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Monday, January 5th, 2009

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    The Truth about Elves
     Our Elves Are Better

    As a rule, elves are both beautiful and graceful — and they know it, too, which is my major problem with the manky little gits. The fact is that most elves are arrogant snots.
    — "Wulf", in Heart of the Lion 3: The Red and The Green, by Anthony Pryor-Brown
    Everything you can do elves can do better, elves are much better at everything than you.
    — Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

    Elves are many different things to many different people, but it's important to remember the one thing elves always are: Better.

    Better than you, me, and even other elves. Especially other elves.

    They are also quite aware of that fact and will let you know it, again and again and you won't argue about it, ever. That said, fantasy elves aren't always elitist Smug Snakes. There's six main kinds of elves in fiction:

    High Elves: These guys are better than you, and they won't hesitate to remind you at every opportunity. They're usually physically superior in "every way that counts" (which is to say, they don't count others' strengths as worthwhile) and are usually highly proficient in magic. They'll frequently be part of an ancient civilization/kingdom that has been in Medieval Stasis since before human speech. These guys usually favor whites, reds, blues, and imperial purples and wear super-sumptous clothes along with delicate jewelry that make fangirls squee with envy. Rapiers, bows, and spears are favored weapons for their ground forces, with the option of sleek scimitars in settings where rapiers are too modern.
    Wood Elves: In tune with nature and prone to spiritual contemplation. All the same, they kick bow-y butt in combat. Generally they're magical in a druidic rather than wizardly way. Can be The Empath, often found in a Hidden Elf Village in a forest. These guys are among the least stuck up elves, but that might not be saying much, since they usually replace Cultural Posturing with lectures on respecting nature. Obviously, they favor greens, browns, and flowy billowy clothes when they aren't wearing leaves. They generally use bows, knives, and short swords.
    Dark Elves: Take the above two, sprinkle in some xenophobia and a dash of Always Chaotic Evil, allow to simmer and season to taste. Dark Elves are usually closer to The Fair Folk, except these guys are organized as cities or even civilizations and hell bent on evil, rather than "just" operating on an alien morality. These guys will wear black leather bondage gear when they aren't wearing Spikes Of Villainy, speak in the Black Speech, and kick dogs. Same weapons as the others, only their blades are serrated. Yet despite living in caves they're still gorgeous.
    Half-Elves: Since elves can't help being so awesome, it's no surprise they get to 'know' a lot of people, If You Know What I Mean. The result of all this canoodling are Half-Elves. These guys have half the coolness of their elf parent, but half the suck of their human side (including mortality and - worse by far - facial hair). They are usually outcasts, or if not outcasts, then have utterly embraced one of their parentages completely (not surprisingly, usually the Elf part because humans suck). Even so, expect pure blood elves to sneer at them, and at best pity them. Only rarely will they be treated as equals, which gives them an Wangst rating on par with the Friendly Neighborhood Vampire. Oddly, Elves will usually treat Half-Elves far worse than they treat normal Humans, despite the fact that Humans are the only real reason for their hate in the first place.
    On occasion, pure-blooded Elves will disavow the existence of Half-Elves altogether because no Elf would ever associate with such an inferior species. In these cases, it's not unlikely for the parent to be ridiculed and/or exiled, as well.
    Disturbingly close to 19th Century "Tragic Mulatto" stories (see the entry in Pass Fail).
    Space Elves: A newer variation, Space Elves can be a straight up copy of any of the aforementioned variants, but IN SPACE! Usually, they are also notable because their technology is either organic, crystalline, or otherwise very pretty and completely renewable/in tune with nature (and can probably blow your ships right out of space before you can even see them). And of course, replace a bow with a laser gun (or better yet, laser bows!) and you're in business. (Note to future writers: no one has yet done Christmas Elves In Space!)'(Note to the Note: Sluggy Freelance'' did Christmas Elves in Space.)

    All elves usually share the following traits:
    Human-sized, if not slightly smaller. (Exception: High Elves are frequently taller, just to emphasize their inherent arrogance superiority.)
    Lithe and nimble, bordering on Squishy Wizard.
    Fair
    With pointy ears. The exact pointyness varies. Some favor "Humanlike with a point at the tip", while many works (particularly anime for some reason) have thin, trianglular ears a foot long, often sticking out at a 90-degree angle from their heads.
    Long Lived and immune to Who Wants To Live Forever.
    Magical in one way or another, either from being highly spiritual or innately magical.
    Straight and golden-blond or white shoulder length hair, straight dark hair, or flowing red tresses the color of autumn leaves are common. For some reason other colors and curly or kinky hair are rarely seen, unless it's a setting where elves are distinct from humans by having a rainbow of unnatural hair colors, like metallic silver, ruby red, purple, bright blue, pink and green.
    No facial hair. Period. They don't grow it and never have to shave. This is pervasive to the point a Perma Stubble or beard on an elf would be near mind shatteringly weird. (This is occasionally averted, most notably in Elfquest, Looking For Group, and the Warcraft universe. Also in Lord Of The Rings where extremely old elves can grow a beard as impressive as any human, but it's rare)
    Very, very pretty. To the point of fetishism. (Those pointed ears...)

    This subject is prone to Internet Backdraft on RPG forums. Many see elves as only enjoyed by twinks or those who wish to see themselves as better than everyone else in every facet, yet others claim that elves are above such things.

    Compare Our Elves Are Worse The Fair Folk. Contrast Humans Are Special. Also see Christmas Elves for the other kind of elf.

    And whatever you do, don't mention the Dwarves.

