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It has been a while since I have seen one of these 101 lists, and I am not aware of a list like this one. So, here we go!
1: A skeleton in Abadar's Vault
2: As Trustworthy as a Chelaxian Lawyer
3: As sane as Nethys
4: A lover scorned draws Calistria's ire.
5: (insult) Decadent as Urgathoa.
I don't understand #1, is it meant only to mirror "skeleton in one's closet"? Except locked away securely? Subject to purchase/bribery? Or something deeper like how the vault's so tight one might die in there and not be discovered until desiccated? (so something lost rather than hidden) Or maybe even like an immortal guardian of what's valuable, sitting there idle, but with an ultimate purpose?
Funny thing is I've played with several Asmodean lawyers in PFS1, two at one table even (much to the chagrin of them there was little time to indulge in RPing for that one...thank goodness!).
3 feels a bit too risky to actually spout about in public (assuming it's being sarcastic). Heck, maybe it's straightforward for those focusing on his intelligence or with less religious knowledge, buy a cutting barb for others.
6: They were touched in the head by Nethys.
6b: They have been blessed by Nethys
7: If you want a good Lawyer, get a follower of Abadar. If you want a good Criminal Lawyer, get a follower of Asmodeus.
I'll get in on this one soon. I need to update all the others.
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8: (insult) Lamashtu's leavings.
8: (insult) Lamashtu's leavings.
Ok, that is a GOOD one!
9) You're so ugly, not even Lamashtu thinks you're pretty!
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10.) A Nethysian plan (a plan so crazy it just might work).
11.) Joining the Iblydan legions (a euphemism for homosexuality).
12.) In a Prismatic Way (a euphemism for polyamory, referring to the Prismatic Ray).
13.) One of Cayden's carousers (a euphemism for bisexuality).
14.) A face only Lamashtu could love (ugliness).
15.) A party to put Urgathoa to shame (an orgy/bender).
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16: they're not picky, Shelyn or Lamashtu (Implies willingness to take lover's far outside one's ancestry. such as a human dating a Goloma. Would not beside about closely resembling ancestrie, like Amurrans and Kitsune)
17: a Cailean Tryst (a wealthy and polite way to refer to a drunken hook-up)
18: From Sheyln to Arazni (Describes someone who's temperament shifts from loving to angry quickly)
Where's the euphemism for heterosexuality?
As in, on Golarion there'd be equal use for that, right?
In front of kids or maybe in sacred spaces where celibacy is practiced.
Or are there places where alternate sexuality carries a stigma? I don't think mainstream adults care, at least not until straying into other species perhaps.
And Cayden's carousers makes me think of drunks not bisexuals. Or maybe people who get lustful when drunk. And I'd think he'd be more pansexual, but I'm a step removed from that lore. (Spellcheck doesn't recognize pansexual, so there's that...)
So, I was reading Lost Omens and I cam across this.
"It's even said that wearing an amulet with his name [Pazuzu] can protect expecting parents and newborns from her [Lamasthu] gaze. Lost Omens, 76-77.
So I thought I'd come up with a saying for it :D
21: Using Pazuzu to hide from Lamashtu.
I can imagine this saying meaning a LOT of things depending on when/how it is used.
21: Using Pazuzu to hide from Lamashtu.
I can imagine this saying meaning a LOT of things depending on when/how it is used.
I would expect it would mostly be the Golarion equivalent of "Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" or "Out of the frying pan, into the fire."
I would expect it would mostly be the Golarion equivalent of "Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" or "Out of the frying pan, into the fire."21: Using Pazuzu to hide from Lamashtu.
I can imagine this saying meaning a LOT of things depending on when/how it is used.
My immediate thoughts were
"Fight Fire with Fire" or "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"
But like I said, I can imaging this meaning a LOT of different things.
Where's the euphemism for heterosexuality?
As in, on Golarion there'd be equal use for that, right?
