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Needed: Pop culture quotes for a sword and sorcery MMORPG guild message of the day.
I run a guild in Dungeons and Dragons Online. One of the guild features is the abilty to post a message of the day which I've been abusing to sift through my fortune file for applicable quotes. Several months of mining have left a big pit in the once thought bottomless resource so I'm looking for some new resources.
The overriding theme is one of or preferably several of high adventure, sword or sorcery, general fantasy, Zombies, personal violence and, most importantly, funny either standalone or in context. Quotes are unattributed so familiarity to the point of cliche is ok even desired though I need to know where they come from so please provide the source.
For example previous MotD have included:
I run a guild in Dungeons and Dragons Online. One of the guild features is the abilty to post a message of the day which I've been abusing to sift through my fortune file for applicable quotes. Several months of mining have left a big pit in the once thought bottomless resource so I'm looking for some new resources.
The overriding theme is one of or preferably several of high adventure, sword or sorcery, general fantasy, Zombies, personal violence and, most importantly, funny either standalone or in context. Quotes are unattributed so familiarity to the point of cliche is ok even desired though I need to know where they come from so please provide the source.
For example previous MotD have included:
- It's a trick. Get an axe. (Ash (Army of Darkness))
- Man in Black: I do not envy you the headache you will have when you awake. But for now, rest well and dream of large women. (Princess Bride).
- Pretty spry for a dead fella. (Jayne Cobb- Firefly)
- I got stabbed...Right here. (Malcolm Reynolds FireFly)
- Well I must say that whacking, whatever it is, sounds most disagreeable. (Demolition Man)
- "A man's got to know his limitations." (Magnum Force)
Best answer: There's a time to think, and a time to act. And this, gentlemen, is no time to think. (Canadian Bacon)
posted by cali59 at 8:03 AM on January 5, 2010
posted by cali59 at 8:03 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: What is a magician but a practising theorist? -- attributed to Obi-Wan Kenobi (though this is disputed)
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. --J.R.R. Tolkien
Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. --unknown (via fortune(6))
Though they might be too long, perhaps the entries from the Roguelet's ABC, my favorite being U:
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. --J.R.R. Tolkien
Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. --unknown (via fortune(6))
Though they might be too long, perhaps the entries from the Roguelet's ABC, my favorite being U:
There's a U--a Unicorn!posted by namewithoutwords at 8:18 AM on January 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Run right up and rub its horn.
Look at all those points you're losing!
Umber hulks are so confusing.
Best answer: Would Terry Pratchett quotes qualify as familiar enough? Here's a link to a page of them, although of course there are plenty of other places you could find some; among my favorites for your purposes would be:
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp."
"In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded."
Or how about Hitchhikers' Guide quotes? "In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move," might be a good one, for instance ...
posted by DingoMutt at 8:28 AM on January 5, 2010
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp."
"In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded."
Or how about Hitchhikers' Guide quotes? "In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move," might be a good one, for instance ...
posted by DingoMutt at 8:28 AM on January 5, 2010
My name is Inigo Montoya. You kill my father. Prepare to die.
You came in that? You're braver than I thought.
Do you want to live forever?
Be a wizard ever so subtle, a knife in the back will severely cramp his style. (Or something like that)
posted by musofire at 8:31 AM on January 5, 2010
You came in that? You're braver than I thought.
Do you want to live forever?
Be a wizard ever so subtle, a knife in the back will severely cramp his style. (Or something like that)
posted by musofire at 8:31 AM on January 5, 2010
There is a ton of stuff like this in the Unix fortune file(s). One of my all-time favorites is this one, though it may be too long for your purposes:
The seven eyes of Ningauble the Wizard floated back to his hood
as he reported to Fafhrd: "I have seen much, yet cannot explain all.
The Gray Mouser is exactly twenty-five feet below the deepest cellar in
the palace of Gilpkerio Kistomerces. Even though twenty-four parts in
twenty-five of him are dead, he is alive.
"Now about Lankhmar. She's been invaded, her walls breached
everywhere and desperate fighting is going on in the streets, by a
fierce host which out-numbers Lankhmar's inhabitants by fifty to one --
and equipped with all modern weapons. Yet you can save the city."
"How?" demanded Fafhrd.
Ningauble shrugged. "You're a hero. You should know."