    Current Mood: amused
    1:54p
    1200 Things...
    1200 things Mr. Welch can no longer do during an RPG
    1. Cannot base characters off the Who's drummer Keith Moon.
    2. A one man band is not an appropriate bard instrument.
    3. There is no Gnomish god of heavy artillery.
    4. My 7th Sea character Boudreaux is not 'Southern' Montaigne.
    5. Not allowed to blow all my skill points on 1pt professional skills.
    6. Synchronized panicking is not a proper battle plan.
    7. Not allowed to use psychic powers to do the dishes.
    8. How to serve Dragons is not a cookbook.
    9. My monk's lips must be in sync.
    10. Just because my character and I can speak German, doesn't mean the GM can.
    11. Not allowed to berserk for the hell of it, especially during royal masquerades.
    12. Must learn at least one offensive or defensive spell if I'm the sorcerer.
    13. Must not murder canon NPCs in their sleep, no matter how cliche they are.
    14. Ogres are not kosher.
    15. Plan B is not automatically twice as much gunpowder as Plan A.
    16. I will not beat Tomb of Horrors in less than 10 minutes from memory.
    17. Collateral Damage Man is not an appropriate name for a super hero.
    18. When surrendering I am to hand the sword over HILT first.
    19. Drow are not good eating.
    20. Polka is not appropriate marching music.
    21. No longer allowed to recreate the Death Star Trench Run out of genre.
    22. There is no such thing as a Gnomish Pygmy War Rhino.
    23. Any character who has a sensitivity training center named after him will be taken away.
    24. Even if the rules allow it, I am not allowed to summon 50,000 Blue Whales.
    25. The green elf does not need food badly.
    26. Valley speak has no place in a fantasy setting. Especially if you're the paladin.
    27. I am not to shoot every corpse in the head to make sure they aren't a zombie in Twilight 2000.
    28. The Goddess' of Marriage chosen weapon is not the whip.
    29. I cannot have any gun that requires me to continue the damage code on back.
    30. I am not to kill off all the vampires in the LARP, even if they are terminally stupid.
    31. The backup trap handler is not whoever has the most HP at the time.
    32. I cannot buy any animal in groups of 100 or over.
    33. There is no such skill as 'improvised cooking'
    34. I am not allowed to base any Droid off any character played by Joe Pesci.
    35. I am not allowed to convince the entire party to play R2 units.
    36. I am not allowed to convince the entire party to sit on the same side of the table.
    37. They do not make black market illegal cyberweapons for rodents.
    38. When investigating evil cultists not allowed to just torch the decrepit mansion from the outside.
    39. Gnomes do not have the racial ability 'can lick their eyebrows'
    40. Gnomes do not have the racial ability to hold their breath for 10 minutes.
    41. Gnomes do not have the racial ability 'impromptu kickstand'
    42. Having a big nose adds nothing to my seduction check.
    43. No longer allowed to set nazi propaganda music to a snappy disco beat.
    44. Not allowed to spend all 100 character points on 100 1pt skills.
    45. My character names are not allowed to be double entendres.
    46. Sliver rhymes with silver because the computer frelling says so.
    47. They do not make Nair in wookie sizes.
    48. The elf is restricted to decaf for the rest of the adventure.
    49. Not allowed to blow up the Death Star before that snotty farm kid gets his shot.
    50. Not allowed to use thermodynamic science to asphyxiate the orcs' cave instead of exploring it first.
    51. No longer allowed to use the time machine for booty calls.
    52. My bard does not know how to play Inna Godda Davida on marachas.
    53. Not allowed to start a drow character weighing more than a quarter ton.
    54. Cannot pimp out other party members.
    55. Before facing the dragon, not allowed to glaze the elf.
    56. No matter how well I roll, a squirrel cannot carry a horse and rider at full sprint.
    57. In the middle of a black op I cannot ask a guard to validate parking.
    58. Expended ammunition is not a business expense.
    59. Not allowed to pose the Netrunner in embarrassing positions when he's on a run.
    60. Not allowed to short sheet the bedroll of impotent deities.
    61. Can only taunt the ranger about his lack of swimming after my USCG E8 saves him.
    62. I am not allowed to do anything I saw Han Solo do once.
    63. No, I cannot buy 10,000 marbles even if I say please.
    64. My paladin's battle cry is not "Good for the Good God"
    65. There is no Summon Bimbo spell.
    66. Not allowed to start a character that speaks every language except ones the party speaks.
    67. There is no Kung Fu manuever "McGuire Swings For Bleachers"
    68. Bring him back intact includes redundant organs.
    69. There is more to wizardry than magic missile. Even if I can do 200 damage automatic with no save.
    70. Not allowed to cook up nerve gas in the sink even if the target number is 5.
    71. There is no 'annoy' setting on a phasor
    72. Not allowed to start a character who is over 100 years old unless he's an elf or dwarf. Humans are right out.
    73. Not allowed to name my cudgel Ceremonial Whoopass Stick.
    74. My thief's battle cry is not "Run And Live"
    75. Nor is it "You take care of the orcs, I take care of the traps"
    76. I am not allowed any artistic license while translating.
    77. I did not get my super powers from James T. Kirk.
    78. Not allowed to commission a pistol that costs more than a sedan.
    79. I am not liquid metal.
    80. When accepting a challenge for a duel, I must allow the other guy time to find a pistol.
    81. A picture of my ex-wife is not an acceptable backup weapon.
    82. Victory laps after killing the dragon with my 1d2 bow is considered in poor taste.
    83. My gnome does not like big butts and he cannot lie.
    84. Not allowed to talk my fellow inquisitors into buying a 220lb pull crossbow.
    85. Not allowed to talk my fellow inquisitors into buying an industrial strength flamethrower.
    86. Not allowed to make a superhero with a 99% chance of dodging even after the -10 penalty for a successful called shot.
    87. There is no such thing as a dwarven katana.
    88. My bard does not get a bonus to perform if she is obviously not wearing anything under her tabard.
    89. The elf's name is not Legolam.
    90. My swashbuckling fop cannot take the flaw Dark Secret: Not Gay
    91. A wet towel does not constitute an improvised weapon.
    92. The name of the weapon shop is not "Bloodbath and Beyond"
    93. I am to remind my DM that he must never, ever give my paladin a dire boar for a mount again.
    94. I cannot base my ancient kung fu master on neither Gene Simmons or Bluto Blutarski.
    95. I must not put the Thunder God on the spot again.
    96. No making up polearms.
    97. My one wish cannot be 'I wish everything on this piece of paper was true'
    98. There is no such thing as Speed Polka.
    99. Not allowed to see if Jedi can parry a shotgun blast with their lightsaber.
    100. When any character from a d20 sourcebook is allowed, that doesn't include System Lords.
    101. I am not allowed to pave ANYTHING.
    102. I am not authorized to start any civil engineering project on the taxpayer's dime.
    103. There is no such thing as a Club 3 of Cup Checks
    104. Nor is there a 1 Longsword, 5 against party members.
    105. I am not allowed to polymorph anyone into Abe Vigoda.
    106. I do not have weapon proficiency in cat.
    107. There is no such game as Wereshark the Buffet.
    108. No, I do not get XP for every single crewman on that Star Destroyer.
    109. Not allowed to kill a vampire with any part from a DC-10 larger than my car.
    110. Not allowed to serenade the party even if my character has an internal tape deck.
    111. I did not pick the garrote skill last week from my grandmother.
    112. If the gun can't fit through the x-ray machine, it doesn't go on the plane.
    113. My Droid is not allowed to paraphrase any Jack Nicholson soliloquy.
    114. The Demilich only falls for getting stuffed in the bag of holding once.
    115. My musical instrument does not double as a personal flotation device.
    116. Not allowed to take a coffee break during the final super villain showdown.
    117. I am restricted to memorizing Floating Disc only once per day.
    118. I will pick a more traditional paladin weapon instead of a sledgehammer.
    119. My character's names cannot be anagrams of playboy playmates.
    120. Not allowed to kill another party member with a boomerang again.
    121. I am not a contractor for Dragon Cave Cleaning Services Inc.
    122. The paladin's alignment is not Lawful Anal.
    123. Not allowed to forget to mention traps when the powergamer has point.
    124. I cannot insert the words "Kill Phil, Sorry Phil" into any list of instructions.
    125. Lingerie can only snap coincidentally so many times per day.
    126. Dwarves do not count as burrowing animals.
    127. Not allowed to download AOL 6.0 on the Arasaka mainframe.
    128. Polka Gnomes exist only in my mind.
    129. Not allowed to name my ship The Antidisestablishmentarianism.
    130. I am not authorized to form the head.
    131. Not allowed to bet how many times the lich bounces.
    132. There is no such feat called "Death Blossom"
    133. My acrobat cannot balance on the warlord's head for more than one round.
    134. The King's Guards official name is not "The Royal Order of the Red Shirt"
    135. I cannot demand payment in electrum, backrubs or bubblewrap.
    136. I cannot start the 7th Sea campaign with 3 confirmed Drachen kills.
    137. I do not have a scorching case of lycanthropy.
    138. If the mere thought of it costs the others sanity, I'm forbidden from doing it.
    139. My bard is required to take levels in the perform skill and cannot 'just play by ear'
    140. The Dutch language does not exist in the Forgotten Realms.
    141. My maid does not know kung fu.
    142. Not allowed to give a 4 year old a sugar rush just to jack up the CR later.
    143. Not allowed to by a holy symbol for every god just in case one of them is right.
    144. There is no such thing as pleather armor.
    145. I cannot go back in time to cut in line at the Declaration of Independence so everybody now is asked for their Terrence E. Woczinski when signing documents.
    146. Not allowed to play an Australian in any game set before 1600.
    147. Hobbits are not allowed to have Norse ancestry.
    148. There is no Gnomish Deathgrip, and even if there was, it wouldn't involve tongs.
    149. Looting the unguarded baggage train is not considered a glorious victory.
    150. Not allowed to create recreational drugs in suppository format.
    151. Halflings do not have a racial proficiency with the flamethrower.
    152. When the guy is at -9 HP is not the best time for my cleric to convert him.
    153. I will not propose to every noblewoman at the royal ball until I crit my charisma check.
    154. I am not allowed to rub the monk's head for luck.
    155. I am not allowed to rub any part of the elf chick for any reason.
    156. When one person forgets to buy rations eating the half-elf is not our first option.
    157. Any capital scale weapon is not 'my little friend'.
    158. I will not declare myself a god just so I can grant myself spells.
    159. Airlocks do not double as trash disposals.
    160. I will not load any gatling weapon with nothing but paint rounds.
    161. I will not nail every single female party member except for the elf chick played by that creepy guy.
    162. What ever monster we just killed is not to be tonight's dinner.
    163. Not allowed to try and make a dire version of any dog of the toy breeds.
    164. I am not to tattle to the halfling assassin's mom about his career choice.
    165. I am forbidden from replacing anything with folger's crystals to see if they notice.
    166. Not allowed to bribe the enemy commander into withdrawing with a stolen Elvis LP collection.
    167. I was not recruited by Star League for any reason.
    168. I was also not recruited by 12 dwarves and a wizard to rob a dragon.
    169. I am neither the pagan god nor goddess of fertility.
    170. I cannot name my character Xagyg or any anagram thereof.
    171. My character's dying words are not allowed to be "Hastur, Hastur, Hastur"
    172. At no point can I justify spending force points on a seduction check.
    173. I am not allowed to recreate Veers' March of the AT-ATs on Zhentil Keep.
    174. There is no use of Shatner's spoken word album that doesn't require a humanity check.
    175. I am not directly descended from either Huey Lewis or any member of the News.
    176. I cannot make called shots to the plectrum, anvil, stirrup, hammer or Isle of Langerhans.
    177. Stinking cloud is a privilege, not a right.
    178. There are no profanities in Celestial.
    179. Chummer means he is my friend, not that sharks find him tasty.
    180. I have neither the touch nor the power.
    181. I cannot quote Shakespeare in Crinos.
    182. No figuring out the plot and killing the actual villain five minutes into the adventure.
    183. There are no rules for cooking corn dogs in any d20 supplement.
    184. A starting character has no need for 100gp worth of hemp rope.
    185. My bard does not need roadies for a dungeon crawl.
    186. No cutting line to be a god.
    187. I cannot gain more than three drama die per session for making the GM pee.
    188. I cannot play a elf with a scottish accent, nor a cajun dwarf.
    189. Tourretes is not a flaw, it is a reason to kill the character at creation.
    190. Duel wielding small animals is strictly forbidden.
    191. My character is not related in anyway to Boba Fett. This goes double for Star Wars characters.
    192. If the gun is best fired using the artillery skill, my character is not allowed to have it.
    193. Not allowed to kill vampires with seismic charges.
    194. When the other guy picks swords for the choice of weapons, that does not leave me pistols.
    195. I cannot use a silent feat enabled power word stun and blame it on the dog.
    196. I cannot name a character anything that I can't say politely in another country.
    197. My epic level character cannot take on the minor goblin menace to his country just to stay sharp.
    198. Not allowed to steal my own soul.
    199. My third wish cannot be 'I wish you wouldn't grant this wish'
    200. I cannot name my character cliche canon characters from other systems.
    201. My thief is prohibited from speaking solely in Cant.
    202. Character descriptions cannot contain two of the following words: Slavic, Tonedeaf, Karaoke, Musician.
    203. My superhero's strength is not classified as snazzy, neato or bodacious.
    204. I am not too sexy for the elf, too sexy for the elf, so sexy myself.
    205. My 3rd ed. Red Wizard is not allowed to start a business named Thay Co.
    206. I cannot forge a 1 sword of Brad's Min/Maxed Paladin/Monk Slaying.
    207. The following weapons are not legal choices in a duel: Steamroller, Nerve Gas, Landmine, Midget.
    208. I cannot whine about the crappy selection of magical bec de corbins.
    209. My Paladin's heraldry is not a smiley face.
    210. My Antipaladin's heraldry is not Mr. Yuk.
    211. If at any point if my dwarf takes on the mannerisms of Macho Man Randy Savage, he dies.
    212. If the party always starts the adventure in a tavern, I cannot opt to start in a brothel.
    213. I am not the patron saint of common sense.
    214. There is no prestige class Drizzt Slayer.
    215. They do not make heavy weapons in pump action.
    216. There is an upper limit to the number of Bozo boostergangers I can get in a Volkswagon.
    217. If the weapon is capable of staking vampires hiding behind engine blocks, I can't have it.
    218. No matter my alignment, organizing halfling pit fights is a violation.
    219. In formal introductions to royalty, I must not introduce my companions as just "The Other Guys".
    220. I am not the master of the low blow or the gang up.
    221. If I get that Yugo up to 120mph again, that's gonna get some paradox.
    222. Druids are not against my religion.
    223. I cannot convince the Solo he has a cortex bomb when he really doesn't.
    224. I cannot insinuate elf chicks are all easy, even though you never hear about a half gnome do you?
    225. I am forbidden from monologuing.
    226. Troll bubblegum...bad idea.
    227. My last wish cannot be "I wish we were playing another game."
    228. I cannot use my time machine to hire Hitler a hooker in 1920, thus avoiding WW2.
    229. Not allowed to spontaneously check if the elf can take a punch.
    230. There is no such thing as monofilament tooth floss.
    231. I am not allowed to do anything that would make a Sith Lord cry.
    232. It is not possible to recreate any scene from Dr. Who in Crinos.
    233. If I am the medtech it is generally assumed I am going to have skill in medicine.
    234. My character does not get d34 HP a level.
    235. My Samedi is required to have dots in obfuscate. Plural, as in more than one, two more than none.
    236. My character has no need for 24,000 cartons of cigarettes, especially in his neighbor's garage.
    237. Not allowed to use more than 3 words per game that the GM has to look up the definition.
    238. My bard cannot play or has ever heard of the theremin, didgeridoo or glass armonica.
    239. My rockerboy cannot play or has ever heard of the theremin, didgeridoo or glass armonica.
    240. Any character with more than three skills specializing in chainsaw is vetoed.
    241. Cannot use the jedi mind trick to get out of a speeding ticket.
    242. Not allowed to give quicklings Mountain Dew.
    243. Cannot cast haste on the king during a long winded speech to get him to hurry the hell up.
    244. Not allowed to taunt the rest of the party in 8 different languages because they forgot to take any.
    245. Not allowed to attend any opera whose name the GM confuses with a strip joint.
    246. I cannot keep selling that creepy guy's always naked elf chick to nomads every chance I get.
    247. If the king rewards me with a forest, I am to assume he intends for me to keep it a forest.
    248. There is no Halfling god of groin shots.
    249. If a black op requires me to impersonate an employee, I cannot bill the target for overtime.
    250. Superfluous Man is not a viable superhero concept.
    251. I am not the Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy of Gundam Wing Z.
    252. I can not order the Druid to transform and roll out.
    253. If the other party members forget to take any food prep skills, not allowed to let them starve to death.
    254. I cannot blow 5 paradox in: A police line up, the candy aisle of Krogers, the Miss America Pageant.
    255. I cannot create a superhero that can palm the moon.
    256. The following cleric domains do not exist: Wet T-Shirts, Atheism, Keggers
    257. I cannot wish nobody else gets wishes.
    258. There is no such thing as Skyclad Armor 5
    259. My Highlander's name cannot be McHammer.
    260. Gnomes do not have a racial bonus in bobsled.
    261. The Barbarian's name does not translate into "Screams like little sissy girl" in my language.
