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| rdfs:comment | - Mordebi racial ability that stuns and wipes aggro.
- In the old days, people didn't swear like kids today swear. Or so we are led to believe, as elders caught in a rage will scream or mutter curses that can best be described as antiquated. In television, and especially cartoons Miniature Senior Citizens will spew invective that's essentially an archaic form of Unusual Euphemism. "Damn it" becomes "con-sarn-it," "dang-blast-it" or something else Deceased Crab uses to filter his language while recording. Even relatively inoffensive phrases such as "Good lord" becomes "great-googly-moogly," "land sakes," and the like. This trope is an exaggerated version of the Expressiveness Cycle, the linguistic explanation of how extreme language turns not extreme over time. Can be prime Narm for modern viewers when played straight.
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| Name | - Curse of the Ancients
- Racial Ability: Curse of the Ancients
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| Description | - Using ancient magic passed down from the great tomb lords of Nusible Necropolis, you can curse your opponent, causing a momentary stupor. While affected, your target will be stunned and have a very limited awareness to nearby threats for 8 seconds. When the curse fades, the target will have no memory of you or the curse.
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| abstract | - Mordebi racial ability that stuns and wipes aggro.
- In the old days, people didn't swear like kids today swear. Or so we are led to believe, as elders caught in a rage will scream or mutter curses that can best be described as antiquated. In television, and especially cartoons Miniature Senior Citizens will spew invective that's essentially an archaic form of Unusual Euphemism. "Damn it" becomes "con-sarn-it," "dang-blast-it" or something else Deceased Crab uses to filter his language while recording. Even relatively inoffensive phrases such as "Good lord" becomes "great-googly-moogly," "land sakes," and the like. This trope is an exaggerated version of the Expressiveness Cycle, the linguistic explanation of how extreme language turns not extreme over time. Can be prime Narm for modern viewers when played straight. Related to Gosh Dang It to Heck and Oh My Gods. Many English swear words are actually very old words, mostly of Germanic provenance. But then, look up the etymology of "poppycock" some time. Examples of Curse of the Ancients include:
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