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RE: "Ser" for females? - TheLastCandle - 11-28-2015
It wouldn't surprise me if the localization team's use of "Ser" was influenced by A Song of Ice and Fire, which arguably popularized the term. Probably the books more so than the show, since FFT:War of the Lions also used it back in 2007 before GoT came out.
RE: "Ser" for females? - Lydia Lightfoot - 11-28-2015
I think WOTL used it mainly because SE at some point went from paying for localization which was very basic and often absurd, to paying actual professionals to localize their products with legitimate efforts towards that weird "quality" thing and with an angle on making the games feel thematically pre-modern. I doubt it had anything to do with Game of Thrones, though I'm sure the historical and pseudohistorical inspirations for both groups were similar.
RE: "Ser" for females? - Dis - 11-29-2015
I won't argue that Ser was made popular by GRRM's writing, but the first time I saw 'Ser' used was actually before I knew what those books were. In Dragon Age, specifically, used by Ser Cauthrien, a female knight who was Teryn Loghain's lieutenant.Â
I used it pretty generically in fantasy writing after that point, and I know I'd seen it used before then, but I'm not sure when or where.Â
That said, I love the fact that it works well for males or females, as supported by in-game text. Gives a good generic form of address in the event of a character who is heavily armored and not easily able to be identified by gender, for example.
RE: "Ser" for females? - Lost River - 11-30-2015
I'm fine with Ser; although my character Lost River prefers Madame or Lady; given her former profession. I'll let you think that one out. ^_^