Grim
Punk
Punk adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Both words in one sentence
- Ellie Nash in her early appearances was a grim goth/punk who befriended fallen popular girl Ashley and taught her how to cope with life as an outcast.
Source: Zen Survivor -
Planescape: Torment, being set in the D&D Planescape setting mentioned above and adding a grim, cynical storyline, is prime Dungeon Punk.
Source: Dungeon Punk - Sibling trope to Dungeon Punk, which can be just as grim and gritty, but Dungeon Punk has Magitek.
Source: Dark Fantasy
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