Canonical List of Famous Last Words
751-1000
- "Don't worry. I've done this before."
- "Just see it as a proof for courage."
- "I take my missing leg that he just ripped off, and hit him on the head."
- ""Give me the cooler box or I'll have to get it myself." {freezes to death}
- "I'll probably be faster then this four-headed monster."
- "I step through the darkness, what do I see ?"
- PC1:"Let's use a Silence spell."
PC2:"No, we might need it later..."
{ -- knocking on the door and asking for trouble }
- {cave full of goblins}
NPC (Goblin leader):"Who kills the most dwarves ?"
PC1 (party elf): "He gets 10 GP!"
PC2 (party dwarf): "Ok."
{dwarf is slaying all the goblins}
PC2 (dwarf): "So, where is my 10 GP ?"
PC1 (elf): "No, you didn't understand... it was meant for the goblins..."
- "I was sitting here first."
- "You're a dead man, you hear me, a dead man!"
- "This is *my* table." {in a tavern}
- GM:"Failed Strength Check ?! Okay, you try to cross the fast-flowing river near the waterfall using a rope and you don't manage to hold this rope. So you go down the waterfall and begin your last journey."
PC:"But I only held the rope for doing so. I'm tied with it !"
GM:"Snip."
- "There's nothing that could go wrong. I have a 96 percent chance to be revived. Let's go on."
- "Runes of Protection ?! Never heard about ..."
- "What do you mean I'll be damned."
- "What are these three glowing red dots on your chest for?"
- "Where is that damn assassin?"
- "I'm *still* glowing when I wake up in the morning ???"
- GM:"So are you just going up into the Rope Trick then?"
PC:"Yeah, and these guys are going to hand me up the gold and I'll stack it around and..." ...poof...
- "Why does Norm the pirate have a stick with a skull on the end?"
- "Sh*t, my sword isn't working!"
- GM:"You see a giant glowing emerald lying on the ocean floor, in the midst of the shipwreck. It's bigger than your head and pulsates with inner light."
PC:"Cool! I pick it up!"
- "Say, I wonder why my detect magic isn't on any more--urgck."
{assassin disabled it...}
- GM:"You glimpse a shadowy figure on the next rooftop."
PL:"Okay, I D-Door to the rooftop behind that one."
- "Look at this Neato-Keen stick I found! It's got a skull on the end and... hey, where'd everybody go?"
- "Bloody Peasant."
- GM:"Nimbus-man tells you to stop following him, puts you down, and turns around to leave."
PC:"OK, I wait until he goes around the corner, then I follow him."
- "Man, this water feels really funny."
- "I broke my rapier parrying the giant ? That doesn't matter, I have a second one with me anytime."
- "I hope my defensive spells are still working."
- "The air is solidifying? Um, I start digging."
- "Pirate Lords are wimps."
- "I've been impaled to the floor with a lance ? Um, I try and tumble out of the way of his next attack."
- "Maybe you'd better not touch that?"
- "I need this blood for, uhh, an experiment."
- "Please press '#' to download your free navigation software upgrade."
- "Shields are for cowards only!"
- "I can't jump to cover. If I would do so, they will fire at Tom {another PC}, right?"
- "My magic-user stands at attention and gives the fire giants the One-Finger Salute..."
- "I swing my double-bladed axe with a terrific outcry to impress the other party members and to intimidate our opponents ! ... What do you mean the metal blades became loose and I only still hold the wooden helve in my hand ? Where are they ?"
- "Sure I'd like to kiss her."
- "We can take him out -- we've all got stoneskin on!"
- "What do you mean I can't hide in shadows behind that sand dune ?!"
- "I choose to trial in combat." {by a ranger lord, accused of treason}
- "Well, that wizard's out of spells, charge !"
- "Okay, so they're looking furtive, jumpy, and nervous, are carrying state of the art weaponry, and are heading down a tunnel - I'll attempt to follow them stealthily."
- "Hello Mr. Cow, I've never..." {said to a Minotaur}
- PC1:"Are the others all alright ?"
PC2:"I don't know - they're all under water."
- "O.K., I'll divert the guards, you all go in the back gate."
- "Does anyone recognize me ?"
- "We're just defending our rights. Can I hit someone now, please ?"
- "I pull the pin and count to three!"
- "No one would be stupid enough to ram another car at THIS speed !"
- "C'Mon, a large glowing gem surrounded by skeletons impaled on spikes ? Noone would make a trap that obvious."
- "Hmmm Cloudkill. If I run fast enough I should be able to run through it." {too late when he noticed the pit underneath it...}
- PC1:"I step out of the combat and cast Chromatic Orb at one of the enemies - at my level he must save or be turned to stone."
PC2:"Wait if you fire a spell ito melee there is a chance it will hit one of the other players."
PC3:"Don't worry, there are more of them and they are larger than you."