-- Fritz Leiber, from "The Swords of Lankhmar"
posted by jquinby at 8:36 AM on January 5, 2010
The seven eyes of Ningauble the Wizard floated back to his hood
as he reported to Fafhrd: "I have seen much, yet cannot explain all.
The Gray Mouser is exactly twenty-five feet below the deepest cellar in
the palace of Gilpkerio Kistomerces. Even though twenty-four parts in
twenty-five of him are dead, he is alive.
"Now about Lankhmar. She's been invaded, her walls breached
everywhere and desperate fighting is going on in the streets, by a
fierce host which out-numbers Lankhmar's inhabitants by fifty to one --
and equipped with all modern weapons. Yet you can save the city."
"How?" demanded Fafhrd.
Ningauble shrugged. "You're a hero. You should know."
-- Fritz Leiber, from "The Swords of Lankhmar"
posted by jquinby at 8:36 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: How about quotes from The Tick (the animated series)?
"Don't make us bite you in hard-to-reach places!" (The Tick)
"I'm taking off the kid gloves, and putting on the very mad gloves!" (The Tick)
"What good is science if no one gets hurt?" (Chairface Chippendale)
"He says to me, he says to me, 'Baby, I'm tired of workin' for the MAN!' I says, I says, WHY DON'T YOU BLOW HIM TO BITS?" (The Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
Or maybe Invader Zim?
"PREPARE YOUR BLADDER FOR IMMINENT RELEASE!" (Zim)
"I'm really looking forward to twisting you into a twisted, horrible knot, made from you." (Sgt. Hobo)
"One day, you'll be sitting in your house feeling all safe and secure, and then you'll look over and I'll be there! Doin' stuff!" (Dib)
"You guys are just begging to face the moose!" (Dib)
posted by DingoMutt at 8:52 AM on January 5, 2010
"Don't make us bite you in hard-to-reach places!" (The Tick)
"I'm taking off the kid gloves, and putting on the very mad gloves!" (The Tick)
"What good is science if no one gets hurt?" (Chairface Chippendale)
"He says to me, he says to me, 'Baby, I'm tired of workin' for the MAN!' I says, I says, WHY DON'T YOU BLOW HIM TO BITS?" (The Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
Or maybe Invader Zim?
"PREPARE YOUR BLADDER FOR IMMINENT RELEASE!" (Zim)
"I'm really looking forward to twisting you into a twisted, horrible knot, made from you." (Sgt. Hobo)
"One day, you'll be sitting in your house feeling all safe and secure, and then you'll look over and I'll be there! Doin' stuff!" (Dib)
"You guys are just begging to face the moose!" (Dib)
posted by DingoMutt at 8:52 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: Can you dig through Order of the Stick for some of their more quotable lines?
examples:
"I think I just failed a Spot check."
"Run, my pretty little chunks of XP, RUN!"
"I AM A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!"
"Tell me, is being a complete and utter moron a prerequisite for the class, or a side effect of taking a level?"
"The proper term is "smite evil", not "bump uglies.""
Crystal: Who's there?
Haley: Roland.
Crystal: Roland who?
Haley: Roland 'Itiative, and his four friends Sneak Attack, Sneak Attack, Sneak Attack, and Sneak Attack.
posted by specialagentwebb at 8:52 AM on January 5, 2010
examples:
"I think I just failed a Spot check."
"Run, my pretty little chunks of XP, RUN!"
"I AM A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!"
"Tell me, is being a complete and utter moron a prerequisite for the class, or a side effect of taking a level?"
"The proper term is "smite evil", not "bump uglies.""
Crystal: Who's there?
Haley: Roland.
Crystal: Roland who?
Haley: Roland 'Itiative, and his four friends Sneak Attack, Sneak Attack, Sneak Attack, and Sneak Attack.
posted by specialagentwebb at 8:52 AM on January 5, 2010
1600 things Mr. Welch can no longer do during an RPG.
posted by logicpunk at 8:57 AM on January 5, 2010
posted by logicpunk at 8:57 AM on January 5, 2010
"If someone asks if you you're a god, you say 'YES'!" (Winston, Ghostbusters)
It's not pop culture, but around my gaming table we're fond of the maxim "Fire cleanses all."
posted by Janta at 9:02 AM on January 5, 2010
It's not pop culture, but around my gaming table we're fond of the maxim "Fire cleanses all."
posted by Janta at 9:02 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: You might be able to get something from the Nethack "rumors". Those are the messages it gives you when you eat a fortune cookie, or in a few other situations. They're divided into "true" and "false" ones, but really the distinction they're making is "helpful" (explaining game mechanics or at least hinting at them) and "unhelpful" (lying about game mechanics, or just silliness).
