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Cool Quotes

Post by David Kuijt » Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:45 am

Hey all,

DS and I are finalizing the FT text, but we were wondering if we might want to include a number of small quotes from fantasy fiction (books, movies, whatever).

As an example, in the section for Hero vs. Hero (rules for dueling) we have the following quote:
“Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”: The Princess Bride
So, anyone have any favorites? They have to be tight (short and cool). Bonus points for particularity; bonus points for obscurity (The Worm Ouroboros, for example); no gaming quotes (I do not care what some Warhammer 40K person said). No guarantees we're going to use any of it, but send 'em in. ERB, Robert E. Howard, Tolkein, Moorcock, Glen Cook, hit us. If there are famous authors (Tolkein, for example) we probably will only choose one quote per. We could fill the whole book with Tolkein quotes, but then we'd probably upset the lawyers who defend his oeuvre. And there are so many more authors out there.
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by Rod » Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:33 am

I beg pardon, sire. Won't we hit our own troops? Longshanks : Yes... but we'll hit theirs as well. We have reserves. : Braveheart

And don't tell me it was not a fantasy movie.
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by David Kuijt » Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:08 pm

Rod wrote:
Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:33 am
And don't tell me it was not a fantasy movie.
Totally a fantasy movie. And the French Princess was sure hot!
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by David Kuijt » Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:50 pm

Partial list so far:
  • Hearten: "A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day!" Aragorn, Return of the King
  • Ambush: "It's a trap!" Admiral Ackbar, Return of the Jedi
  • Hero vs Hero (Dueling rules): "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line." Vizzini, The Princess Bride.
  • Regeneration: "Bring out your dead!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Fierce: "Arioch! Arioch! Blood and souls for my lord Arioch!” Elric of Melnibone, Stormbringer
  • Unreliable: "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" Hoban 'Wash' Washburne, Firefly
  • Terror: “That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” Call of Cthulhu
We need a Conan quote, an ERB quote
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by Rod » Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:12 pm

I guess I should have designated mine as for ranged attack
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by Rod » Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:21 pm

Deadly: "Call the rest of your brothers, I'll give their hearts to the wolves" Conan - The Frost-Giant's Daughter from the coming of the Cimmerian
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by Rod » Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:32 pm

Massive: "You're big. I've fought bigger." Thor 2011 Movie
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by Rod » Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:04 pm

Delayed Entry: "ha, you guys are so screwed now!" Bruce Banner Avengers Infinity War when Thor final shows up in Wakanda.
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Post by Deuce » Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:05 pm

“Ookla, Ariel,...Riiide!” -Thundarr the Barbarian.
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Re: Cool Quotes

Post by Deuce » Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:57 pm

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