- "The troll won't attack, he will be grateful for letting him out of the cell."
- "What do you mean if I roll a 20 the disintegrate spell will reflect back?"
- "I speak to the Celestial Dragon in the dragon tongue. Does that impress him ?"
- "Look, it is the ship of the evil Pirate Kane. I wonder why his bounty is so much higher than the other pirates. Oh well, we'll be rich after we kill him."
- "The dragon wants us to hand over all our valuables ? Okay, I toss him 1 gold piece."
- "I shoot at the Indians that are armed with guns, the ones with bows shouldn't pose much of a threat."
- "What do you mean the mage disappeared? I thought there weren't any Teleport spell in Shadowrun !" {There were invisibility spells though}
- "I use my boots of speed to run after him. What do you mean he just went through the wall ?" {THUD}
- "It's only two vehicles and they are unarmored, we should be able to take them out before they can shoot back."
- "I hit him, but I don't want to harm him."
- "I always win in gambling." {said by a PC who was offered a game of Russian Roulette}
- a) "That bridge will hold our weight!"
b) "The bridge looks sturdy enough.."
- "What do you mean a Ring of WindWalking does only function for one hour per day ?" {said while 200 yards above ground}
- {inside a dark dungeon}
PC1:"Allright, I'm holding on to PC2's shoulder."
PC2:"No you aren't."
PC1:"Is that your shoulder, PC3 ?"
PC3:"Nope."
PC1:"That's bad. 'Coz I'm definitely holding on to someone's shoulder !"
- "We open the door, throw in the dwarf, quickly shut the door, and wait for the screaming to stop. Then we open the door again. What do we see ? ... Dwarves ? How many ? Do they look upset ?"
- "Umm, guys? That temple statue's eyes are glowing. Is that bad ?" {It is when you're looting the temple !}
- "Big deal. There are eight of us. He's only one priest. And he's not even wearing any armor !" {Some people would have taken that as a hint !}
- "We can hear the ocean? But we're in a sewer!"
- "Um, just curious. But do doors normally drool?"
- "Oh sh*t! Just hold it off for a round while I get my sword out!"
- "Ha, this troll will not get up soon."
- "Quick! Cover your eyes !"
- "What do you mean there was gas inside and lighting a torch wasn't such a good idea ?"
- "Let a REAL wizard show you how it's done..."
- "No one would booby-trap their own closet."
- "Ok, I got my arm chopped off. Do I get those points to spend before he swings again ?"
- "This cannot be a Death Knight, we're too low level."
- "I drink the Slow-Poison-elixir." {Not an elixir to slow down the effects of a poison but a poison that kills you slowly.}
- "If you shoot me, I'll drop the light and you'll be lost down here."
- "I don't discuss with other PC's which potion to use when I'm unconscious."
- "Oh no, mummy, I don't lie down with you in your sarcophagus."
- "What archer ?"
- "I don't trust you."
- "Wait... it's a giant centipede and I have a +4 to my save vs. poison ? I step on it."
- "A race that advanced can't possibly be warlike."
- "They're only Extras." {Extras == NPCs dedicated to die}
- GM:"You found a strange portal."
PC:"I look through it."
GM:"You see something beyond your wildest imagination."
PC:"Okay, How many tentacles does it have ?" {in sarcastic voice}
GM:"I don't know, how many tentacles does GREAT CTHULHU have ?"
PC:"Er? As many as he wants? Too many?"
- "Should they go all outside. I'll just stay here and steal a few things."
- "We're working for a stupid computer ?" {from Paranoia}
- "No, I haven't seen any invisible assassins lately."
- "You know, I'm sick of no-one ever turning around to see what's chasing them."
- "I sit on the throne."
- "Go and finish my supper, woman. ...oops..., oh, oh no, um...forget it."
- "Lynx hit him and didn't draw blood ? START DODGING!!!"
- "It's a bad idea to punch out rich people, isn't it ?"
- "We're heroes, we don't have to knock."
- PC1:"What's our goal ?"
PC2:"To be the last ones conscious."
- "What was that 'Oops' at the end of your spell ?"
- "What do you mean you forgot the Ammo ?"
- "Cannons to the left, cannons to my right, cannons in front of me, cannons behind me and all I have is this stupid sling."
- "You're aiming for his 'WHAT' ?"
- "What do you mean I am holding the LAW (light anti-armor(tank) weapon) backwards ?"
- PC1:"What does it mean when your bio sensor goes red ?"
PC2:"It means you are in a lot of trouble. You should get out of the armor as quick as possible. Why is yours going red ?"
PC1:"No, yours is !"
PC2:"Oh %&*@ ME"
- PC:"You don't need to see my identification."
GM:"Which Force power were you using ?"
PC:"Er...optimism..."
- GM:"The chest explodes. You're blinded."