Accordingly the false rumors are funner. Here's some examples:
Accordingly the false rumors are funner. Here's some examples:
A dragon is just a snake that ate a scroll of fire.If you don't mind mixing in some generally nerdy surreal quotes, I would direct you to the OK Soda Personality Inventory "questions" such as:
A monstrous mind is a toy forever.
A wand of deaf is a more dangerous weapon than a wand of sheep.
Half Moon tonight. (At least it's better than no Moon at all.)
Kicking the terminal doesn't hurt the monsters.
Not all rumors are as misleading as this one.
People are often motivated by indecision.Random quotes from other games might be fun too:
A penny saved is a penny earned, but a nickel is five cents.
Erasers are more useful than pencils.
We have nothing to but fear itself - fear and fear-related symptoms, such as crying.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.And finally, something a friend came up with when we were making homemade fortune cookies:
Look behind you, a three headed monkey!
Enter into adventure with loud reportposted by aubilenon at 9:05 AM on January 5, 2010
Seconding order of the stick. Also, if you're willing to wade in the Malazan Book of the Fallen (highly recommended) there's a lot of good stuff:
Kallor said: ‘I walked this land when the T’lan Imass
were but children. I have commanded armies a hundred
thousand strong. I have spread the fire of my wrath
across entire continents, and sat alone upon tall thrones.
Do you grasp the meaning of this?’
‘Yes,’ said Caladan Brood, ‘you never learn.’
posted by jefftang at 9:06 AM on January 5, 2010
Kallor said: ‘I walked this land when the T’lan Imass
were but children. I have commanded armies a hundred
thousand strong. I have spread the fire of my wrath
across entire continents, and sat alone upon tall thrones.
Do you grasp the meaning of this?’
‘Yes,’ said Caladan Brood, ‘you never learn.’
posted by jefftang at 9:06 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: "Picture a mind.... NOW FLAY THAT SHIT!" -Penny Arcade
posted by haveanicesummer at 9:12 AM on January 5, 2010
posted by haveanicesummer at 9:12 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: "Well, hey, I didn't spend all those years playing Dungeons and Dragons and not learn a little something about courage." -The X Files
"Debbie, your cleric has been raised to the 8th level. I think it's time that you learn how to really cast spells." -Jack Chick tract
"I'm attacking the darkness!" -Dead Alewives
"How could they surround us? I had Mordenkainen's Magical Watchdog cast." -Dead Alewives
"Ogres! Man, I got an Ogre-Slaying knife! It's got a plus 9 against ogres!" -Dead Alewives
Really, anything from the Dead Alwives skit "Dungeons and Dragons" would be gold.
posted by haveanicesummer at 9:21 AM on January 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
"Debbie, your cleric has been raised to the 8th level. I think it's time that you learn how to really cast spells." -Jack Chick tract
"I'm attacking the darkness!" -Dead Alewives
"How could they surround us? I had Mordenkainen's Magical Watchdog cast." -Dead Alewives
"Ogres! Man, I got an Ogre-Slaying knife! It's got a plus 9 against ogres!" -Dead Alewives
Really, anything from the Dead Alwives skit "Dungeons and Dragons" would be gold.
posted by haveanicesummer at 9:21 AM on January 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Blackadder would work so well - a few samples:
The King: If you cross me, now or ever, I shall do unto you what God did unto the Sodomites, understand?
Blackadder: Ha ! I laugh at danger and drop ice cubes down the vest of fear.
Blackadder: Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
And the ultimate pre-battle toast:
Blackadder: Let all men who go to don armour tomorrow remember to go before they don armour tomorrow.
posted by pupdog at 9:23 AM on January 5, 2010
The King: If you cross me, now or ever, I shall do unto you what God did unto the Sodomites, understand?
Blackadder: Ha ! I laugh at danger and drop ice cubes down the vest of fear.
Blackadder: Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
And the ultimate pre-battle toast:
Blackadder: Let all men who go to don armour tomorrow remember to go before they don armour tomorrow.
posted by pupdog at 9:23 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: You can't go wrong with Conan:
"What is best in life? The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair."