    262. When the GM forces the plot, I cannot make choo-choo noises.
    263. Not allowed to attempt to kill the Hutt by pouring salt on him.
    264. I cannot use the time machine to go to Ancient Greece where all the women were leather clad, oiled down with big bosoms.
    265. It assumed my mechwarrior knows at least what one of the buttons in his cockpit does.
    266. At the end of a black-ops, I cannot crank call C-SWAT on the target's phone.
    267. I cannot yell "FREEBIRD" every time the bard makes a perform roll.
    268. Mr. Welch is not allowed to speak in 3rd person.
    269. My character cannot hear the soundtrack.
    270. I cannot derail the adventure for a two hour in character discussion on the qualities of rope.
    271. Tracheotomies are best left to characters with skills in medicine.
    272. No skill allows specializing in defenestration.
    273. No matter how smart I make my animal companion, he still can't take the tax accountant skill.
    274. I cannot commune with the Gods during peak hours.
    275. I must remember at dinner time Rock is not a dwarven delicacy.
    276. I must remember at dinner time Log is not an elven delicacy.
    277. My half-ogre cannot surprise the halflings with spontaneous games of dodgeball.
    278. Anything the DM has to ponder the full impact of for more than a minute is forbidden.
    279. I cannot base any elf off of any British Prime Minister.
    280. Thermonuclear hand grenades do not exist in any genre except Paranoia.
    281. I cannot get emotionally attached to any generic nondescript unnamed NPC.
    282. Even if laughter is the best medicine, it still doesn't restore any of my HP.
    283. I have been assured with total certainty Ralph is not a Japanese name.
    284. When the CO asks for volunteers, I can't help others make a decision.
    285. I am not from Margaritaville, and even if I was, that doesn't excuse the hawaiian shirt and lawn chair during the dress inspection.
    286. No character of mine can start with 400 previous convictions for any misdemeanor.
    287. When asked for advice before a fight "Don't wet yourself in public" is not what they were looking for.
    288. I cannot name my character after another PC already in this game.
    289. My character does not have the flaw Addiction: Helium.
    290. I cannot figure that the dungeon we're in is the Pac-Man maze and point it out to the rest of the party.
    291. I cannot form a huddle to discuss strategy before facing the final monster in the dungeon.
    292. I cannot take all the monsters I've killed to the taxidermist after the adventure.
    293. Clowns shoes have no place in a dungeon crawl.
    294. My dwarf is not claustrophobic, likewise, my elf is not agoraphobic.
    295. When my enemy blinks does not give me an attack of opportunity.
    296. I cannot make called shots with a crew served weapon.
    297. I cannot hand out artillery flares to the bad guys on New Years and tell them they are roman candles.
    298. Sprechen Sie Bang-Bang? is not real German.
    299. I do not get any XP for anyone I kill by stampeding sheep.
    300. I cannot give the rebel operatives the codenames Luke, Han, Chewie or Yoda.
    301. "Well Hung" is not a physical, social or mental trait.
    302. A gimp suit does not count as leather armor.
    303. I cannot gradually describe my character more and more until it's obvious I'm describing Burt Reynolds.
    304. My life long nemesis is not allowed to be the unsuspecting cleric sitting across the table from me.
    305. Anything my character does that ends up as errata I am retroactively prohibited from doing.
    306. Chaotic Evil dieties do not have hymnals.
    307. Even if he can use them from the start, my barbarian can't specialize in fencing weapons.
    308. A Mao suit is not proper garb for my shugenja.
    309. I cannot cast invisibility on random household items like car keys, tea sets and bear traps.
    310. I cannot spend all my points on just followers.
    311. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot start the game as pope.
    312. I am not the son, father, husband, exroommate, former professor or retired garbageman of the villain.
    313. My British Superspy does not get a reroll on his seduction check if his shirt gets ripped off.
    314. Under 'Religion' I cannot put 'Xenu'.
    315. My gnome cannot save point on the ride skill simply by asking for piggyback rides everywhere.
    316. My character is not allowed to commit suicide five minutes into the campaign.
    317. My battlecry is not 'Now young Skywalker you will die'.
    318. Vampiric cows are not the fast food innovation of the future.
    319. My character does not have the flaw: Dark Secret- I'm Kilroy.
    320. The Sultan does not want a treasure bath.
    321. The monk's official title is Brother of the Lotus Path. Not the Slap Happy Jappy.
    322. My bard knows more songs than just "I Saw Your Mommy"
    323. I cannot start the game with a highly contagious deadly disease.
    324. I cannot start the game pregnant.
    325. Even if he was a paragon of humanity in his alternate dimension, Good Hitler is not an appropriate superhero concept.
    326. Cannot accumulate 200 points of flaws for Hackmaster.
    327. I am not allowed to decide which one of us is the Chosen One.
    328. I cannot keep my phaser on disintegrate just because it's the coolest setting.
    329. Not allowed to spoil the plot by simply removing the hinges on the door.
    330. The Halfling Paladin does not represent the Lollipop Guild.
    331. I cannot invoke Consecrate Weapon on a Man of War
    332. I cannot spend character points to buy imaginary friends.
    333. I cannot fistinate anybody, whatever the hell that means.
    334. Pinball is not a specialization for wizards.
    335. When installing cyberware, can't install the Clapper as a built in feature.
    336. Cannot start a Cthuhlu character with a pre-existing hatred of books, altars and cutlery.
    337. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot control 20,000 pigeons and use them as flying piranha.
    338. Any character named El Robotico Jiraffe de Fuego is begging to be vetoed.
    339. Can't avoid going on an epic quest with the excuse "Can't find a sitter"
    340. I cannot start the game married to another PC without their consent.
    341. Not allowed to declare myself a free agent and take offer from other adventuring parties.
    342. After the first adventure I cannot write a tell all book about the party.
    343. I must remember royalty do not share the same love of parody as my bard.
    344. No matter how much I make my IQ roll by, I can't make the other guy's head explode.
    345. I don't have weapon proficiency in elf, either.
    346. I most certainly don't have weapon proficiency in a Phased-plasma rifle in the forty watt range.
    347. If I'm not the decker, I can't do anything I saw in Tron once.
    348. The rest of the party appreciates it if I don't start the game in Cyberpsychosis.
    349. Power Word: Beer Me is not a real spell.
    350. I am not allowed to buzz ANYTHING.
    351. I cannot take skill Profession: Ecdysiast
    352. When I choose my wizard's familar, Belgians are not a legal choice.
    353. I cannot pick a Destroid that makes the Veritech pilots feel inadequate.
    354. Tricking the party into killing each other off and then turning in their corpses for the bounty is frowned upon.
    355. My monk's battlecry is not "Round 1: Fight!"
    356. No matter how well I roll, the Quack skill is not a substitute for the Doctor skill.
    357. I cannot disassemble a car in under 5 minutes.
    358. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot make a character that gets double XP per game for showing up.
    359. Killing quicklings with marbles only works once.
    360. I must remind the GM that my Blessed can Raise Dead before he runs another murder mystery again.
    361. It is not feasible for my Archer to recreate Hudson's Last Stand.
    362. It is very unlikely my half-ogre and the half-elf, half-dragon, tiefling and aasimar have the same dad.
    363. When challenged to a showdown, I'm meant to face him at 10 paces with pistols, not 10 blocks with a Sharpe's Big .50.
    364. I am to avoid killing, upstaging or seducing historical characters.
    365. Not allowed to setup the main villain with the mad scientist's sister.
    366. Female minotaurs do not have udders. This issue is closed.
    367. No using excessive firepower to force the plot along.
    368. My teleporter cannot stop the alien invasion with just the law of displacement, laws of motion, and a huge freakin' asteroid.
    369. Not supposed to stop the soon to be cyberpsycho by disassembling him earlier in the adventure.
    370. What happens in Sigil does not always stay in Sigil.
    371. No thinking up new, creative and fun uses for cursed items.
    372. Cannot start the game blitzed, especially if I was stone sober at the last game break.
    373. It is bad form for the queen to see my nipples.
    374. I am not to combine the advantage Fearless and the disadvantage Curious in the same character again.
    375. Killing the building does not add to my body count.
    376. The barbarian must remember that 'human shield' is a figure of speech.
    377. My character is required to have a minimum wisdom of 10, that way I have no excuses.
    378. I can cannot give my character the moniker "Tim the Barbarian". Especially since he's the bard.
    379. I am to stop asking the elf to put a good word in for me with Santa.
    380. I cannot use the ventriloquism skill to convice the fighter his new sword is a magical talking one.
    381. Min/Max for combat=good. Min/Max for accounting=bad.
    382. I can't bet the power gamer he can't solo the module.
    383. It is not ok to use 10,000 rounds to kill two sentries.
    384. The titles "Viking" and "Obstretrician" are mutually exclusive.
    385. All characters will use the bathroom before the dungeon crawl.
    386. The following words are not legal for the command spell: Prognosticate, theorize, notarize.
    387. I cannot give magic items super easy commands words like 'is' or 'the' and activate when you say them.
    388. Pursue means chase after, not just make called shots to the knees.
    389. My samurai is not required to commit seppuku if he fails to hit the monster.
    390. My character's background must be more indepth than a montage of Queen lyrics.
    391. A starting paladin has no conceivable use for industrial lubricant.
    392. I am forbidden to see when halflings or gnomes bounce higher.
    393. If I can fit my head down the gun's barrel, I can assume it doesn't have the non-lethal option.
    394. If the light spell expires, no lighting the dwarf.
    395. I cannot have any weapon that requires me to crank start it first.
    396. I will refrain from using wildly inaccurate high explosive weapons in close quarters.
    397. I will not tell new players that 1st level characters do not have a scent as a defense mechanism.
    398. No matter what popular media says, harpoons are not proper ninja weapons.
    399. When I have to pick a starting dementia, Stockholm Syndrome is not appropriate.
    400. Check the door means to listen at it, not put several rounds through it.
    401. When a virgin sacrifice is demanded I will not look knowingly at the paladin, netrunner or Hermetic.
    402. No matter how many people I need to feed, I will not use MDC weapons to fish.
    403. My rigger does not get a bonus if his log in code is up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, A, B, Start.
    404. No subcontracting dungeon crawls.
    405. I will not name my character for the power gaming campaign Generic Cleave Path Fighter #7.
    406. The first rule of Finnegan school is not "Do not talk about Finnegan school"
    407. I will not blow all my starting funds on hookers and booze.
    408. If I have to sacrifice my fifth dot in resources to afford it, I can't have that gun.
    409. I will not cast darkness at the magic missile.
    410. If the NPC is on the cover of the rulebook, I can't kill him.
    411. It is bad form to shoot a god while he's monologuing.
    412. I will not try to skip to the main boss dressed like a singing telegram.
    413. The chaotic neutral alignment is forever closed to me.
    414. If my stats are STR10 DEX10 CON8 INT16 WIS17 CHA15 I'd better not be the half-orc barbarian.
    415. My archmage will not join a party running Keep on the Borderlands as a ringer.
    416. I will not substitute accuracy with enthusiasm.
    417. The solution to all my problems is not Crinos.
    418. Steel toe boots do not add to my AC.
    419. Spankings generally will not change evil alignments.
    420. "For the King" is an example of a good battle cry. "Smoke the Mother" is not.
    421. I will not convince the GM's noob GF to play a psychotic combat monster.
    422. My marital status does not affect in anyway my fear checks.
    423. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot play a duck.
    424. I cannot liven up the adventure with snappy musical numbers. Even if they did it on the TV show.
    425. Chainsaws and butter churns filled with bees do not use the same weapon skill.
    426. Thirty minutes after a massive battle against Cathayans I am not bloodthirsty again.
    427. I cannot do anything I saw Jackie Chan do once. Even if I am in Home Depot at the moment.
    428. I will never create a plan that first hinges on the invention of velcro.
    429. If the character isn't deaf, his only language cannot be AMSLAN.
    430. Spray paint is not a substitute for proper camouflage.
    431. We will not implement any battle plan that includes the underlined words "And hope they miss a lot"
    432. Cannot put anything featuring Calvin on my starfighter.
    433. I will not find a peaceful solution to the adventure just to piss off the power gamer.
    434. Never again will I convince a player to keep a character nicknamed "Stumpy McLunger"
    435. No bribing the DM's new GF with chocolate so he'll go easy on us.
    436. Even if my cleric has the domains of Wealth and Healing doesn't give me the right to start an HMO.
    437. From now on my Highlander will refrain from dancing the Can-Can.
    438. The ability to afflict everyone in 150' with herpes is not an acceptable super power.
    439. I will not start the game as a toddler just to rack up massive stat bonuses as I age.
    440. I am forbidden from trying to merge the best features of automatic weapons and manual transmissions.
    441. There is an upper limit on the number of people a bullet will go through.
    442. When told to be subtle, playing a foul mouthed chain smoking squirrel is not a good choice.
    443. Zombies are not infectious in D&D. So I should stop shooting PCs in the head if they are bitten.
    444. Whether it's fair or not, my thief will not insist we take turns checking for traps.
    445. I will not admonish my fellow paladin with 'a little less lawful, a little more good'
    446. Ninjas are not ablative.
    447. If the NPC is critical to the plot later, I cannot crit him 4 times in one round.
    448. I will not attempt to unionize the brutes.
    449. I will not switch to an entirely new class every single time I level.
    450. When told to distract the villainess, they didn't mean with a surprise marriage proposal.
    451. I cannot start the campaign conjoined to another character.
    452. Not allowed to convince the entire party to base the group only off Gary Oldman characters.
    453. I will not redefine the term 'trapdoor'.
    454. No staking a vampire with anything larger than his chest cavity.
    455. Styrofoam is not an appropriate component for golems.
    456. I cannot put my familiar up for stud.
    457. I did not invent the wet tabard contest.
    458. "When I'm in the mood" is not a valid trigger for a contingency spell.
    459. The vampire clan with vissitude is not pronounced 'Karl'
    460. I'd better have a real good excuse for being a necromancer if I'm lawful good.
    461. Tasha's Uncontrollably Hideous Sister is not a real spell.
    462. 1st Watch is not for accordion practice.
    463. Even if it is hip to be square, I still can't play a Modron.
    464. 2nd Watch is not for starting up pick up rugby games with wandering monsters.
    465. After a successful black ops, I will not leave paint bombs under all the boardroom's seat cushions.
    466. 3rd Watch is not clothing optional.
    467. There is no 'accidentally' slipping a Smite Evil into a pillow fight.
    468. If the party wakes to find a chariot upside down in a fountain, I'd better not be the prime, usual or only suspect.
    469. If I wake up to find black cloaked figures in my room, I will not immediately point them to the halflings' room.
    470. Sarcasm is wasted on Imperial Stormtroopers.
    471. I am not fluent in any dialect of gibberish.
    472. When my cleric is told to "Buff the Elf", I know exactly what it means and may not miscontrue it in any way.
    473. No matter the CR of the monster, no naked pookie dances upon victory.
    474. Black and Decker does not make prosthetics.
    475. Can't trick the rest of the party into babysitting my kids.
    476. The alignment of 2 years olds is not automatically Neutral Evil.
    477. I cannot spay the Vargyr.
    478. Castillians do not always end their sentences with the word 'Ariba!"
    479. As a matter of fact, Dwarven Battlegarb in no way resembles Angus Young's stage costume.
    480. I will not address Fauner Posen with 'Jawohl mein Liebenaffe'
    481. I am forbidden from doing anything that ends with a snarf, rimshot or spit take.
    482. No uploading porn to my CO's HUD.
    483. No downloading porn from my CO's HUD.
    484. If the word 'Mullet' appears anywhere on my samurai's character sheet, he's vetoed.
    485. My Mossad agent's battlecry is not "Torah, Torah, Torah"
    486. No how tough the encounter was, I will keep the congratulatory ass slapping to a minimum.
    487. Halfing mating rituals do not include beer can crushing, power belching, or Lynyrd Skynyrd trivia.
    488. If I have to pull out of the dungeon because I'm low on HP, no filing Workman's Comp.
    489. No making up any strange hobbies just to get out of taking watch.
    490. Quoting Bob Dobbs while charging into battle is unusual. Quoting Bob Newhart is right out. Quoting Bob Dillan is just silly.
    491. If my Faith is 4 and your Faith is 2, that doesn't mean Jesus loves me twice as much.
    492. Beer Boy is not an acceptable hireling for the dungeon crawl.
    493. I will not base any Media character off Milo Bloom.
    494. I will not use a time machine to invade Germany on September 2, 1939 by surprise, securing Dutch domination of Europe.
    495. No supplying my own canned applause.
    496. While Bardic music can increase skill rolls, bad jazz adds nothing to seduction rolls.
    497. If somebody in the party has a Wisdom or Intelligence lower than 8, I am forbidden from talking to them.
    498. A firefight is not the best time to tell the party my Medtech has a fear of blood.
    499. No inventing the minefield.
    500. My superhero will not spend points to fly just because he's too lazy to walk.
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    1200 Things Part 2
     To keep the list a bit more readable, split it in half. Here's 501-1000