PC:"I use my fingers to feel for gold."
- "I stick my finger into the hole in that wall over there."
{nothing a PC should ever do -- electricity}
- "Do you smell something. Is that gas?"
- "Thank God it's finally over!"
- "Awwwww, How cute! I bet you wanna play don't ya boy!?"
- "He wouldn't hold a grudge."
- "Did you leave the door unlocked?"
- "Dahmer, Dahmer, that name sounds familiar."
- "Quit playin' around guys. It's not funny! .... Guys?"
- "I don't believe in fairy tales"
- "Whoops. Guess I should have used that healing potion, huh?"
- "I didn't know they *made* dragon-sized Rings of Spell Turning !"
- "Oh, come on! Psionicists can't split their minds eight times!"
- "Ok, I'll visit the enchantress. Does she like men in black leather?" [PC assassin to other PC]
- GM:"It's an evil alter."
PC:"Ok, I p*ss on it..."
- Jeff [PC]: "What does the sign at the dungeon entrance say ?"
GM : "Jeff should stay away !"
Jeff : "Someone's knowing my name. I rush inside."
- "A cyclops throwing boulders from a 30 metres high cliff? That idiot! I'll climb up and kick him..."
- "There is a crown on the head of that statue standing in the rooms, which floor is made out of a mirror? I go in and get the crown. ... What do you mean 'You stumble and fall down in the bath of mercury' ???"
- "He won't be able to summon a demon THAT quick..."
- "Cute little baby dragon. But let's get out of here, before it's mother comes back..."
- It's a leap of faith. <hopp> Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
- "Hey, I wanna lead the party!"
- "I don't care what my climb bonus is."
- Player [to GM]: "Hey, I've got half a pizza here. You can have it if you kill someone before the game's over."
- "I thought you said I had *two* mirror images left."
- "Nobody tells me what to do."
- Druidic PC: "As we ride off, I turn back and fireball the forest to slow down our pursuers !"
- "If that's your attitude, you CAN'T kill me!" [to GM]
- "I always enjoy killing these things because they're the GM's favorite monster."
- "Ogre magi aren't that tough!"
- "WOW! Who's that gorgeous naked broad with the bat wings?"
- "While the rest of the party is gathering information, I'll just circulate around the room and pick a few pockets."
- "I drank what ???"
- "What do you mean, my water breathing spell has expired ?"
- Player: "Don't worry, I died last time we played, so the DM won't do it again."
- "But I ran away...!!!"
- PC1:"I'll just climb over the wall, and open the gate from the inside."
PC2:"I'll read the sign on that gate." [while waiting outside]
GM :"It reads 'Beware the dogs' !"
PC2:"Oops."
- PC : "I don't remember the way out of that dungeon anymore."
NPC: "Turn to the left side at the end of the tunnel." [such a traitor]
- "Who farted ?" [said in the Gas Swamps]
- "That's right, I'm going to polymorph into a peregrine falcon and attempt to land on the back of one of the 12 griffons flying above us."
- "I think we can take it down."
- "Come on, EVERY evil wizard's tomb has a way out!"
- "It can't be a beholder, we're only first level!"
- "When nobody's looking, I go back to get some more gems."
- "What do you mean 'Green slime ain't always green!' ?"
- Nah...The games just started....he wouldn't put a fatal death trap in yet."
- "Did anyone tell you you had a bad breath?" [said to angry red dragon]
- "Hum, a dark unexplored cave ? I get a rock and throw it into it."
- "A red WHAT swoops out of the sky at us?"
- "Dolphins? I go swimming."
- "I'm not going to waste spells on THEM!"
- GM:"You find a huge knuckle bone."
PC:"I'll use my rod of resurrection on it."
- "There's only three of them. Watch the one that looks like Death, though."
- "Are you hurt, fair lady?" [she wasn't hurt, she was a medusa instead]
- "Hmm...how do we know you are the REAL Angel of Death ?"
- "What do you mean 'This area is a no-magic-zone' ?"
- "Computer, end this program."
- "Well, I checked it out, my new transporter configuration cannot have any bugs anymore."
- PC: "I shoot my wand up through the holes, from where these elves are firing at us."
GM: "You're about to get a quick lesson in Physics..."
- GM: "If the monster could laugh at you, it would."
- NPC:"Don't come in here! I got my finger on the self-destruct button!"
PC :"He's bluffing."
- PC:"I'll put my lantern on the altar."
GM:"Your lantern explodes."
PC:"I'll sit on the altar."
- "Well...I'm unconscious. At least nothing can happen to me now."
- "I'm sick of firing arrows. I think I'll actually FIGHT this time."
- "You mean I lost my +1 sword in the sand pit? I go back and get it."
- "Let's get the old mage's body down from the cross and give him a decent burial."