"What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."
"There was a time, boy, when I searched for steel, when steel meant more to me than gold or jewels. "
"There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child."
"Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield."
"What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?"
"If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, "What is the riddle of steel?" If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me."
Rather than pasting the entire page, here.
posted by JaredSeth at 9:28 AM on January 5, 2010
"What is best in life? The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair."
"What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."
"There was a time, boy, when I searched for steel, when steel meant more to me than gold or jewels. "
"There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child."
"Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield."
"What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?"
"If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, "What is the riddle of steel?" If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me."
Rather than pasting the entire page, here.
posted by JaredSeth at 9:28 AM on January 5, 2010
The Highlanders "In the end there can be only one." comes to mind. Also, I recommend anything Mel Brooks, from for example, Spaceballs or Robin Hood although I'm sure they are more from the other movies he's done as well.
Lastly, we reference "The Fifth Element" a lot in my family :)
posted by Polgara at 9:31 AM on January 5, 2010
Lastly, we reference "The Fifth Element" a lot in my family :)
posted by Polgara at 9:31 AM on January 5, 2010
I've seen starships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
All your base are belong to us.
posted by musofire at 10:36 AM on January 5, 2010
All your base are belong to us.
posted by musofire at 10:36 AM on January 5, 2010
A wizard has turned you into a whale. Is this awesome? [y/n]
Wonderful post!
posted by june made him a gemini at 10:41 AM on January 5, 2010
Wonderful post!
posted by june made him a gemini at 10:41 AM on January 5, 2010
"Can't sing, can't dance. Can use sword a little." --Terry Prachett, Moving Pictures
First that comes to mind. ;)
posted by CTORourke at 10:50 AM on January 5, 2010
First that comes to mind. ;)
posted by CTORourke at 10:50 AM on January 5, 2010
Best answer: 300 is full of candidates.
Stelios: Our ancestors built this wall using ancient stones from the bosom of Greece herself. And with a little Spartan help, your Persian scouts supplied the mortar.
Statesman: [after the army starts marching in the fields, talking nervously] What shall we do?
Theron: What can we do?
King Leonidas: [sneers] What can you do? Sparta will need sons.
Queen Gorgo: Spartan!
King Leonidas: Yes, my lady?
Queen Gorgo: Come back with your shield, or on it.
King Leonidas: You have many slaves, Xerxes, but few warriors. It won't be long before they fear my spears more than your whips.
Dilios: His helmet was stifling, it narrowed his vision. And he must see far. His shield was heavy. It threw him off balance. And his target is far away.
Persian: My arm!
Stelios: It's not yours, anymore.
Queen Gorgo: Freedom isn't free at all, that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood.
King Leonidas: Haven't you noticed? We've been sharing our culture with you all morning.
Queen Gorgo: It is not a question of what a Spartan citizen should do, nor a husband, nor a king. Instead, ask yourself, my dearest love, what should a free man do?
King Leonidas: Dilios, I trust that "scratch" hasn't made you useless.
Dilios: Hardly, my lord, it's just an eye. The gods saw fit to grace me with a spare.
King Leonidas: You are generous as you are divine, O king of kings. Such an offer only a madman would refuse. But the, uh, the idea of kneeling, it's- You see, slaughtering all those men of yours has, uh, well it's left a nasty cramp in my leg, so kneeling will be hard for me.
Persian General Slaughtered: Spartans, lay down your weapons.
[a spear flies out and impales him through the chest, and he falls out of the saddle, dead]
King Leonidas: Persians! Come and get them!
Queen Gorgo: I am not here to represent Leonidas; his actions speak louder than my words ever could. I am here for all those voices which cannot be heard: mothers, daughters, fathers, sons - three hundred families that bleed for our rights, and for the very principles this room was built upon. We are at war, gentlemen. We must send the entire Spartan army to aid our king in the preservation of not just ourselves, but of our children. Send the army for the preservation of liberty. Send it for justice. Send it for law and order. Send it for reason. But most importantly, send our army for hope - hope that a king and his men have not been wasted to the pages of history - that their courage bonds us together, that we are made stronger by their actions, and that your choices today reflect their bravery.
posted by chazlarson at 12:12 PM on January 5, 2010
Stelios: Our ancestors built this wall using ancient stones from the bosom of Greece herself. And with a little Spartan help, your Persian scouts supplied the mortar.