    501. Even if playing a game allowing animal characters, Tai Chihuahua is not a good concept.
    502. If my name isn't Grimlock, can't start every sentence with "Me Grimlock"
    503. Dwarves do not get Beard Cancer.
    504. If the party is to frequently meet with Queen Victoria, I cannot play a Texan.
    505. My warrior cleric will not pick his deity solely on the god's BAB.
    506. Mjy Vjikjing Skjald wjill njot tjake ljibjertjies wjith thje rjunjic ajlphjabjet.
    507. My character cannot give another character the alcoholic disadvantage during play.
    508. I will not tell the noobie to roll his THACO.
    509. I will not base my superpowers off of Christ. Even if my character is nothing like him.
    510. After a bloody battle, I will not celebrate by lying down and making carnage angels.
    511. When GM demands to know what my character is doing, it better not be "The Charleston"
    512. The nationality of my favorite soccer team does not add to my Brawl Skill.
    513. Trying to rip the face off the villain will not get the Scooby-Doo ending.
    514. No giving my Roman gladiator the short disadvantage and naming him Minimus.
    515. I am not the Lord of Rodly Might.
    516. Not allowed to name my characters Grimlock.
    517. I cannot make called shots to their self esteem.
    518. Affirmative Action does not require me to play a drow.
    519. Dual wielding party members is also frowned upon.
    520. Under no circumstances is my medical droid allowed a groin mounted rectal thermometer.
    521. I will not convince the entire party to play Amish for the cyberpunk campaign.
    522. Not allowed to parry at the wrist.
    523. When I'm rescued the correct response is 'thank you' not 'took your freaking time!'
    524. I will not ask my gun for advice.
    525. Running a non-stop Rocky Horror fest for staked vampires is outside the budget for most Samedi.
    526. If an NPC is known as the "One" I cannot volunteer to be the "Two".
    527. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot spend $64,000 to get the vorpal option for a forklift.
    528. I cannot buy every single advantage during character creation.
    529. My character is not from Duncan, Idaho.
    530. I cannot earn bonus XP for 'catching air' with an MBT. So stop trying.
    531. No making up gnomish subraces.
    532. Despite being a staple of comic books everywhere, I cannot teleport objects in front of naked people.
    533. I cannot increase my comeliness by growing a pornstache.
    534. When I level up, I just can't copy the guy next to me's choices.
    535. I cannot make a dungeon crawl easier by opening a rival dungeon and hiring away all his guards.
    536. If a powergamer joins our crew, I will not billet him in the newly furnished auxiliary airlock.
    537. The Cause Disease spell cannot inflict Nitrogen Narcosis.
    538. Even if I spend the points, I cannot start married to any of the X-Men.
    539. Defensive perimeter traps my character sets up are automatically party knowledge.
    540. A full minute of stunned silence means "My God what did you do?" not "Please continue."
    541. When prompted for a target by the guided missile "the naughty bits" is not a valid choice.
    542. No, I do not have time to carve that mountain in the shape of anything.
    543. There is more to buying rations than ramen, spam and beer.
    544. I will not cast Gate to bind an infernal creature of power to my bidding and make him mow the lawn.
    545. No going 100% tracer round on the HMG just because I like the pretty colors.
    546. Dead party members, while effective, are not appropriate anti-grenade measures.
    547. Perform skill does not apply to the following: Performance art, spoken word, or fan dances.
    548. I cannot have a "What Would Ao Do?" bracelet.
    549. It is not physically possible to cook off an accordion.
    550. Dwarves can indeed tell the difference between their genders.
    551. Cannot install Lojack on the Dragonkin.
    552. If my character's drow wife finds I let my niece appear in a Gnomes Gone Wild Video, my death will not even warrant a saving throw.
    553. No matter how well I make my disguise check, my gnome cannot convincingly pass for any member of Rush.
    554. Even though armor gives him no benefit, my monk still has to wear something.
    555. I will stop snickering every time the monk announces he's touching someone with his quivering palm.
    556. Even though I'm the ranger, I can't stalk the elf babe.
    557. If they get a bonus to spot my gun with a geiger counter, I can't have it.
    558. There is not a 'Take your daughter to work day' for adventurers.
    559. Even if the Ranger offers his sword, the elf his bow and the dwarf his axe, my gnome can't offer his accordion.
    560. Can't hire a sentient black pudding to be the ship's janitor.
    561. I can't play a deep gnome just to make the rest of the party have to pronounce Svirfneblin.
    562. "Pass without trace" doesn't work on bad checks.
    563. I can't make anyone Jewish with a called shot.
    564. The Lutherans don't have an inquisition.
    565. My vampire hunter can't have anything he saw on an infomercial at 3am on PBS.
    566. When confronted with a haunted house with bleeding walls, no converting it into a self supporting blood bank.
    567. I cannot consult my lawyer before making my wish.
    568. My first wish cannot be "I wish you grant all my wishes to the spirit and letter of the wish'
    569. All 3 of my wishes cannot involve Alpacas.
    570. The DM does not want to know how my human fighter is triple wielding scimitars.
    571. I will not secretly maze the wizard's familiar, druid's companion or paladin's mount just for a laugh.
    572. Even if the rules say otherwise, I cannot carry 100lbs of styrofoam without encumbrance penalties.
    573. Improved evasion does not work against Save vs. DM.
    574. "Get dressed quickly in the dark" is not an advantage, bonus, benefit, feat, skill, perk or merit.
    575. Even if I'm a near immortal demi-god with the power to create entire worlds with a thought, still bad to throw a party when Dad's away without permission.
    576. I can't use my sneak attack opportunity to cop a feel.
    577. No matter how stupid the PC's comment, it doesn't provide an attack of opportunity.
    578. Rectomancy is not a school of magic.
    579. "Pimp my Death Star" is not a real show, and I'd better believe Grand Moff Tarkin knows this.
    580. A sledgehammer does not give any bonus to my search for secret doors roll.
    581. No filling the paladin's stocking with coal on Christmas to make him wonder what he's got to atone for.
    582. I can't thwart the Rebel Alliance's attack with the newly invented manhole cover.
    583. Can't intimidate the evil wizard just by constantly summoning bigger versions of what he's just summoned.
    584. On second thought, a minotaur architect is a really bad idea.
    585. No using psychic powers before the adventure to figure out who to take life insurance out on.
    586. Cannot spend extra money to get the optional "flay" setting for my pistol.
    587. No taunting the 1st level magic user with "Mighty bold talk for a guy with only 4HP."
    588. Paladins are immune to STDs, but if I take advantage of this ability, I lose it. Wonderful paradox, isn't it?
    589. If my gun on a scale of 1-10 is a 7, it's vetoed if that's the Richter scale.
    590. I can't convince the rival party our Q-Ship is just named that because it's piloted by John DeLancie.
    591. Defibrillators do not allow me the use of the Cleave feat.
    592. No matter how well I roll, other PCs cannot be haggled into paying me to perform errands for me.
    593. Tensor's Herniated Disc is not a real spell.
    594. True to fluff or not, my berserker cannot take the beekeeping skill.
    595. I cannot pick a race with a prehensile ANYTHING.
    596. No dual wielding whips until I at least have proficiency with them.
    597. The party does not need to know about the time I woke up duct taped to the back of a Drow Matron Mother.
    598. Any adventure that ends up with my character being worshiped as an orc god was just a dream. Retroactively if need be.
    599. Cannot start the new adventure with me trying to run down who ever didn't show up for the last adventure.
    600. Even if I'm a wizard, I still can't apply embarrassing tattoos to the NPC.
    601. If we run out of cannonballs armadillos will not do in a pinch.
    602. Find Familiar scrolls are not a substitute for the hunting skill.
    603. I cannot have any gun mentioned in the Geneva Convention by name.
    604. If my alignment forbids torture, that includes Gnomish Poetry Slams.
    605. Even if this an adventuring party, I can't show up to the adventure drunk and wearing only a toga, lampshade and half elf stripper.
    606. If my power is super growth, that includes my skin.
    607. A N-Scale tuba player is not an appropriate miniature for my gnome bard.
    608. The answer to 'who's got point?' is not the fireball.
    609. No diety will let me use my nipples as holy symbols.
    610. I cannot name my character Dwead Piwate Woberts.
    611. No initiating social challenges based only on the color of the werewolf's shoes.
    612. Every time a PC takes himself out through his own stupidity does not let me sing the Oompa-Loompa song.
    613. I can't have a magic item I can't request with a straight face.
    614. My superhero tank must be height/weight proportionate.
    615. One close call with a mimic does not give me the right to attack every door I come across.
    616. Even if they are the same cliched acid for blood aliens, can't load my shotgun with baking powder.
    617. The forehead is not an appropriate place for a kill count holo-tattoo.
    618. No matter how much my humanity loss, a chainsaw is not a substitute for a bayonet.
    619. No matter what the dice say, I can't kill a 4th gen vampire with a pump action loaded with buck in a single round.
    620. My Blessed does not have the hindrance Ailin': Stigmata.
    621. No offering the old man and the farm kid a better rate to Alderaan.
    622. Paladins make poor vikings. And vice versa.
    623. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot play a Dire Gummi Bear.
    624. When asked what my character is doing, it had better not be the vitakinetic.
    625. I must remember before the next time I shave off the sleeping dwarf's beard and glue it to the sleeping elf, wars have been started that way.
    626. Dwarves are not proper substitutes for pufferfish.
    627. The GM decides if my character dies from a stroke, not me.
    628. I can't use audible glamour to trick the cleric into building an ark.
    629. Just because they are all into rock, metal and axes, dwarves are not all headbangers.
    630. Replacing the solo's bullets with blanks so he comes in dead last in bodycount isn't funny.
    631. Medicine cabinets are not the best place to stash spare squeeze tubes of explosive putty.
    632. When asked to tutor someone on his defense trait, can't keep punching him until he get it.
    633. When told to choose my weapon in a duel with the assassin, can't pick his weapon.
    634. Cannot recreate any scene in 2001: Space Odyssey involving women's lingerie.
    635. Arguments cannot end with the statement 'Alright, we'll settle this like penguins!'
    636. Recon means tell them what I saw, not slaughter all the monsters without them.
    637. German characters do not gets 4 racial bonus to intimidate French characters.
    638. The DM is not impressed by me spoiling his well planned ambush by just casting Glassee on the door.
    639. Before hiding with all the werewolves to ambush the Settite, make sure he didn't leave the LARP 4 hours ago.
    640. Even if he loves me too, Chitti-Chitti-Bang-Bang is not an appropriate choice for the romance background.
    641. Casual attire does not include shoulder holsters.
    642. My character's grandma was not, is not and will never be a contract killer.
    643. Even if the rules allow it, I can't gain 1,000,000 XP with one forged check.
    644. No matter how much mousse I use, my hair will never have damage resistance.
    645. My matter how high my faith skill, still can't take God as an ally.
    646. If the game store owner goes into vapor lock, the adventure is over.
    647. Any answer to a question involving the words 'wizard', 'station wagon' and 'wood paneling' is no.
    648. Can't marry off another PC more than half a dozen times.
    649. Zero bodycount does not mean just the ones they can find.
    650. Gnolls don't fall for the fake ball trick more than once.
    651. My alignment is not Sarcastic Good.
    652. My fighter cannot take the flaw: Addiction- stabbing things.
    653. Cannot wish for the party to have common sense. Even the wish spell has its limits.
    654. If the party goes into my room and finds a Deva wearing only baby oil, oven mitts and spurs, they can start the module without me.
    655. When asked my position in the party, it's not 'whatever's closest to Bangkok.'
    656. A crayon is typically going to cause a penalty to my forgery skill.
    657. Can't put a glass bottom on my tank to I can see the looks on their faces.
    658. Changes sexes is restricted to male or female.
    659. Quoting Ministry lyrics is not SOP for the Gladius Dei.
    660. Walmart is not my one stop shopping place for hunting vampires.
    661. The line on my character sheet for 'Sex' is not for keeping score.
    662. My Paladin will stop referring to her detect evil power as Evildar.
    663. Even if I just rolled 832d6 for damage, still can't get a bonus to my intimidate check.
    664. Unlike real life, I don't gain the whirlwind attack to smack all my backtalking children.
    665. My WW2 era mad scientist will pick a new target for his project other than Manhattan.
    666. When offered a Dracheneisen item of my choice, can't pick Nunchucks.
    667. No matter what the dice say, can't decapitate an Aberrant with a straight razor.
    668. AT-ST soccer games are strictly against Imperial Army protocols.
    669. Cannot name Boba Fett as a godparent to any of my children.
    670. While I'm fixing the X-Wing, the brash pilot is still miffed about the Y-Wing loaner.
    671. House Kurita Mechwarriors do not appreciate posters of Godzilla taped over their optical sensors.
    672. Teleport Without Pants is not a real spell.
    673. It's not necessary to install a portcullis in every single room of my castle.
    674. When deciding what to do with the ancient alien artifacts we discovered, EBAY is not an option.
    675. Even if the rules allow it, I can't take the identical twin advantage 22 times.
    676. My character's primary purpose in the party is not to just leech 1/6 of all the XP.
    677. Elves do not have the racial trait: No Gag Reflex.
    678. Distract the bad guy does not mean with a recreation of the Apollo landing.
    679. I do not have time in the Black Ops for break dancing, Greco-Roman Wrestling or phone sex.
    680. My axe doesn't go off accidentally when I'm cleaning it.
    681. Even if he is a total blast, can't channel Baron Samedi at a Coming Out Ball.
    682. Can't make a called shot with a flamethrower.
    683. After finishing the cliched "New boss is villain" adventure, can't file for unemployment.
    684. My mummy can't take out multiple life insurance policies on himself and name himself the prime beneficiary.
    685. The game of chicken does not involve the polymorph spell.
    686. My vampire hunter does not take the "un" out of "undead"
    687. I cannot backstab anybody with a Buick Skylark.
    688. Even if the rules allow it, my Paladin cannot have the flaw: Hatred- All living things.
    689. The combat feats I can use with a battering ram are extremely restricted.
    690. Mordenkainen's Dysfunctional Family is not a real spell.
    691. No matter what the kids say, animated balloon animals is a poor use of the Create Golem feat.
    692. The Dr. Jones School of Swordfighting is not an appropriate Swordsman's School.
    693. There is no conspiracy to write out the gnome's contribution to the Fellowship of the Ring.
    694. Search the old castle means enter it, not level it with artillery and dig through the rubble.
    695. Buying the Elf Babe a trampoline and telling her it boosts her Dexterity isn't fooling anybody.
    696. Any plan involving strapping puppies to my armor is vetoed.
    697. No "accidentally" crosswiring the X-Wing's fire control and ejection seat switches.
    698. During the Black Ops no accessing the target's HR files and getting babes' phone numbers.
    699. Fed Ex does not deliver to the Keep on the Borderlands.
    700. Not allowed to use basic economics to crash the evil empire's economy by spending all my swag there at once.
    701. Cannot take the moniker "the Hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalinist"
    702. The Banana of Disarming is not a real magic item.
    703. Cannot sharpen Ioun stones for increased headbutt damage.
    704. No using my hideously low Charisma to get the villain to do the opposite of what I suggest.
    705. Need to stop using my reality altering ability to make every day Mardi Gras.
    706. Cannot base my barbarian after Wink Martindale.
    707. A throat punch does not give a bonus in a contested philosophy check.
    708. My paladin mini is vetoed if it's obviously Private Drake from Aliens.
    709. Any plan is vetoed if it was obviously inspired by Boromir.
    710. My info gathering mission must include info that wasn't obviously obtained in a brothel.
    711. If almost all the words in my character's background start with the same letter, he's vetoed.
    712. When told to leave a trail for the rest of the party to follow, they didn't mean with cigarette butts.
    713. If if the rules allow it, can't sink a battleship with a stapler.
    714. I do not get a bulk discount on ninjas.
    715. Even if the rules allow it, I can't invent the strip joint.
    716. I cannot play a race the GM can't pronounce.
    717. I cannot start the game in post-apocalyptic Poland driving a Porsche.
    718. Warnings given retroactively in battle aren't appreciated.
    719. A fluffy tail does not add to my comliness if I'm already 1' tall, furry and a squirrel.
    720. Don't have to include the line "And then stab them a lot" in the plan; it's already assumed.
    721. Even if my super power is invisibility, still have to provide a model for my character.
    722. Can't intentionally fail all my secret door checks so I don't have to play Tomb of Horrors again.
    723. If my character is related to a god, it can't be as a parent.
    724. The time machine is not for finishing my set of Disciple autographs.
    725. No, there is not a Mr. Of Arc. No, I still can't hit on her.
    726. My black ops experience does not include panty raids and beer runs.
    727. Cannot singlehandedly make Starfleet Academy the #1 party school in the Alpha Quadrant.
    728. Not legal to retroactively challenge anyone I just shot to a duel.
    729. Cannot take the flaw Obsession: Elf Chick's lingerie.
    730. No part of the plan includes: You give me the idol, I give you the whip.
    731. No matter how many called shots to the neck I make, I'm still not going to cause a cool pyrotechnics display.
    732. Not allowed to trade in my X-Wing for a Gunstar.
    733. Cannot make a plan that hinges on the villain first being allergic to peanuts.
    734. My character's background cannot be a wikipedia biography with "Falco" crossed off and my character's name written in.
    735. Adding hydrolics to my R2 unit does not give him an intimidate bonus.
    736. No taking the party to Kara-Tur just because my character has a thing for Asian chicks.
    737. Will not color code everything on the ship just to piss off the Vargyr.
    738. Though highly educational, no more slipping the anti-paladin sodium pentathal.
    739. Can't make the blacks ops super easy by sending a couple of strippers to the guardroom first.
    740. Not allowed to give my character a name from a bushman click language.
    741. Not possible to tap a keg for mana.
    742. Apparently Chaotic Angry and Neutral Hungry aren't real alignments either.
    743. Even if the rules allow it, can't takes out an MBT with a shotgun loaded with slug.
    744. My second wish can't be for a new, more open minded genie to grant my remaining wishes.
    745. Can't wish I was the GM.
    746. No making up holidays for my cleric.
    747. Can't just walk the obstacle course, even though I beat everybody who tried to run it.
    748. Holding a pillow over a sleeping person's face is not a gnomish expression of affection.
    749. There is not a Spent Clip Fairy.
    750. A bag of holding is a bad place to stash bear traps, badgers or crushed glass.
