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Note: You can always break the rules. Just run it by someone before final drafting. |
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*Accents - Nothing so heavy as to be indistinguishable from gibberish, unless it's a language not yet in the translators. |
* Accents - Nothing so heavy as to be indistinguishable from gibberish, unless it's a language not yet in the translators. |
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* Bolding - At your own risk. |
* Bolding - At your own risk. |
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* Measurements - Metric system is preferred. |
* Measurements - Metric system is preferred. |
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** Exceptions - Beer can be measured in pints because metric |
** Exceptions - Beer can be measured in pints because metric doesn't have a convenient term for 470ml. |
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* Nose - Functional, but consider snouts, snoots, proboscis, or even antennae as appropriate. |
* Nose - Functional, but consider snouts, snoots, proboscis, or even antennae as appropriate. |
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Revision as of 10:27, 17 November 2025
In Alphabetical Order
Note: You can always break the rules. Just run it by someone before final drafting.
- Accents - Nothing so heavy as to be indistinguishable from gibberish, unless it's a language not yet in the translators.
- Bolding - At your own risk.
- Hands - Use paws, claws, or whatever is appropriate to the species over hands. Or if writing an anup, don't mention them at all, pervert.
- Exceptions - Words like handed, handling, handsome, handedly, etc. If it's a handy verb or adjective, probably doesn't need adjusting.
- Exceptions to the exceptions - Punning is pawesome.
- Exceptions - Words like handed, handling, handsome, handedly, etc. If it's a handy verb or adjective, probably doesn't need adjusting.
- Italics - For thoughts (without quotations) or alternatively vocalized communiques (whispers, chemical signals, flash [morse] code).
- Man/Woman - No humans here. Use male, female, enby, or species name. You can use terms like "lady" for the vibes, but do so sparingly or try to find an alternative.
- Measurements - Metric system is preferred.
- Exceptions - Beer can be measured in pints because metric doesn't have a convenient term for 470ml.
- Nose - Functional, but consider snouts, snoots, proboscis, or even antennae as appropriate.
- Puns - As many as you can! Make Gre7g suffer!
- Underline - At your own risk.
