Yeah, Sine Requie never really caught on in our central European realms, because of its unsavory take on the region ...
Thanks again for providing detail on Dioscoria. While God's Refuse would be spot on, I get what you mean. We had someone in the team that just wouldn't play Germany's highly popular "Das Schwarze Auge" TTRPG, because the title's Spanish translation was just so obscene and hilarious. We will definitely keep that in mind.
Viewing post in The Hidden Isle - Playtest Version comments
It's interesting how the perception of names can vary significantly across languages and cultures. In the case of "Dioscoria," the word can remind Italians of a blasphemy because of the recognizable root "Dio" (God). Using "Dioscoria" can distract an Italian reader and make the context seem less serious. It would be better to suggest alternative names like "Disoria" or "Discoria."
A similar example is the German word "Fahrt," which means "journey," but in English, it sounds like "fart."
Oh and here's another fun detail from the ethymology of the word:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux
The Dioscuri were regarded as helpers of mankind and held to be patrons of travellers and of sailors in particular, who invoked them to seek favourable winds. Their role as horsemen and boxers also led to them being regarded as the patrons of athletes and athletic contests.[5] They characteristically intervened at the moment of crisis, aiding those who honoured or trusted them.
It's pretty obvious that, as a non-Italian, you can't grasp the difference in how Dioscòria and Diòscuri sound to an Italian. One sounds like a weird blasphemy or just has an awful sound, the other doesn't. And it's just as clear that, as a non-Italian, you don't have the same sense about blasphemy that we do here in Italy.
Anyway, who really cares?