    751. If the party has to pose as classical German composers, I will not declare "I'll be Bach"
    752. Cannot take the spetum as my favorite weapon just because it sounds dirty.
    753. No encouraging swedish accents.
    754. Even if the rules give no maximum encumbrance, still can't pick up the bank and walk away with it.
    755. There is a reason no game has pasties in it's starting equipment list.
    756. The Power Armor skill does not have a cascade skill dance.
    757. I will not build a character with a skill from every single expansion book.
    758. Not allowed to take a toad for a familiar just for it's pharmaceutical properties.
    759. Restricted to one blue chip for humor per game.
    760. Can't use the time machine to rename famous historical discoveries after myself.
    761. Not allowed to forge the 1.1 ring.
    762. Fighter can't put points in Perform just so he can hammer dance after each fatal critical hit.
    763. No slipping the juicer Ritalin.
    764. In the middle of a chase in a commandeered car can't spend an action to change the radio presets.
    765. Can't parry with a called shot to the face.
    766. No more Crazy Ivans while I'm driving the AT-AT.
    767. When challenged to a high noon shoot-out, that means in the time zone I'm currently in.
    768. Burning my bard song on CD and putting it on repeat does not mean the effect never ends.
    769. Before turning undead, make sure the assassin didn't take the vampire template.
    770. My mythos investigator doesn't talk in his sleep.
    771. Mashed potatoes do not add to my damage resistance.
    772. Not allowed to base a paladin off Lee Marvin.
    773. My great axe priviledges can be taken away.
    774. If I've leveled up 5 times to the Dragonkin's 0, that doesn't mean I'm lapping him.
    775. My investigator's motto is not "99% Mythos Lore, 1% Sanity- don't push me"
    776. Even if it was obviously in self defense, my character is not allowed to kill George Takei.
    777. Tai Kwan Doberman is not a real martial art.
    778. It is not possible to bioengineer a kosher pig.
    779. Even if we are in Ravenloft, Paladin can't go up ten levels in one night.
    780. When told I have to join the RPGA to play in a game, can't sign the membership card "D. Duck."
    781. My tribe's trial by combat ritual is not best described as "Calvinball with axes"
    782. My paladin's job is not to enforce happiness.
    783. The following are also not acceptable Ironclaw characters: Mortal Wombat, Dalai Llama, Boom Orangutan.
    784. Monks do not make 3 Stooges sounds in combat.
    785. Even if the rules allow it, can't shoot 20 guys in one round with a musket.
    786. No I cannot keep the drow priestess we just found as a pet.
    787. "Start a career in modeling" is not an appropriate use of the Suggestion spell.
    788. "You take the scary one" is not our default battle strategy.
    789. Even if it's for his own safety, can't secretly remove the firing pins from the powergamer's guns.
    790. If I have access to warm water, I don't take watch unsupervised.
    791. Not allowed to give any birthday gift to a child that immediately earns me a dark side point.
    792. Despite the movie's claims, Wookies get no racial bonus for chess.
    793. When building a superhero, can't spend half his points on radar sense and the other half on cooking.
    794. Pregen characters do not have cutesy nicknames, even if their real names are pretty lame.
    795. Improved Evasion is not solid proof "Duck and Cover" works.
    796. In the middle of the black ops can't lock a bunch of long haired molting cats into the CEO's office.
    797. If in the middle of our dressing down our CO strokes out, we took the joke too far.
    798. Not allowed to use guppies as buckshot.
    799. Can't hunt drow with a spotlight and 30.06.
    800. The default response to a social challenge in any game is not to just shoot them.
    801. We do not settle disputes in Paper-Rock-Scissors with games of Vampire.
    802. Fake eye spots on my helmets do not help intimidate the monster.
    803. If my personal carried firepower exceeds that of the Battleship Texas, there's a problem.
    804. I cannot take the Dementia: Obsession counting things if I'm not a Malkavian.
    805. On second thought, I can't take it even if I am a Malkavian.
    806. My character cannot have a noticeable impact, positive or negative, on a town's population.
    807. Large dice are for rolling. Not sound effects.
    808. Covering fire does not include nuclear weapons.
    809. I don't earn the bonus XP for a written background if it's just a summary of the plot to Dig-Dug.
    810. While the party is off searching for secret doors, can't position the slain orcs in compromising positions.
    811. In the middle of a black ops can't reprogram the cleaning droids to wax the floors for 12 hours straight.
    812. I don't have to take a lower level bard adventuring as my opening act.
    813. Taking the orc warlord's skull as a trophy is acceptable. Not as a hand puppet.
    814. Sending the villain a nymph stripper only works once.
    815. Somebody doesn't "accidentally" fall on two dozen shanks.
    816. The adventure wrap up is the epilogue. Not Miller Time.
    817. Cannot challenge anyone to a dance off. To the death.
    818. Augment their psi means their mental powers, not their air pressure.
    819. Taking each class as I level in alphabetical order is forbidden.
    820. Even if the rules allow it, my Paladin can't serve the god of obituaries.
    821. My sorcerer will not take a level in druid just to make it easier to get to the flammable stuff.
    822. If everybody in the room is in black leather, we're in the thieves' guild. Not a fetish club.
    823. Even if infinitely useful, absolute power over elastics is not an appropriate super power.
    824. The back up trap handler is not the guy with the lowest INT.
    825. I cannot have Bracers of Brachiation until I tell the DM what brachiation really means.
    826. Elves do not respond to chainsaws the same ways dogs react to vacuum cleaners.
    827. My battlemech does not play Dixie every time I hit the jump jets.
    828. Even if the mages critically fumbles his stealth check, can't threaten to bleed him slow.
    829. Despite the song's claim, a pelvic thrust does not cause Sanity loss.
    830. Even if we are in Sweden, I can't use one blanket seduction check on the entire crowd.
    831. I didn't 'accidentally' forget to buy any skills.
    832. I will not run up my bar tab and then skip out leaving the DM's super NPC to foot the bill.
    833. Overrunning a larger army is not a glorious victory if it happened at 3AM and they were still in bed.
    834. I will stop reminding Elminster he's not as cool as Merlin, Gandalf or that shapechanging wizard from Krull.
    835. I cannot lure out the Psycho Killer into an ambush by having sex with another character.
    836. No paraphrasing the party leader's elaborate plan as 'pick somebody you don't like and let them know it.'
    837. Even if the rules allow it, I can't take the 1st Armored Division as an ally.
    838. Doesn't matter how high my influence is; I still can't make Carmen Miranda hats part of the unit's dress code.
    839. In the middle of a black ops no inserting a memo into the target's computer mandating 'clothing optional Mondays'.
    840. Even if it would have immediately solved the last six adventures, I won't throw dynamite in every well I come across.
    841. No more tricking rookies into putting whoopie cushions on Lord Vader's throne.
    842. When handed Dieties and Demigods and told to pick a god for my druid, I will skip right by the Cthulhu Mythos.
    843. It doesn't matter how high his hit points or damage reduction are, we aren't sending the dwarf into battle via catapult.
    844. As a matter of fact, Jeopardy does screen for telepaths.
    845. It's not a good idea to taunt Greek heroes with "Who's your daddy?"
    846. Doesn't matter if it's an anime style game, I don't get a bonus to hit with eyepokes.
    847. Polymorph Mother-in-Law is not a real spell.
    848. The Caern is not "Disneyworld as if run by coyotes"
    849. The FBI tends to notice when people buy several miles of hamster tubing at once.
    850. Doesn't matter how practical, we aren't reanimating the dead dragon and having him haul that horde back for us.
    851. When plumbing the depths of depravity, I must remember to come up for air.
    852. Any superhero offensive to more than two major religions is vetoed.
    853. Even if I'm faced with yet another Get of Fenris Lupus Ahroun, I will not refer to him as CliChe Guevara.
    854. We will not take the dead dryad with us to use as kindling.
    855. I will not keep reincarnating that bugbear until he comes back as something we can actually eat.
    856. A funeral is not a proper place for setting new fashion trends.
    857. I will not disbelieve the magic mouth before he gives out the important plot information.
    858. Even if it is hours of entertainment, can't feed the Red Talon peanut butter.
    859. I will concede we're on a dungeon crawl and stop trying to talk to the monsters.
    860. Under religion I cannot put Born Again Klingon.
    861. I will not use undocumented zombie workers to help build my castle.
    862. Bigby's Offensive Finger is not a real spell.
    863. Even if there is no alignment in Traveller, giving feuding TL1 tribes TL12 weapons and putting the results on PPV is just wrong.
    864. My doctor's bag will contain more than just a bonesaw and a bottle of whiskey.
    865. I do not put the cad in decadent, nor the rave in depraved.
    866. Even if it's catchy, I don't have to yell my battlecry everytime I roll to attack.
    867. We can't all play bards just to relive our favorite Spinal Tap moments.
    868. I cannot have a gun with an area of affect larger than it's range.
    869. Richard Simmons is not an appropriate role model for a Get of Fenris.
    870. I will not use my vast personal knowledge of Dublin, Texas to get an unfair advantage in the campaign.
    871. My halfling cannot take the flaw Obsession: Ring of Invisibility.
    872. Any gun that sets off the metal detector before I even pass through it is vetoed.
    873. I will not combine Thermographic Sights and a gun that can shoot through walls. It makes Black Ops too easy.
    874. After cleaning out Ravenloft, when it's my turn to pick treasure, can't call dibs on the castle.
    875. If my superhero has a healing factor, claws, combat sense and longevity, he can't take the flaw Total Pacifist.
    876. If I want to play a rampaging nordic warrior and get handed a treehugging elf hippie instead, I can't play her like a rampaging nordic warrior.
    877. Even if I am playing a chick, I can't spend all my starting cash on shoes.
    878. Rifts in the time/space continuum are not for my personal amusement.
    879. Buying a bigger gun does not restore sanity.
    880. Searching the dead PC for spell components is ok. Using him for spell components is not.
    881. Any character that can run the 2 minute mile is vetoed.
    882. I will not convince the party to name all the characters the same thing.
    883. I do not need to see proof of insurance before making a medtech roll.
    884. Customs doesn't care what my charisma bonus is.
    885. Halflings do not store food in their cheeks for winter.
    886. Elves are not deciduous.
    887. Despite evidence to the contrary, half-elves do not automatically go both ways.
    888. Breast enhancing spells gain no benefits from meta-magic feats.
    889. I will not try to regain sanity by nailing the reporter chick in public.
    890. Dwarves do not get Roto-Rooters as racial weapons.
    891. I will not brag too loudly I'm the real reason behind the sinking of the Titanic.
    892. Cultists tend to notice if you've replaced their summoning ritual with Jitterbug instructions.
    893. Invisibility is all or nothing, can't just target their clothes.
    894. I can't just keeping buy rounds of drinks until everybody passes out so I can rob them.
    895. I will not miss the final epic battle just because I crit my seduction check.
    896. Polish is not a sub-dialect of gnomish.
    897. Any action causing the powergamer to storm off while actually appreciated is frowned upon.
    898. Healing people of other faiths gets a penalty in Deadlands. Not Serenity.
    899. I will not have the architect build my castle using a hexadecimal base to screw with the powergamer.
    900. I will not fill the bag of holding with dirt so we can just fill in pit traps as we detect them.
    901. In the middle of the Black Ops a diversion is not blowing off the top twenty floors of the building.
    902. Can't set the bad guy on fire until after I've blown the persuasion roll.
    903. If I fail to make a bluff check, can't shoot him to change it to an intimidate check.
    904. Not possible to fire a gun with your teeth.
    905. Humming the James Bond theme in the middle of a Black Ops doesn't give me any bonuses.
    906. They make platemail in a variety of styles. Crotchless is not one of them.
    907. Can't use my attack bonus as a substitute for the skill: Hibachi Chef.
    908. I can't take Telekinesis as an auxilary mode just to get free food from the snack machine.
    909. Dual wielding spike chains does not let me use the battlecry "DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER!"
    910. I will not convince the entire party to play rockerboys so we can be a Europe cover band.
    911. Can't take a level of monk just for tone.
    912. Droogie is not a starting language.
    913. After casting my one first level spell, can't leave the dungeon to go sleep.
    914. Can't bribe the biokinetic to take my drug test for me.
    915. On second thought, let's not disguise the wookies in the stormtrooper uniforms.
    916. A runic facial tattoos is acceptable for my berserker. Not a Betty Boop.
    917. Have one point in every single skill in the game doesn't count as a super power.
    918. Can't clean out the dungeon by renting the adjacent dungeon and being as obnoxious as possible.
    919. Goldfish do not get a bonus in a staredown.
    920. My mech gunner can't have a nude pinup in his cockpit. Especially if it's of his pilot.
    921. "But she's hot!" is not an acceptable excuse for my Black Ops solo dating the tabloid reporter.
    922. No matter how much we look, we're not finding the secret door leading to the back of the villain's hideout.
    923. Druids do not hibernate.
    924. Before I make my next wish I have to ask myself: "Is this going to shatter the very fabric of reality again?"
    925. Any gun that can fire more rounds in one shot than I can physically carry is vetoed.
    926. If given a stock NPC, I must play him as written. So Jar-Jar has to lose the sarape and the cigar.
    927. I do not get a bulk discount at the jenny's guild.
    928. The Flaw: Odious Personal Habit- Teleports into romantic moments is only available at the maximum penalty.
    929. Telekinetic Redhead Chick is not a real superhero.
    930. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot circumnavigate the world on foot in one turn.
    931. There are no alignment restrictions on becoming a lawyer.
    932. Nowhere in the bible does it say ninjas have to line up in a straight line to fight me.
    933. If escorting a high priority target, I can't biosculpt the entire team to look like her.
    934. Nerve gas complicates fast talk rolls.
    935. Cannot take the shape of any animal the GM doesn't know.
    936. 'The power of Christ compels me' does not justify my Blessed's actions.
    937. I cannot take life insurance out on anybody I have for the enemy background.
    938. Psychotherapy doesn't eliminate the alignment change penalty.
    939. Just because I've hit name level does not automatically give me groupies.
    940. I will not abuse the Exemplary virtue to set up highly choreographed dance routines with random crowds.
    941. In the middle of a black ops I cannot make an educational video.
    942. We do not need an elf on this dungeoncrawl for the same reason miners need canaries.
    943. I am not Bjorn of Borg.
    944. Before accepting a harem as a reward for my heroism, need to check with the wife.
    945. I don't get any equipment before the GM can Google it.
    946. If Australia doesn't exist, I can't use my Australian accent. Even if I am playing a space koala.
    947. I cannot bet the powergamer he can't field strip the grenade faster than me.
    948. Even if the rules allow it, I can't catch dropped cannonballs with my teeth without drawbacks.
    949. I will not make my castle's halls 9x9x9' to keep out gelatinous cubes.
    950. The ability to give superpowers to characters is acceptable. Naming the character Captain Franchise is not.
    951. The most important stat in Call of Cthulhu is not movement.
    952. Keifer Sutherland does not make numerous cameos in my character's background telling him he's destined for greatness.
    953. No matter how high my strength, still can't use that wall as a shield.
    954. I will not convince the entire party to play identical copies of the same character on the grounds we're sextuplets.
    955. No matter his age, my bard can't start a boy-band.
    956. Despite the halberd being 6' long, it can't hit monsters more than 5' away.
    957. Even if it's been more than two hours since we left the bar, the dwarf isn't getting the DT's.
    958. No matter how practical, I can't have shotgunchucks.
    959. The town drunk is not our one stop source for all mythos happenings in every town.
    960. I will not base my Call of Cthulhu character off the lead character in Slingblade.
    961. Even if I am pissed for working on my birthday, in the middle of a Black Ops I will not refer to my CO only by his first name.
    962. If I don't have an instrument for my bardic song, an 'air mandolin' won't suffice.
    963. After critting with a cannon, we can't dump a barrel of gunpowder over the gunner's mate.
    964. Elves aren't marsupials.
    965. Even if we're freezing to death, I won't cut open the half-orc and shove the elf inside him.
    966. Using precog on the personals to find out who puts out on a first date is abusing the power.
    967. There is no such thing as a Tequila Golem.
    968. A paladin with a British accent is acceptable. One with a Peter Lorre accent isn't.
    969. When I'm allowed a bunny as a familiar, that doesn't include Ava Fabian.
    970. I will not make a super hero that requires a graphing calculator to create.
    971. I cannot take the flaw Enemy: Random packs of wild dogs.
    972. "Threesome" is not a specialty of the seduction skill.
    973. Shotguns are not a traditional part of Texas funerals.
    974. If short changed at the Hong Kong deli I will call the manager. Not roll for initiative.
    975. There is something wrong with a 2nd level Kamikaze.
    976. I was not issued a flamethrower for my own personal amusement.
    977. Disable plot device is not a real skill.
    978. Nowhere in the plan does Franco go in where the others have been.
    979. Mumus do not appear in the starting equipment list for a reason.
    980. As a matter of fact, a 90' tall hostile pineapple is much more terrifying than a dragon.
    981. My last wish cannot be for Ragnarok.
    982. Trailblaze means find a path, not cut down every tree between here and there.
    983. Elves do not take 1d3 1 minutes for their entire menstrual cycle.
    984. In the middle of a black ops I cannot moonlight as tech support.
    985. Even if it isn't in the rules, I have to use the same scale miniature as everybody else.
    986. I cannot switch miniatures between each combat.
    987. Even if starving, can't suckle the elf chick.
    988. David Bowie cannot cast glitterdust at will. This issue is also closed.
    989. When asked to describe my character, I can leave out the hickies.
    990. Even if he botches his medicine roll, I can't sue the medtech for malpractice.
    991. "Kiww the Wabbit" is not a proper viking battlecry.
    992. The rest of the party would appreciate it if I didn't take Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy as a flaw.
    993. Even if the rules allow it, I can't empty out the entire castle for a week with just a cherry bomb.
    994. Corporate Pop Whore is not a real prestige class.
    995. Drakkar Heartgourger is not a proper name for a paladin.
    996. Dwarves can't take trees as favored enemies.
    997. I can't beat on the drow until he admits his name is Toby.
    998. The script for the Baywatch movie does not cause more Sanity loss than the Necronomicon.
    999. I can't train squirrel mobs to abuse the grapple rules.
    1000. I will stop referring to the powergamer as MinMaximus.

