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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 46 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This is the most boring d&d party. How about:

  • firefighter
  • policerogue
  • mailcleric
  • fisherranger
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"I cast Detect Dead... Letter."

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

“This letter is simply addressed to “Johnny” in red crayon.”

casts deduce address

“10225 Arcadia Drive.”

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

fisherranger

Favored enemy: bass.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Quick! Mailcleric cast spare the...package! This one's taken a beating!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

They can't all be the same class tho.

Firefighter

Policeranger

Mailmage

Fisherbard

And let's assign their race, too.

Human Firefighter

Elf Policeranger

Gnome Mailmage

Half-Orc Fisherbard

[–] boomlandjenkins@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Why do you have to bring race into it?!

/s

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

So the policeranger has an excuse to shoot the rest of them

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

So the DM knows what bonuses they have. 😌

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Horcfard, the half orc Fisher bard.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If somebody told me this was how German worked I would believe it so I wonder if the reverse is true

[–] dan@upvote.au 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In frontend development, it's pretty common to use German to stress test UIs, as it's a commonly used language with a lot of long words. It reveals all sorts of UI issues - text that doesn't wrap properly, buttons that are pushed off the screen, etc.

I don't know German, but I do like the idea of using compound nouns rather than inventing new words.

It's also common to test UIs with Arabic, to test handling of right-to-left languages. At work we have a "fake RTL" language that's English but rendered RTL. It's interesting because everything is flipped - for example, a left-hand sidebar is instead on the right side in RTL languages. Company logo is at top right instead of top left.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You will be happy to know I have confirmed your identity as a Non-Israeli.

[–] dan@upvote.au 3 points 3 weeks ago

Because I used Arabic as an example rather than Hebrew? Or because I'm unfamiliar with RTL languages?

In any case, it's pretty easy to figure out that I'm Aussie :)

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This does not work in German because fighter (Kämpfer) is gendered as male. There's is female version of it though (Kämpferin). We have Feuerwehrmann and Feuerwehrfrau. Correct gendering in German is (I say that as an older a male) a bit complicated and makes the sentences usually mich longer or sound weird.

There was a joke solution to this that I really liked: add a "y" to the end or all gendered words: Feuerwehry, Frisöry, Mitarbeity, Erziehery, Arzty etc.

Monster or Ungeheuer would work too. Feuerwehrmonster.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Degendering ala Phettberg may have started as a humours way toward gender neutral language, but it evolved IMHO into a serious way next to *, :, Innen.

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

I wasn't aware but I like it. Makes everything sound cute.

[–] Dookieman12@piefed.social 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Garbageman = Garbagefighter

Lineman = Linefighter

Airman = Airfighter

Seaman = Seafighter

Axeman = Axefighter

[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Repairman = Repair fighter

Handyman = handyfighter

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

Woman -> Wofighter

[–] Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Stewardess = Airline Passenger Fighter

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There are no such thing as fellow passengers, only foe passengers.

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[–] NewDark@lemmy.today 13 points 3 weeks ago

Excel be like

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

Hackerfighter

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Excel level autocomplete

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Fooman = FooFighter

[–] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

Its a concept called generic masculine.

[–] decolo@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Gun shooty man = warfighter

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Policeman = Police officer

Fireman = Fire officer

Repairman = Repair officer

Mailman = Mail officer

Fisherman = Fisher officer

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm just saying nobody ever wrote a song called "Fuck the Fisher Officer..."

[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

Same with Fishfighter, sounds much closer to the truth, and I can't stop imagining a person wrestling with a large tuna or catfish in a shallow water

[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Human = Hu Officer

Man = Officer

Woman = Wo Officer

Oman = O Officer

He-Man = He-Officer = They-Officer

Anchorman = Anchor Officer

Batman = Bat Officer

Boogeyman= Boogey Officer

German = Ger Officer

Henchman = Hench Officer

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Booger Officer. With a hard R

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Groomsman = Groomsfighter

Chairman = Chairfighter

[–] i_love_pancakas@thelemmy.club 4 points 3 weeks ago

woman = wofighter?

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago
[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Streetman = streetfighter

Idk what's streetman though.

[–] Chick0nPlayz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Roadman = Roadfighter

[–] lemmygarden@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

A mailman is a letter carrier.

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Firefighter, pig, courier, fisher

[–] BaraCoded@literature.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago

Streetman = Streetfighter

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