- "I pass the time practicing with my Ring of Fire." {said during travel on a wooden boat}
- PC1:"I know there's something down here. It's big. But I can't see it."
PC2:"Light a match, then, so we can see it."
- "No one can order me around !"
- "I knew I should have put more points in DEX."
- "Hm, what do you mean the voodoo master has a little puppet in his hand that looks a little bit like me."
- GM:"You need to save VS. poison or die!"
PC:"Whew! I made my save!"
GM:"OK, you only take 20hp damage!"
PC:"Oops."
- "Hey, look at this huge red ruby on top of the dragon's treasure. This one is really beautiful."
- PC:"I wanna buy a cyberpig."
GM: *sigh*
- "ssssssssssss....snore....ssssssssssss...snore..."
- "Hey, everyone knows animals don't attack druids. So let me talk to that giant spider."
- "He won't hurt me, I'm wearing my magic breastplate."
- "Okay, I jump down that cliff and use my robe of flying..."
- "I've got the best perception in this party, and I say this bridge IS safe."
- "It's you again. Ha, wait some seconds, this time I'll kill you."
- "I'm invisible in his back, I can't possibly miss my firebolt."
- "This alley is a dead end."
- "Hey, I hear your short people." {said to Dwarf caravan-master after he had lost several people in a raid.}
- "Ahh, come on, you won't eat me, would you ?!"
- "Yeah right...just eat me!"
- "If I'm falling down here, I'll be dead." {while climbing a high mountain}
- "I'd like to know how these monsters can attack us, they seem to be harmless."
- "You won't get a second blow, so you better make your first one count, jackass!"
- "Look - I'm a cat burglar. I don't need a gun."
- "You don't want to know who I am." {trying to hypnotize the city watchmen}
- "It's an honor to meet you, sir. I have always been an admirer of the Chinese." {said to the local head of the Yakuza, a Japanese of course.}
- "Much will help much." {talking about explosives}
- "It's better with too much than too little." {another character talking about explosives}
- "We're in a tank. They would need a LAW to hit us."
- Player:"I'll be back in half an hour. Take care of my character meanwhile."
- "You mean a force field wont break a fall?"
- "Nice tits." {nice *royal* one, of course}
- I use 'Basic Electronics' to try and stabilize the shield generator."
- "Ghosts doesn't exist."
- "Ghosts cannot by any chance follow us to this place."
- "Okay - I'll spin around, brush away the gun in my back with my elbow and neutralize the guy with the knife with a backwards kick while throwing a shaken at the one with the shotgun."
- "5 and 6. That was his last shot. Let's get him!" {forgot the other gun}
- Look, I know how to make nitroglycerin!"
- "There he blows, cap'n Ahab!"
- PC1:"What's the name of the captain of the ship where we hired ?"
PC2:"Captain Ahab or something similar."
- "Don't worry, nobody dies on the first encounter."
- "Okay, I'll drink the shrinking potion and follow the snake down its hole."
- NPC:"I'm Gorgol, ruler of the seventh sphere !"
PC :"I'm not impressed."
- {PCs awake dragon ogre accidentally in its cave, dragon ogre grabs one of the PCs}
Dragon Ogre:"Are you the chosen one, to wake me up when the
world sees its end?"
PC: "Well, I'm unsure whether I did fully understand what you said."
- "Nothing could possibly survive that."
- "Don't worry. We're alone."
- "Let's send out scouts."
- "What anti-magic shell?"
- "Who would put a trap in the fridge?"
- "I sneak up, climb up on his back, and stab him in the neck with my sword." {confronted with a huge ogre."
- "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" {number six, prisoner}
- "The GM wouldn't dare do that again."
- "Let's see if it works, a matador dwarf."
- "All that noise we heard and there's only one drow here?"
- "Awright! I can cast stoneskin! Now I'm invincible!"
- "Been nice knowing you"
- "Bow to a demon? Never!"
- "But I just got a little prick!"
- "Can I try vampiric touch on this giant gelatinous cube ?"
- "C'mon guys, it was only a rumor, there's nothing here"
- "Come on, how powerful could it possibly be?"
- "Damn It, where did I put that slay dragon scroll?"
- "Demogoron? Great! Do you know how many exp he's worth?"
- "Did he say he had Plate Mail +5? I stop running and fight him!"
- "Elminster, you old fart, I thought you were really mad for a minute."
- "Featherball! I mean, featherrrr........"
- "Follow those lights!"
- "Go ahead and drink it."
- "Gorgons? OK, everybody hold your breath."
- "He's only an ordinary 15th level magic user."
- "Hey, do you guys think that this might just be an illusio...(whack)"
- "Hey, they're dwarves; me too. I can calm them down."
- "Hey Thor! I'll bet if you'll put your hammer down I can take you on!"
- "I can use my Psionic powers on this Mindflayer."
- "I don't care. I have a Ring of Regeneration."
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