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    1200 Things Part 3
     1001. No matter how bad the game is going, I won't stradle the table like Slim Pickens riding a bomb.
    1002. Foam Finger of Death is not a real spell.
    1003. I cannot start with an armor class higher than my actual age.
    1004. Not permitted to die from essence loss during character creation.
    1005. Even if I bought the book at Walmart, I don't get a discount on advantages.
    1006. If I take the Poison Immunity advantage, that doesn't include Radiation.
    1007. That whole Expedition to the Barrier Peaks? Dream Sequence.
    1008. Texans do not get revolvers as a racial weapon proficiency.
    1009. No matter how many points I put into the skill, can't use sword swallowing to parry.
    1010. Stone Giants don't have heat sinks.
    1011. Even if we are facing Yuan Ti, my battlecry cannot be "COBRA!"
    1012. Note to self: Lightsaberchucks...BAD IDEA
    1013. The expressive dance skill is not a substitute for language skills.
    1014. I will stop blaming every massacre we come across on Decepticons.
    1015. Despite what the rules say, berserking does not improve my aim.
    1016. Even if spells are use them or lose them, I will not waste Meteor Swarms on a goblin.
    1017. I will not lay siege to Cinderella's Castle.
    1018. Elves do not get Viking Funerals.
    1019. Even if we have more ammo than fuel, I still have to cut down the tree with the chainsaw, not the HMG.
    1020. If we have to add a new PC mid-campaign, he doesn't have to pass a drug test first.
    1021. Can't use the Jedi Mind Trick to convince the stormtroopers the Droids over there are the Droids they are looking for.
    1022. Can't start the game with 24 hours to live.
    1023. The bluff skill is no substitute for actually knowing the spell.
    1024. Slings make poor thongs. And vice versa.
    1025. If I have two cyberarms, they have to be on different sides.
    1026. My character cannot gain a level through nepotism.
    1027. I will not use the d20 system to test the validity of any Kennedy Assassination theory.
    1028. My character has mastery level in singing. I do not.
    1029. I will not convert to Eilistraee just so I can watch naked drow chicks getting their groove on.
    1030. No matter how much he pisses me off, I will not raise the barbarian’s dead mother-in-law.
    1031. Just because my superhero game has 18 stats and yours only has 3, doesn’t mean mine is 6x better.
    1032. Monofilament does not automatically make the world a better place.
    1033. Holding the hand crossbow sideways ‘gangsta style’ does not add to my intimidate check.
    1034. Even if I wait for the ninja to jump at me, I can’t crucify him with a repeating crossbow in a single round.
    1035. If at any point in his lifespan my character can clear out every single Cave of Chaos in one single round, he’s vetoed.
    1036. My druid can't summon or change into a skunk. No seriously, it’s not allowed in the rulebook.
    1037. Kangaroos are poor substitutes for taun-tauns.
    1038. There is no such thing as a Viking Assisted Suicide.
    1039. Jury Summoning I is not a real spell.
    1040. I can not name my character anything that was suggested by Tom Servo.
    1041. Doesn’t matter if I’m just using to spot weld, force lightning still gets me a dark side point.
    1042. Erasing the compass on the map and redrawing it in reverse does not mean the villain will start building his evil railroad backwards.
    1043. Ninjas do not have a hive mind.
    1044. No matter how much ammo I start with, I can’t impact the total world supply.
    1045. We will not gut every animal we kill to see if they have treasure inside like in video games.
    1046. We can’t stabilize the dying villain before we make our escape just in case he was a load bearing villain.
    1047. If my troll is the smartest character in the party, the entire party is vetoed.
    1048. I will not attempt to overdose on Rogaine so I can disguise myself as a wookie.
    1049. I can’t summon anything in MM4 just so I can take a bathroom break while the DM looks it up.
    1050. If the weapon has the 3-handed trait, I don’t get a sidekick just for the extra hand.
    1051. As a matter of fact, the high and tight buzz cut doesn’t exist in Exalted.
    1052. I’m not automatically eliminated from the crappy module if I guess the wrong murderer like in Clue. So I should stop making random accusations.
    1053. I was not raised by a pack of feral Ironclads.
    1054. I will call the elf druid by his real impossibly long elf name, and not just Llanowar Leafblower.
    1055. I will also not simply refer to the elf druid as that dirty, dirty hippie.
    1056. There is no such thing as a Dwarven Battle Perm.
    1057. Canadian is not a real language.
    1058. When I get to the custom weapons creation section, I will keep turning those pages.
    1059. Even if the villain is Lawful Evil, slapping a cease and desist order on him isn’t going to work.
    1060. I will go into the villain’s lair and take him out the old fashioned way. Not just wait outside his favorite bar with a rifle.
    1061. In the middle of a Black Ops I do not have time to put a banana in the exhaust port of their AV-9.
    1062. Even if I think of something the Demi-lich isn’t immune to, he’s immune to it.
    1063. Even if my character sheet says otherwise, I can’t max out the party with Delta class Cyberware immediately after character generation.
    1064. Even if I can prove at least a half dozen practical uses for it, I can’t have a slip and slide for the dungeon crawl.
    1065. Even if we are playing in the New Republic era, I can’t call dibs on Boba Fett’s armor.
    1066. If the GM’s wife is in the party, I’m not allowed to hunt anything cute.
    1067. I do not get to put remote detonation switches into the weapons of any PC’s I build them for.
    1068. I cannot have a handgun that starts out doing more damage than most people have wounds.
    1069. I do not have to check before each adventure that my fellow adventurers are not doppelgangers, Cylons or pod people.
    1070. Even if we are Womprat hunting, we don’t have to dye the wookie fluorescent orange.
    1071. I will go take out the villain’s dungeon the old fashioned way, and not use magic to reroute a river into it instead.
    1072. After rerouting a river through the villain’s lair, I will not pan for gold wherever the river comes out.
    1073. Just because the game left the rules for stun setting grossly unbalanced doesn’t mean I have to take advantage of it.
    1074. Despite the name, I can’t actually wear a cloaker. But I will fail to notice the cloak weighs over a quarter ton.
    1075. Metal detectors don’t automatically find Cylons.
    1076. When told to dress like a Goth I will make sure with no uncertainty whether they mean black clothes and eyeliner or chainmail and shield.
    1077. There is no such thing as a weresaxophonist.
    1078. If 48 straight hours of pistol whipping doesn’t convince the terrorist to spill his guts, another 48 hours probably won’t either.
    1079. A tattoo gun is not standard equipment in a mapping kit.
    1080. The Cryokinetic is forever banned from water balloon fights.
    1081. Even if the rules allow it, my sumo wrestler can’t take super human attractiveness.
    1082. There is no such thing as a brothel crawl.
    1083. My IRSAn will not use his powers to help fill out wikipedia articles.
    1084. My sumo wrestler can’t have lap band surgery without affecting his martial arts skills.
    1085. “Everybody Wang Chung tonight” is not an acceptable use of the Mass Suggestion spell.
    1086. Tornadoes don’t have hit points.
    1087. Even if I take twice as long, that doesn’t mean I can take 40.
    1088. I cannot try and throw large blunt objects at malkavians, kobolds or kender. Or their players.
    1089. Even if the game is a crappy rip-off of World of Warcraft, my character can’t speak in Leet.
    1090. Even if I roll a natural 20, I can’t jump the grand cannon on a stock steam roller.
    1091. In the middle of a Black Ops, if a character dies I will not disavow knowledge of him until after the mission is over.
    1092. If the battle goes for 20 rounds, we don’t have to stop and wait for the zamboni guy to clean up the battlefield.
    1093. I will not tell the rookies they can roll down their Y-Wing’s windows.
    1094. My wizard does not need to shout out the name of what he’s summoning every time he picks a creature.
    1095. Anything short of adamantine full plate is not considered light armor for dwarves.
    1096. In the middle of a Black Ops I can’t start a major Corpwar just because I’m bored stiff with the current run.
    1097. Even if he used INT as a dump stat, I don’t have to carve ‘this end towards enemy’ on the barbarian’s axe blade.
    1098. If I’m in an assault mech, bump drafting is discouraged.
    1099. After a successful Black Ops, before I’m paid I will not immediately adopt a dozen children for the tax breaks.
    1100. I cannot wish that someone else was an Oscar Meyer weiner.
    1101. I will not cut the vault guards in on the haul instead of fighting them.
    1102. 1980’s break dancing moves have their place. In front of the Vodacce prince is not one of them.
    1103. Just because I was paid in advance doesn’t mean I can let the incompetent expedition leader die.
    1104. There is a limit to how much innuendo I can fit into one combat round.
    1105. Even if it is just my character speaking, I will not claim Texas was stolen from Mexico. I will live longer that way.
    1106. I cannot put Nodens on speed dial.
    1107. I will not attempt to clear out the dungeon using only Bangalore torpedoes.
    1108. Picking his pocket means more than just turning him upside down and shaking him vigorously.
    1109. I will not do anything that Bilbo Baggins hates.
    1110. Even if I have enough, putting silencers on my minigun doesn’t work.
    1111. There is no such thing as a Magic Murder Bag of Holding.
    1112. I will stop referring to the Eladrin as just the Elf Mk II.
    1113. I will not shoot vampires in the chest with a large pistol just so they have to explain the embarrassing sucking chest wound.
    1114. I will not take a phobia of anything that doesn’t exist in the game world.
    1115. If I have an ability that lets me alter minor aspects of my appearance, that doesn’t include girth.
    1116. Add Bulldozers to the list of things vampires are allergic to.
    1117. Can’t strangle a werewolf with a roll of Kodak film, no matter what we all know it’s made out of.
    1118. In the middle of a black ops I will not use up all the claymores just because I don’t want to take them back with me.
    1119. I cannot have my mercy surgically removed.
    1120. Even if I’m in charge I can’t order the Assault Lance to perform West Side Story dance routines.
    1121. If given a Holy Avenger sword, I can’t melt it down and reforge it into a weapon my paladin actually uses.
    1122. Even if it still give a combat bonus to everybody else, I can’t just stand there and read a comic book behind the villain.
    1123. In the middle of a black ops I can’t call my girlfriend to remind her to pick up some Chinese on her way home.
    1124. I will leave out mating rituals when presenting a cultural exchange with diplomatic ambassadors.
    1125. Letting the Red Shirt guard the plane is really frowned upon as it doesn’t leave anybody to sacrifice to the Shoggoths.
    1126. Cannot start the campaign on fire.
    1127. Will not start all my skills at 89% just so I get massive SAN boosts early.
    1128. I cannot RickRoll people with any video that increases their Mythos Lore.
    1129. I will refrain from casting Dimension Jump and Magnificent Mansion on every police box we pass.
    1130. I cannot wish we were playing the previous edition of the game.
    1131. Summoning a Water Elemental right above the Fire Elemental doesn’t work.
    1132. There will be no more debating how much XP Mr. Tumnus would be worth.
    1133. I cannot be the Bizarro version of another player.
    1134. Nowhere in my barbarian’s description will I include the word “Jaunty”
    1135. My Eshu does not get bonus frequent flyer miles automatically during character generation.
    1136. Doesn’t matter how big we make it, a pit trap isn’t going to take out the Tarrasque.
    1137. I have to go into the dungeon, not just send in dozens of summoned creatures every morning.
    1138. Fireballs don’t have a non-lethal option. I will ponder this after I’ve cast one at that guy we needed alive.
    1139. My weapon is a +3 Flaming Flail. Not my Great Balls of Fire.
    1140. I will not use a portable hole to cheat at golf.
    1141. In the middle of a Black Ops I will not look at the target’s HR files to see if they have better benefits.
    1142. I will not use the mage’s Staff of Wizardry in lieu of a pool cue.
    1143. Torching the forest doesn’t get me any XP for anything inside the forest.
    1144. I cannot have any gun that lets me kill the villain without being in at least an adjacent county.
    1145. A 2nd level commoner is not twice as common as a 1st level commoner.
    1146. If we don’t have a thief, I can’t call AAA to slim jim the dungeon entry door.
    1147. I will lick the Rodian’s antennae and stick him to the wall while he sleeps.
    1148. No matter how long his speech is, my sniper will not shoot the speaker introducing the target.
    1149. During the psi-jump my neutral can’t do mean things to the psions while they are tripping.
    1150. I will not try to feed the Qin extremely salty food to see if he melts.
    1151. Our mission is to rescue the princess. Not to bring Sexy back.
    1152. Even if given detailed instructions on pages 50-51, can’t take Cloud City on a joy ride.
    1153. I can’t wish to change my vote on what module we’re playing.
    1154. Bass line is not an acceptable perform skill specialty.
    1155. Thri-kreen do not have the flaw Obsession: Pretty lights
    1156. The party leader is not the one that looks best in a chainmail bikini.
    1157. I can’t ‘make it rain’ before the invention of paper currency.
    1158. If I make a cowboy with the young ‘un flaw I can’t name him Sioux.
    1159. If I don’t have any points in medtech, I can’t try faith healing.
    1160. We will not end every adventure with a public service announcement.
    1161. If my character requires the GM to memorize the rules for siege warfare, he’s vetoed.
    1162. We can’t trade the ranger for a giant, pirate or padre.
    1163. I am forbidden from using more than ten sourcebooks to make one character.
    1164. I will wait for the GM to finish his incredibly complicated riddle before answering correctly.
    1165. I can’t wish for somebody to publish the rules for gnomes or bards.
    1166. The time machine is not for collecting autographs.
    1167. I can’t stop rolling at 7x dead.
    1168. I am forbidden from doing anything that makes a passerby flinch.
    1169. If even the rules allow it, I can’t have my uneducated peasant start with every known language.
    1170. If the rules contradict Isaac Newton, Newton wins.
    1171. I will not send the villain a fake message his mother is coming then attack him while he’s cleaning.
    1172. My brooding costumed vigilante can’t take the flaw Dark Secret: Well Adjusted to Society.
    1173. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Dick Clark is not Shemsu-Heru.
    1174. Even if I spend the points, I can’t take the U.S.S. Montana as an ally.
    1175. My knight will not buy a Shetland pony just so he can use his lance underground.
    1176. I will remember the spiked chain cheesemonster is allergic to the improved sunder feat.
    1177. I will stop asking NPC’s how much XP they are worth.
    1178. The seduction skill does not have a to hit on roll.
    1179. No matter how well I make my bluff check, the Star Destroyer crew isn’t going to believe I’m the new captain.
    1180. Dressing up the wizard as the monk still won’t stop monsters from appearing beside him and attacking him first.
    1181. When asked what game we want to LARP, Frogger is not an option.
    1182. Chewing hoagga leaves does not make me a goddammed sexual rhinodon.
    1183. No it won’t help if we put a silencer on the bazooka.
    1184. When approached by a famous historical figure, I can assume he’s a time traveler and not a zombie.
    1185. Paladins do too urinate.
    1186. In the middle of a black ops my buttocks is forbidden from making contact with the target’s copy machine.
    1187. It’s okay to feed the Ewok after midnight.
    1188. Flash Bangs are not to be handed out to trick or treaters.
    1189. A stagehand does not get a better sneak bonus than ninjas.
    1190. I will not Conga Line the Pattern.
    1191. Super powers that are only useful to art majors are vetoed.
    1192. My last wish cannot be for a cage match between Cthulhu, Godzilla, Galactus and the Tarrasque.
    1193. I will avoid making wishes that locks the game in an infinite time loop.
    1194. I will not go to FTL just to avoid the red lights.
    1195. I will not min/max the appraise skill just to clean up on The Price is Right.
    1196. Even if we cleared it out, we can’t turn White Plume Mountain into a theme park.
    1197. Even if the rules allow it, I can’t put a spinal mounted weapon on a bicycle.
    1198. I cannot have a destroid that requires me to take the ally advantage two dozen times just to crew it.
    1199. Stan Lee does not have to make a cameo appearance in every single adventure.
    1200. Even if I make it out of one continuous design, a dracheneisen castle doesn’t count as one object.