In front of kids or maybe in sacred spaces where celibacy is practiced.
Or are there places where alternate sexuality carries a stigma? I don't think mainstream adults care, at least not until straying into other species perhaps.And Cayden's carousers makes me think of drunks not bisexuals. Or maybe people who get lustful when drunk. And I'd think he'd be more pansexual, but I'm a step removed from that lore. (Spellcheck doesn't recognize pansexual, so there's that...)
I didn't include one for heterosexuality, a.) because I couldn't really think of anything, and b.) because the more normalised something is, the less likely it needs a euphemism. There were all sorts of names for non-het relationships through history, usually similar euphemisms, but the term "heterosexual" only exists because someone invented the word "homosexual" to try and codify "deviant behaviour" and paint the alternative as the healthy norm. As far as I know, being non-het isn't actually more common on Golarion, it's only far less discriminated against, especially if magic can help make up for the limits of biology - all those sorcerous bloodlines need to come from somewhere. Heterosexuality still seems to be the baseline judging from the laws of inheritance, social customs, etc., and if it's thoroughly normalised then it doesn't need a name to refer to it. It just gets assumed.
The point about bisexuality being confused for generic lust is taken, however, it was a thoughtless stereotype and I regret suggesting it.
Morhek, your points makes sense on Earth which is my point re: Golarion; homosexuality (et al) has been normalized, even if it only appears as often as on Earth. Or at least normalized enough one needn't use euphemisms to address it. And if it's overt slang, there would likely be one for heterosexuality too (like there are in USA circles where homosexuality's accepted). And I doubt they use such dry, clinical terms, but rather several catchy words that they mix and match. I'm reminded of how many (non-romantic/non-sexual) conventions have nametags with color-coding that indicate one's sexual preferences and level of availability (so everyone's on the same page re: just flirting, etc.). I imagine Golarion likely has such quick indicators, plus inter-Ancestry, draconic, etc.
I ran a PFS1 scenario in Brevoy where PCs had to help a political marriage happen. The PCs are not playing matchmakers as it seems at first blush. The crux of the RPing dilemma was that the woman was a hidden lesbian uninterested in the man, which IMO should have been a known fact (even if she was more busy with her military career than romance). I wish I remembered more about the ramifications pertinent here, but it was mostly a dungeon-crawl (finding X helped solve marriage issues). Which is to concede that in the court/marriage intrigue of Brevoy, they perhaps do speak in euphemisms, likely to the point of having a whole underlying language for subterfuge in the open.
ETA: There'd likely be euphemisms for inter-Ancestry and other non-Earth sexual preferences (or outright criminal ones). And it's in light of those that the ones Earth has might have gained broader acceptance.
At my table there was a max-Charisma asexual diplomat who (along with her player) was completely oblivious that with her endorsement of the beauty of pursuing love she was succeeding at getting the NPC to prioritize romance more, but in a way that made it look like the PC was suggesting herself (something other players caught onto first). The player/PC had to finesse that faux pas, I believe going the "It's a shame I'm so devoted to my goddess" route. Not that the NPC would've responded immaturely, but the PC & player didn't want to break her newly awakened heart either. It was almost as if the scenario had been tailored to that very PC (who'd also emphasized haunt-killing, which allowed her to barely eliminate a particularly brutal one).
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22: Stinking Mole! (Extreme derogatory against Dwarves, though it has some use against any ancestry of the Darklands)
23: Passer-by! (Used by versatile ancestries against others who look enough like their parent ancestry that they don't experience discrimination unlike themselves - may be used by a beastial Pitborn against another Pitborn with horns that can be hidden in hair)
24: You wear your blood on your sleeve! (A statement about someone whose distant heritage, such as celestial blood or elemental energies, is prominent and something they take pride in)
25: Cockatrice! (A slang term for someone, usually male, who is prone to making outrageously stupid statements and-or inappropriate behaviour)
