“I’m going to be late”
– mundane
– overused
– sounds like it’s your fault
“The cold and unfeeling machinations of fate have once more thrown my plans into disarray”
– mysterious
– implies some kind of impending doom
– sounds like the start of a villainous monologue
@XanIndigo Absolutely. But to take grandiloquence to the vainglorious pinnacle, have your characters curse that way. There is nothing that beats a well written insult to confuse and destroy your opponent. It's something that has fallen out of vogue in the last couple centuries, but it deserves a revival.
The Duality of Xan
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