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    Baldur's Gate
     http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaldursGate

    Baldurs Gate

    Minsc and Boo, series mascot(s)
    "Ok, I've just about had my FILL of riddle asking, quest assigning, insult throwing, pun hurling, hostage taking, iron mongering, smart arsed fools, freaks, and felons that continually test my will, mettle, strength, intelligence, and most of all, patience! If you've got a straight answer ANYWHERE in that bent little head of yours, I want to hear it pretty damn quick or I'm going to take a large blunt object roughly the size of Elminster AND his hat, and stuff it lengthwise into a crevice of your being so seldom seen that even the denizens of the nine hells themselves wouldn't touch it with a twenty-foot rusty halberd! Have I MADE myself perfectly CLEAR?!"
    —The Player Character

    This is silly! Buttons are not how one escapes dungeons! I would smash the button and rain beatings liberally down on the wizard for playing such a trick!
    —Minsc

    Baldur's Gate is a Role Playing Game series in a High Fantasy setting, using the second-edition ruleset of Advanced Dungeons And Dragons. It was developed by BioWare with Black Isle Studios, published by Interplay Entertainment, and includes:

    Baldur's Gate (1998)
    Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (1999)
    Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
    Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001)

    The original game and its Expansion Pack, TotSC, are set along the Sword Coast of Faerûn between the titular city and the borderlands of the nation of Amn. The sequel, Shadows of Amn takes place largely in Amn itself, in and around the capital of Athkatla, and its Expansion Pack Throne of Bhaal moved the plot further south to the northern border of Tethyr.

    The plot centers around the hero (named and designed by the player), who is regularly pursued due to power granted by a Mysterious Parent: Some want those abilities for themselves, others are simply fearful of what the hero may become because they know With Great Power Comes Great Insanity. The first game centers around the hero learning about the powers and their source; the second deals with the consequences and choices that come with that power and knowledge.

    The series is best known for its memorable selection of sidekicks, which your hero can have up to five of at any time. All have distinct, if sometimes simple, personalities and backstories, and most will drag you into at least one sidequest unique to them if they stay on your team long enough. Especially in the sequel, they also have a tendency to make comments or suggestions about the current situation, or interact with each other positively or negatively.

    Its engine and successors were also used for the Icewind Dale series and Planescape: Torment. Since Interplay's license from WotK for AD&D ran out except for the Baldur's Gate franchise, Interplay made two unrelated AD&D-based games with the “Baldur's Gate” moniker: The console exclusive Gauntlet-alike Dark Alliance series, and The Black Hound (codenamed “Project Jefferson,”) a cancelled game that was actually going to be sold as Baldur's Gate III (one of the original creators apparently intends to complete it in the form of a module for NWN2, which he also worked on.)

    The character sheet is under construction
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    Tropes:

    Adventure Couple (yourself and your chosen partner)
    A God Am I (Amelissan) is quite arguably the living definition of this trope. Also The Player Character can engage in this behavior. Oh, and Sarevok...and Irenicus.
    All There In The Manual (As far as game mechanics go, that is; most of the Baldur's Gate II manual is essentially a reprint of the AD&D 2nd. Ed. Player's Handbook.)
    Angry Black Man (Valygar Corthala doesn't take your shit.)
    Bag Of Spilling (Baldur's Gate 2; justified by getting captured between games. You get to keep all your skills, though.)
    Battle Couple (Khalid and Jaheira; potentially you and your chosen partner)
    The Berserker (Minsc and Korgan, although neither of them brood much over it)
    Bonus Boss (Aec'Letec in Tales of the Sword Coast, Kangaxx in Baldur's Gate II, and Demogorgon in Throne of Bhaal). To a lesser extent, all but one of the Dragons in Baldur's Gate II - you don't have to fight the other four unless you want to.
    Bonus Dungeon (Durlag's Tower in Tales of the Sword Coast and Watcher's Keep in Throne of Bhaal)
    Bonus Level Of Hell
    Break The Cutie (Imoen gets more serious between games due to this trope)
    Broken Bird (Viconia)
    Broken Bridge (the city of Baldur's Gate is closed off until you solve the ore problem)
    Cain And Abel (played straight in BG 1, then played with for all it's worth in Throne of Bhaal, which is more like 'Cain and Cain and Cain and Cain and Cain and Abel.)
    ...Only with Abel murdering all the Cains.
    ...And going on to become God.
    Burn The Witch
    The Call Knows Where You Live
    Cant Argue With Elves (Subverted; you can. And if you don't, Valygar will. And if he doesn't...well, let's just say the elves deserve to be argued with this time around.)
    Character Alignment (It's a Dungeons And Dragons-based game. Duh.)
    Clown Car Grave (Due to game mechanics, zombies, mummies, and others can endlessly spawn at times)
    Cloudcuckoolander (Minsc relies very heavily on Boo, his "Miniature Giant Space Hamster", for advice. The hamster's advice, as related to the PC by Minsc, actually works at least once. Of course, using his insanity to get committed to an asylum is handy too.)
    It's worth pointing out that Giant Space Hamsters do actually exist in the game's cosmology. Spelljammer is part of the same multiverse as Baldur's Gate and contains such hamsters, and shrinking spells do exist. It is thus hypothetically possible that Boo really is a Miniature Giant Space Hamster.
    In fact, Miniature Giant Space Hamsters are a genuinely known to exist variant (one of dozens) of your basic Giant Space Hamster. Of course there's no way to tell the difference between a Miniature Giant Space Hamster and a plain old hamster.
    Cool Old Guy (Keldorn, sorta)
    Cute Bruiser (Mazzy)
    Cut His Heart Out With A Spoon (Just see the quote at the top of the page.)
    Deadpan Snarker (Most evil party members; the protagonist can be pretty sarcastic in the first game as well)
    Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu (The Bonus Boss battle against Demogorgon, the D&D multiverse's number one Demon Lord. Amellissan also counts, seeing as how she was almost 99.99% the Goddess of Murder by the time you fought her.
    Considering that the remaining .01% of Murder God is the player character, any 'normal' monster that manages to kill you might also qualify.
    Does Not Like Men (Shar-Teel)
    Doom Magnet (The protagonist)
    Dropped A Bridge On Him Several party members from the first game turn up dead in rather anti-climatic fashion. Inverted when, due to the open nature of the games, several characters who should (If you got them killed) be dead after the first game can still show up for a cameo in the second. Lampshaded when the PC can actually ask them 'Didn't you die?'
    Empty Room Psych (Averted)
    Enemy Chatter (several scripted encounters which may or may not end in a fight)
    Expansion Pack (along with the two official packs, this series has a large community of amateur modders)
    The Eeyore (Xan)
    Feed Me (Irenicus in particular)
    Fetch Quest (most of them optional, thankfully)
    Gender Bender (Anybody - there's a certain enchanted girdle to be found in the game - but Edwin in particular, as he actually has a subplot that uses this)
    Give Me Your Inventory Item (Branwen in Baldur's Gate)
    Gladiator Revolt
    A God Am I (the various Big Bads and, possibly, yourself)
    Grand Finale (Throne of Bhaal)
    Grid Inventory (Inverted; the sizes of the objects do not matter, but their weights do)
    Hand In The Hole
    Heel Face Turn (Sarevok in Throne Of Bhaal and potentially Viconia if she's the main character's love interest.)
    Hello Insert Name Here
    Heroic Sociopath (Korgan)
    I Have A Family
    I Want To Be A Real Man (Anomen)
    Improbable Power Discrepancy — The Amnish guards in Baldur's Gate 2 are incredibly more powerful than the Baldur's Gate guards in Baldur's Gate, so much so that if the power discrepancy were "real" instead of merely game mechanics (to compensate for higher-level player characters), the Amnish could simply march their supermen up to Baldur's Gate and conquer the country within days. And then there's the Tethyrian and Calishite legions in Throne of Bhaal, whose rank-and-file footmen carry +3 weapons.
    Infinity Plus One Sword
    Item Crafting
    It Was His Sled The player character is a child of Bhaal. The series is even informally referred to by many, including some of its creators, as "The Bhaalspawn Saga", for crying out loud.
    Jerkass (Many evil party members — oh, and Anomen)
    Karma Meter
    Kleptomaniac Hero
    Lady Of War (Jaheira)
    Large Ham (All the villains, plus Minsc, Mazzy, and occasionally Jaheira, Anomen, and Edwin).
    Like Brother And Sister (The main character (if male) and Imoen). It's revealedThey are actually half-siblings
    Literal Genie (in Baldur's Gate 2; limited wish spell, and indeed the wish spell)
    Lovable Traitor (Saemon Havarian)
    Love Redeems (The player character can convince Viconia to go from Neutral Evil to True Neutral if she's being romanced.)
    Luke I Am Your Father
    The Mole (Yoshimo in Baldur's Gate II)
    Malevolent Architecture
    Multiple Endings
    The Munchausen (Jan Jansen)
    Murder The Hypotenuse: Haer'Dalis will do try and do this to you if you romance Aerie with him in your party.
    Only if your relationship with Aerie hasn't been solid when you get him. If you have solidified your romance with Aerie, he gracefully backs down.
    Mysterious Parent
    The Napoleon (played straight with Korgan, subverted with Mazzy)
    Novelization
    If such a novelization were to exist... and this troper isn't saying it does!... He would have to advise, just as a public service announcement, that you don't buy, read, or even stare directly at it. He... hypothetically... read it, and it is really, really awful. Like, toxic, almost. Hypothetically.
    Describing the hypothetical novelization of Baldur's Gate (purely hypothetical, mind you!) as 'toxic' would be regarded as an insult to good poisons everywhere. This troper would not dignify calling the pages it would have been printed on as toilet paper, as mere contact with the stuff would probably give you cholera.
    Adaptation Decay (The fact that any novelization would likely contain lots of this explains why none so far exists.)
    Character Derailment (To the point where you wonder if the author of these totally hypothetical novels has ever been in the same room as a copy of the game, much less played it.)
    Designated Hero (Abdel, the totally nonexistent hero of these totally nonexistent novels, is not exactly a shining beacon of goodness. More specifically, he murders at least one person I can think of for no reason, steals another man's wife and then cheats on her with a vampire, and completely and utterly fails to actually save or help anyone, largely due to his own stupidity and lack of self-control. ...Actually, since the game allows you to create and play as a bastard of this magnitude, this is probably the closest the novelization ever got to being like the game. Or should I say 'the closest it would have gotten'?)
    Said character has a save file with a similar character included with one of the games, while supposedly neutral good, has a party of entirely evil characters.
    Everybodys Dead Dave (Hypothetically, we could also say that no one except for Gorion's ward makes it to the end of the trilogy alive. Hypothetically speaking, of course. It's impossible to spoil something that doesn't exist.)
    Suddenly Sexuality (So in one of these completely nonexistent and theoretical novels, it turns out Imoen is into chicks)
    Never Got To Say Goodbye (the protagonist)
    Now Where Was I Going Again (check your journal and find out, duh)
    Necromantic (Bassilus)
    The Obi Wan (Gorion)
    Old Save Bonus (A Tales of the Sword Coast player can import a higher-level hero than normal into Baldur's Gate II. Also, pantaloons.)
    Perky Goth (Haer'Dalis is a doomguard — basically a Nietzsche Wannabe who is happy about knowing that the universe is pointless and everything will inevitably rot and die.)
    Plotline Death (Gorion in Baldur's Gate, Yoshimo in Baldur's Gate II)
    Pre Ass Kicking One Liner (loads of them)
    Purely Aesthetic Gender (save for the romances, dialogue and certain people hitting on you harmlessly)
    Rant Inducing Slight (see quote on top of the page)
    Rebellious Princess (Nalia. Nobility instead of royalty, but the principle is the same.)
    Relationship Values (the romances in Baldur's Gate II)
    The Reveal (several)
    Scary Black Man (Sarevok, though his race isn't made clear until Throne Of Bhaal gives him a badass new portrait)
    But Not Too Black
    The Scrappy (Anomen; also highly subjective in that various players end up thinking of different characters as The Scrappy)
    Sdrawkcab Name
    Sidekicks (lots to choose from, most of them very memorable)
    Sidequests (you can spend more time on these than the actual plot, easily)
    Shapeshifting Squick The sheer range of creatures which show up claiming to be Bhaalspawn in To B is... is... well, it raises some interesting questions about what the God of murder was doing while "walking the earth". Everything from humans to dragons to chinchillas.
    Considering that he foresaw his death while walking the earth and decided the best thing to do is sire as many kids as possible, to use their essence as a springboard back to life, it makes perfect sense.
    Chinchillas, dude. It makes sense, but perfect sense is giving ol' Bhaal too much credit...
    Smug Snake (Edwin)
    Somebody Elses Problem (Christ almighty the civilians of this world are lazy gits.)
    Superpowered Evil Side (the "Slayer" form)
    The Sword That Speaks (Lilarcor)
    Take Your Time
    Talking Is A Free Action (Sometimes Time Stands Still when dialogues happen. Sometimes it doesn't)
    Tear Jerker (The fates of Khalid and Yoshimo. And Dynaheir!))
    Technical Pacifist (Aerie, before she... look below)
    The Three Faces Of Eve
    The Toblerone (Minsc and Korgan)
    There Can Be Only One (Sarevok's plan, and, essentially, the climactic scene of Throne of Bhaal)
    Time Keeps On Slipping (not that it matters much)
    Took A Level In Badass (Imoen, Aerie and Nalia in Throne of Bhaal)
    Vendor Trash
    The Very Definitely Final Dungeon
    The War Sequence
    Those Two Bad Guys (Xzar and Montaron)
    Wide Eyed Idealist (Aerie and Nalia in Baldur's Gate II)
    With Friends Like These (Xzar and Montaron—to you and each other)
    You Cant Go Home Again (Candlekeep)

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    4:11p
    Grenadier
     http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Grenadier

    Grenadier

    Format(s): Anime
    Genre(s): Adventure Series

    "The ultimate battle strategy: To avoid battle by removing an enemy's will to fight." — Empress Tenshi

    a.k.a.: Grenadier ~The Senshi of Smiles~

    Based in an alternate version of Japan's civil war period, this is the story of the travels of Tendou Rushuna, a buxom young woman with astonishing skill with a revolver. Known as a senshi, or firearms expert, Rushuna is on a personal journey to bring peace to the land. Uncomfortably aware that shooting people is not the best way to accomplish this, Rushuna is struggling to master the peaceful teachings of the Empress Tenshi. Accompanying her is Kojima Yajiro, a.k.a. Yatchan, a skilled samurai who has grown weary of battle and sees value in Rushuna's goals. Also along for the ride is Kurenai Mikan, an orphaned balloon artist who has painful memories of her own to deal with.

    Learning that there is a price on her head, Rushuna journeys back to the Capital to clear her name. Pursued and watched by a mysterious man in a clown mask, Rushuna must battle the Juttensen or Ten Heavenly Enlightened one by one, each armed with strange and deadly weapons. She gains allies as she travels, beating her enemies with her skills and winning them over with her purity, trying to learn more about the mysterious Jester and to understand the Empress's strange actions.

    Though there are only 12 episodes, Grenadier manages to explore each character and many of the foes in depth. The anime is very well suited to the incredible ballistics and improbable weapons of the show, easily switching speeds to let the viewer see what is happening during combat. Featuring high quality animation, the show also is known for its ample eye candy. Rushuna's impressive bosom gives her a signature method of reloading her revolver in combat that must be seen to be believed. It was for good reasons that the popular anime collection AMV Hell played the song "Dark Chest of Wonders" as accompaniment to Rushuna's eye-popping gymnastics.


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    This show provides examples of:

    Anime Anatomy - Although Rushuna is rarely completely naked, there are situations where you'd think that at least her nipples would be exposed...
    Anime Theme Song - Since it aired on two different networks, there are two theme songs.
    Blasting It Out Of Their Hands - Rushuna's primary method of disabling opponents, although since she is using live rounds, one wonders why they're not dying of blood loss.
    Um, because they're usually still conscious and able to staunch the wounds?
    Boobs Of Steel - Rushuna is the best marksman in the show, and the most endowed female. Unfortunately, so is her Evil Counterpart and rival.
    Bottomless Magazines - Subverted: Rushuna can only fire six shots at a time, and even after reloading repeatedly she still runs out of bullets in at least one episode. That cleavage of hers can only hold so much, you know...
    Broke Episode - Rushuna and Yajiro have to resort to street performances in order to get money in one episode.
    Calling Your Attacks
    Chivalrous Pervert - Teppa
    Crouching Moron Hidden Badass - Rushuna
    Crowning Moment Of Awesome - Rushuna's crazy Gun Kata duel in the final episode is a shining example, although Yajiro gets one when he deflects a massive cannonball with a frickin' katana.
    Darwinist - The Jester.
    Dramatic Wind - With Mikan's forgiveness, Rushuna's skirt is blown in the wind.
    Evil Counterpart - Setsuna the Tenchi impersonator. This is reflected quite well visually, with her outfit, hair, and skin being stark contrasts to Rushuna's brighter colors.
    Fan Service - One of the figurines actually came with two different detachable bosoms.
    Firing In The Air A Lot - Win a weekend at the Peach Blossom Tower!
    First Name Basis - Yatchan
    Furo Scene - Rushuna is constantly searching for her next hot bath.
    Gainaxing - Like you wouldn't believe. Actually used for a practical purpose, though.
    Gun Kata - Rushuna and Setsuna in episode 12
    Hot Springs Episode - Seen in the closing credits.
    Hyperspace Arsenal - Mikan manages to produce an inflatable boat, costumes, a glider, even fully colored doubles of herself on demand. And her 50 gallons of water balloons vanishes without a trace. Apparently Mikan is carrying an inflatable portable hole!
    I Have The High Ground - While the Jester can stand on air, he favors high vantage points such as tree tops and cliffs.
    Improbable Aiming Skills - Rushuna is the queen of this, and is often considered to be The Stampede's Distaff Counterpart because of it.
    Improbable Weapon User - Basically every member of the Elite Imperial Guard. Aizen Teppa uses a special, nigh-invincible cloth, another uses sound, and the Jester uses what appears to be Frickin Laser Beams.
    Luminescent Blush - Kasumi gets the hots for Teppa.
    Magic Bullets - Every blessed one of them.
    Magnificent Bastard - The Jester, who is more proactive than most.
    Marshmallow Hell - Done humorously, but also practically and for emotional effect as well. Rushuna hides Yajiro from enemy troops in a hot spring with it, but also uses it on a couple of her defeated enemies in a form of the Cooldown Hug.
    Most Common Super Power - The three best women fighters in the series all have this. Lampshaded in manga by Mikan during an Omake, where she asks Rushuna how she got so big, and Rushuna has no idea.
    Ms Fanservice - Rushuna. Yes. If it weren't for Mai Shuranui, she'd be the queen of this.
    Only A Flesh Wound - Rushuna shoots dozens of people but never kills anyone.
    Samurai - Yatchan.
    Revolvers Are Just Better - The two best marksmen in the show both use revolvers, and Rushuna's is not only a custom job, but also considered very outdated by the standards of the setting.
    Scary Shiny Glasses - Though not very scary, when Aizen Teppa hides his emotions, his lenses go shiny.
    Schizo Tech - Robots, machine guns, and missiles, right next to swords and samurai armor.
    She Is All Grown Up - With the use of balloons, Mikan briefly appears to be older than she is, and even does Marshmallow Hell to Yajiro at one point.
    Sign Language - Suirou
    Take My Hand - Yajiro and Fuuka, episode 9
    Team Shot
    Technical Pacifist - Yatchan believed that only with a sword could you feel the weight of a human life.
    The Gunslinger - Rushuna and Setsuna.
    This Is Something Hes Got To Do Himself - Yatchan versues the Jester.
    Twelve Episode Anime
    Unorthodox Reload - Rushuna loads her gun by ejecting bullets from her cleavage.
    You Gotta Have Blue Hair - Every Japanese character has black hair, and Rushuna's blonde hair immediately marks her as a foreigner.

    Current Mood: bouncy
    4:13p

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