Statesman: [after the army starts marching in the fields, talking nervously] What shall we do?
Theron: What can we do?
King Leonidas: [sneers] What can you do? Sparta will need sons.
Queen Gorgo: Spartan!
King Leonidas: Yes, my lady?
Queen Gorgo: Come back with your shield, or on it.
King Leonidas: You have many slaves, Xerxes, but few warriors. It won't be long before they fear my spears more than your whips.
Dilios: His helmet was stifling, it narrowed his vision. And he must see far. His shield was heavy. It threw him off balance. And his target is far away.
Persian: My arm!
Stelios: It's not yours, anymore.
Queen Gorgo: Freedom isn't free at all, that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood.
King Leonidas: Haven't you noticed? We've been sharing our culture with you all morning.
Queen Gorgo: It is not a question of what a Spartan citizen should do, nor a husband, nor a king. Instead, ask yourself, my dearest love, what should a free man do?
King Leonidas: Dilios, I trust that "scratch" hasn't made you useless.
Dilios: Hardly, my lord, it's just an eye. The gods saw fit to grace me with a spare.
King Leonidas: You are generous as you are divine, O king of kings. Such an offer only a madman would refuse. But the, uh, the idea of kneeling, it's- You see, slaughtering all those men of yours has, uh, well it's left a nasty cramp in my leg, so kneeling will be hard for me.
Persian General Slaughtered: Spartans, lay down your weapons.
[a spear flies out and impales him through the chest, and he falls out of the saddle, dead]
King Leonidas: Persians! Come and get them!
Queen Gorgo: I am not here to represent Leonidas; his actions speak louder than my words ever could. I am here for all those voices which cannot be heard: mothers, daughters, fathers, sons - three hundred families that bleed for our rights, and for the very principles this room was built upon. We are at war, gentlemen. We must send the entire Spartan army to aid our king in the preservation of not just ourselves, but of our children. Send the army for the preservation of liberty. Send it for justice. Send it for law and order. Send it for reason. But most importantly, send our army for hope - hope that a king and his men have not been wasted to the pages of history - that their courage bonds us together, that we are made stronger by their actions, and that your choices today reflect their bravery.
posted by chazlarson at 12:12 PM on January 5, 2010
The LARP I play in has a running list of random quotes that happen at the events - most won't fit, but some might:
"I trust you Crasis, you are my friend."
~Altarus Deathbringer shortly before being betrayed to the Paladins
"Honey, would you mind killing him for me? My hands are full."
~Rose to Crasis
"Dont run, you're only gonna die tired."
~Erdrick
"You do realize I could do this all day..."
~Erdrick (who was out of Magic Points at the time)
"The most important thing to remember is it almost exploded, which still means it didn't."
~Malin Hylan, Inventor and Priest
"Sword, meet evil! Evil, meet sword!"
~Malagar Kross, Paladin
One Witch Hunter to another:
"Wait... so... I'm the bait?"
"Turn around so I can hit you!"
~Malagar Kross, Paladin
"You have many attributes that fit well with my order, except for you know, that whole you being a blasphemous nonbeliever bit."
~Sir Nigel Stormbringer, Paladin, to Sir Alexander Renaudierre
"A Warrior who lives by the sword, dies by it. A Warrior who lives by his convictions, lives forever."
~Saint Garrison Corven, Ascended Paladin, to Carmac Alderonus
"What's the difference between Black Sorcery and Dark Sorcery?"
"They're thoroughly evil. I'm just a jerk."
~Sir Malyc Weavewarden
"Waya, you have the finesse of a rhinoceros."
~Solomon Darkheart
"Ok, here's the plan: I say we hit it until it falls down."
~Malagar Kross, Witch Hunter
"He's monologuing... Kill him!"
~Sir Fogrom, Knight of Travance, said over a dying villain
Bromius: "Janus, you have a drinking problem."
Janus: "I don't drink, Bromius."
Bromius: "Exactly!"
"Lethias, Get Over Here! We Need Your Patented Brand Of Death!!"
~Anonymous
"Never fear death... fear a wasted life."
~Morwenne Darkestar
"I'd rather be accurate than right."
~Father Osred Hygebryt
"OK, here's the plan - don't let me be killed."
