last edited by ~Corvus~; 2014-11-02 at 01:05 AM.
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2014-11-02, 01:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2010
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Depending on how close the party members are, you could also add some "code" pages-pages with phrases similar to ones on another page, but have completely different meanings.
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2014-11-02, 01:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
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- Perched in a tree
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2014-11-02, 01:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2014
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Will you be the voice of reason of the group?
If yes, you will have a very hard job.
If no, "I think we should kill this entity" and "I think we should not kill this entitity" could probably suffice for the average D&D session
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2014-11-02, 01:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-02, 10:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2007
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- Australia
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2014-11-02, 01:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2010
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- In an apartment
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Pfft, you people forget these are common phrases for an adventuring party.
-It was like that when we got here.
-What is your most volatile drink? (I chose volatile over strong, because characters don't want drinks that are merely potent. They want them to be violently unstable.)
-My friend seems to have misplaced his clothing. Have you seen it?
-If it bleeds, we can kill it.If you feel like quoting something that I have said, you have my permission to use it. Unless it makes me look stupid.
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2014-11-02, 01:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2011
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Why bother writing on yourself? Write on walls, signs, party members, guards...
I have to ask, what class are you?
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2014-11-02, 02:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-02, 02:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2011
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
I suggest you prepare hand gestures (or sword gestures) to communicate with the party. Something tells me you'll be doing an awful lot of sword diplomacy...
Numbers might be a good idea, just in case.
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2014-11-02, 02:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-02, 03:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2012
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- CA
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Can't forget "Where's the restroom?" Something everyone should know.
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2014-11-02, 04:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2011
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Er...What does a A caryatid do in a bathroom? Put on make up? Use the privacy to prepare something illicit? Read a book?
I'd say unless you feel charitable the fleshies can find their own dang outhouse.
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2014-11-02, 04:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2011
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- Somewhere Warm
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
"Please do not press charges, we are leaving now."
"I hope the people of this place are literate, my comrades."On a quest to marry Asmodeus, lord of the Nine Hells, or die trying.
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2014-11-02, 05:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2014
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2014-11-02, 05:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2012
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- Poland
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Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
Maybe some pictographs for communicating with those that can't read?
I remember a great t-shirt idea for tourists with a ring of icons depicting some common questions someone can ask: airport, toilet, food, money exchange, doctor etc. A fantasy setting equivalent would probably have drawings of a smith, mage, temple etc?
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2014-11-02, 07:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2014
Re: Mute Character - Phrases to Prepare
"I'm mute"
and/or
"Oh no, I just like to write these"
if you want to be sarcastic.
In fact you can just have "I'm mute" under "Hello", it saves time and prevents confusion.
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2014-11-02, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-02, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2014