Memorable Quotes.

[Fred Brackin]

"I guess the rogue-ish fellow is going first?"

"No, I think the big guy who regenerates should go first."

""You're using a _stilletto_ against zombies?"

"I will go to the aid of our bow specialist as the skinny fellow with the ice pick has been surprisingly effective."

"I try on the zombie's armor."

"D-u-u-d-e! That's nasty!"

"....and the magic key completely melts the lock's mechanism."

"That's okay. Uzbert can still open it."

"The magic key melts this lock's mechanism too."

"Gimme that! You gotta turn it to the left!"

"Why are a barbarian and a troll performing a sophisticated magical ritual on an unknown artifact?"

"Highest saving throws."

[Mark Skarr]

GM: “It’s LA, there are more spas than there are Starbucks.”

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Sgt. Wilkins: “You’ll want to take a metric ton of coffee.”
Ruby: “Yeah, I’ll need my IV drip.”
Sgt. Wilkins: “I meant for trade.”
Kay: “We’re trading it to Ruby to not go on a killing spree.”

[RyanW]

GM: Through the smoke you see a raider in the front room of the inn.
Me: Has he seen me?
GM: No.
Me: I sneak out...
GM: But you have Overconfidence.
Me: ...and climb up the outside of the burning building.

Shortly after:

Me: Can I use Fast Draw to draw a knife out of my opponent's face?

[Mark Skarr]

Mysterious man: "We all have our parts to play."
Raquel: "Yes. But, you've been given a part in a tragedy, and I've been given the part to bat clean-up. Which, while it would make the theater more interesting, would also make it more messy."
GM (OOC): "SLEDGE! O! MATIC!"

[Mark Skarr]

Huck (Telling story from his D&D game): “And the cleric’s God prevented the rogue from stealing the helmet.”
Mark: “That’s because it’s a Helmet of Stupidity, because the Cleric is really a super-genius. The God knows that no one likes being a healer so, by use of the helmet, it makes the cleric happy. If the helmet is ever removed, he’ll wise up and get the hell out of dodge.”
<beat>
Huck: “I think that just made it into canon.”
Chaos: “I approve of this.”

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Melissa: “Why are there bears? Are they here for my honey?”

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Raquel: “I’m still wearing my hat. I’m not leaving that behind.”
Daska: “I’ll wear it, I’m okay with a Hogwarts hat.”
Raquel: “It’s not a Hogwarts hat.”
Daska: “Looks like it.”
Raquel: “It’s pink.”
Daska: “Eeyuu. Why would you do that?”

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GM: “They don’t appear any more menacing than anyone else riding a bear.”

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GM: “For some reason, ‘pocket honey’ doesn’t sound as good as ‘pocket bacon.’”
Melissa: “It didn’t come from my pocket, brah.”

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Skald: “Is [a barrel of rum] where all ratmen come from?”
Melissa (OOC): “It’s the rat-equivalent of a cabbage patch.”

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Daska (OOC): “She’s eating for several thousand.”
<beat>
Daska (OOC): “She’s got a buzz in the oven.”

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Melissa: “I’m going to make potions of healing and anti-healing.”
GM: “Don’t get those mixed up.”
Melissa: “That’s a good idea. Makes notes: make potions look different from grenades.”

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Raquel: “I do speak bee, so Melissa and I can have a conversation at the speed of bees.”

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Daska: “Do they have an infinite rope?”
GM: “Yes—they charge you by the foot.”

[Mark Skarr]

Det. Snohomish: "Please tell me you don't have one of those crazy-walls with pictures and red threads."
Raquel: "No!"
Carol: "Don't be silly."
<beat>
Carol: "It's blue thread."

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Carol: "Why did my parents have Nazi gold [in their saftey deposit box]!?"
Raquel: "Because no conspiracy is complete without the inclusion of Nazis."

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Carol: "My parents were Nazi hunters?"
Raquel: "That's what I'm finding--it looks like they worked for Mossad."
Carol: "But . . . I'm not Jewish."

[Mark Skarr]

Huck: “It was ‘Thief’s Cant.’”
Chaos: “No, it was ‘Geek’s Cant.’”

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Mark: “Hmm, is Blackwolf a Scrapper or a Tank?”
Chaos: “I think the answer is ‘yes.’”
Bobb: “Yeah.”
Mark: “He’s a ‘Tapper?’”
Bobb: “No.”
Mark: “How about a ‘Skank?’”
Bobb: “Stop it.”
Mark: “You don’t want Blackwolf to be a ‘Skank?’”

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GM: “There are several vials of chemicals you don’t recognize.”
Raquel (OOC): “Some are labeled ‘Not for Patient Use.’”

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Daska: “Skald! Focus! Focus! Anyone else to save?”
Skald: “No. He was the only one. If you find anymore trash let me know.”
Raquel (OOC): “Now you get to wrangle Seven, Daska.”

(Daska plays Seven Shadow, the short-attention-span catfolk from another Fantasy game.)

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NPC: “And such a lovely shade of green. Is that natural?”
Har’Ron: “Yeah, I was born this way.”
Raquel (OOC): “I’d like to get a sample of your brain tissue.”

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Aloysius: “I’m far too old to be concerned with my own safety anymore.”
Raquel: “That’s terrifying to hear.”

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GM: “So, who’s staying behind to make sure Skald leaves?”

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Raquel: “The smallest, scrawniest member of the party is carrying everything, because [magical hat of holding].”

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Raquel: “We’ve got these heating stones, and this lust-proof rarge knife . . ..”
Daska (OOC): “Cool! I don’t know who needs that.”

[ak_aramis]

Capt Kincaide: General Hammond, we have a colony of sentient, sapient cats asking for asylum from Bast and repatriation to Earth.
Hammond (NPC): Did you say Cats?
Dr. Brown: Yes, sir, Cats. They read Greek.

[Mark Skarr]

Heaven: "I have a friend who's really into Supergirl."
<beat>
Heaven: "And by 'into Supergirl,' I mean 'he's your dad.'"

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Taylor (kissing Heaven): "I don't have to worry about life getting dull with you around."
Sam: "May you live in interesting times, and all."
Heaven: "Most people consider that a curse--I consider it a mission statement."

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James: "Being Batman sucks."
Johnny: "You're nuts. Being Batman would be awesome."
James: "Being Batman means you don't get to be happy. You can't be Batman if your life is going well."
Johnny: "What would you know about it?"
James: "Some people get to live a life of quiet obscurity. Some people get to live a life of soul-crushing pain and anguish. Still others place their personal comfort above the lives and comfort of others. Even more, still, forsake their personal comfort and choose to live a life dedicated to the goal of making everyone else's life better. Some of us have, foolishly, sacrificed our happiness only to discover the bleakness and desolation that waits just beyond the sensations of normality. Sometimes, we can claw our way out of that pit of darkness toward the promise of a better future."
<beat>
James (putting the cowl on): "And sometimes, we have to put the cowl back on. Because sometimes: The world. Needs. Batman."

[johndallman]

"That's not tawdry. That's Florida marketing."