~Knight Templar Malcolm Germaine
"Lethias, it's dead! You can stop!"
"Not... Dead... ENOUGH!"
~Lethias Von Ritter, over the corpse of a demon
"I prefer to use the bastard sword. Even my father says it fits my personality."
~Sir Solomon Darkheart
"I don't see anything..."
~Lethias Von Ritter, shortly before setting off a trap
"I killed my own mother, I can certainly kill yours."
~Lethias Von Ritter
"Full Moon... brings out werewolves and assholes."
~Odo, after hearing a person fake a wolf howl
posted by GJSchaller at 1:11 PM on January 5, 2010
"I trust you Crasis, you are my friend."
~Altarus Deathbringer shortly before being betrayed to the Paladins
"Honey, would you mind killing him for me? My hands are full."
~Rose to Crasis
"Dont run, you're only gonna die tired."
~Erdrick
"You do realize I could do this all day..."
~Erdrick (who was out of Magic Points at the time)
"The most important thing to remember is it almost exploded, which still means it didn't."
~Malin Hylan, Inventor and Priest
"Sword, meet evil! Evil, meet sword!"
~Malagar Kross, Paladin
One Witch Hunter to another:
"Wait... so... I'm the bait?"
"Turn around so I can hit you!"
~Malagar Kross, Paladin
"You have many attributes that fit well with my order, except for you know, that whole you being a blasphemous nonbeliever bit."
~Sir Nigel Stormbringer, Paladin, to Sir Alexander Renaudierre
"A Warrior who lives by the sword, dies by it. A Warrior who lives by his convictions, lives forever."
~Saint Garrison Corven, Ascended Paladin, to Carmac Alderonus
"What's the difference between Black Sorcery and Dark Sorcery?"
"They're thoroughly evil. I'm just a jerk."
~Sir Malyc Weavewarden
"Waya, you have the finesse of a rhinoceros."
~Solomon Darkheart
"Ok, here's the plan: I say we hit it until it falls down."
~Malagar Kross, Witch Hunter
"He's monologuing... Kill him!"
~Sir Fogrom, Knight of Travance, said over a dying villain
Bromius: "Janus, you have a drinking problem."
Janus: "I don't drink, Bromius."
Bromius: "Exactly!"
"Lethias, Get Over Here! We Need Your Patented Brand Of Death!!"
~Anonymous
"Never fear death... fear a wasted life."
~Morwenne Darkestar
"I'd rather be accurate than right."
~Father Osred Hygebryt
"OK, here's the plan - don't let me be killed."
~Knight Templar Malcolm Germaine
"Lethias, it's dead! You can stop!"
"Not... Dead... ENOUGH!"
~Lethias Von Ritter, over the corpse of a demon
"I prefer to use the bastard sword. Even my father says it fits my personality."
~Sir Solomon Darkheart
"I don't see anything..."
~Lethias Von Ritter, shortly before setting off a trap
"I killed my own mother, I can certainly kill yours."
~Lethias Von Ritter
"Full Moon... brings out werewolves and assholes."
~Odo, after hearing a person fake a wolf howl
posted by GJSchaller at 1:11 PM on January 5, 2010
Once you exhaust all of these, one place you may want to investigate is the source code of World of Warcraft addons that are designed to spout random phrases. Those addons are written in LUA, which you can open up with your text editor (Notepad, TextEdit, what have you) and scan through. It's a little bit of work, and enough that you might not think it worth it, but they can also add a lot of phrases to your library.
For example, the SpeakInSpell addon has in its Locales folder a file called "DefaultSpeeches-enUS.lua". The Eloquence addon has "Dialectician.lau" and "Emotes.lua". And so on.
A resource you can plunder when the other ones are thin on the ground, that's all.
posted by MikeHarris at 11:41 AM on January 10, 2010
For example, the SpeakInSpell addon has in its Locales folder a file called "DefaultSpeeches-enUS.lua". The Eloquence addon has "Dialectician.lau" and "Emotes.lua". And so on.
A resource you can plunder when the other ones are thin on the ground, that's all.
posted by MikeHarris at 11:41 AM on January 10, 2010
Nethack "rumors": The wiki moved, updated links are "true", "false".
posted by Tjr at 4:03 AM on December 5, 2010
posted by Tjr at 4:03 AM on December 5, 2010
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posted by cali59 at 8:01 AM on January 5, 2010