Give a man a fish and he feeds himself for a day, teach a man to fish and he feeds his family for a life time. Shoot the same man in the head, take his car, his comlink, as well as anything that isn't nailed down, go back to his house taking everything you can, sell it all off to a fixer under the false name of Androv Nikoli and you just might be able to afford that new piece of ware.
A stitch in Time saves the runner with a lame handle.
A watched pot never boils, unless a mage is watching it...... (stupid LOS.)
If someone hasn't been stuffed in a box and interrogated, you haven't been doing your job.
Caught between a dragon and a hard place.
*edit* Thank you! *edit*
Full Version: Comical Shadowrun phrases to live by
Edited.
"Plan B equals Plan 'Boom'"
"Plan B equals Plan 'Boom'"
I think if it was a saying it would be
"when all else fails use explosives"
"when all else fails use explosives"
Not technically SR related, but your first one reminds me of Minsc. "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, but give a man a sword and he can chow down on the meaty marrow of evil!"
When using explosives, there is one formula
P=Plenty
Is the Man with with the pointy hat your friend?
No? Kill him first.
Pillage, then burn.
Close air support covereth a multitude of sins.
If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's in a grave.
Never turn your back on an enemy.
Everything is air-droppable at least once. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.
Do unto others.
Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.
Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Only cheaters prosper.
If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.
That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients
And most importantly:
There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.
P=Plenty
Is the Man with with the pointy hat your friend?
No? Kill him first.
Pillage, then burn.
Close air support covereth a multitude of sins.
If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's in a grave.
Never turn your back on an enemy.
Everything is air-droppable at least once. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.
Do unto others.
Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.
Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Only cheaters prosper.
If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.
That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients
And most importantly:
There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.
The two I try and go by are
“Proper Planning and Perpetration Prevent Piss Poor Performance.�
“There is not a problem in the world that cannot be solved with the proper application of explosives�
Both where uttered by fictional Englishmen
“Proper Planning and Perpetration Prevent Piss Poor Performance.�
“There is not a problem in the world that cannot be solved with the proper application of explosives�
Both where uttered by fictional Englishmen
I've learned to hate this statement
"I'm going to contact my mentor spirit, Death!"
"When the new guy gets uppity, take his liver and feed it to Vinny."
"Never make a deal with a dragon...or a nosferatu...or a Halloweener...you know that mid-level corp exec is looking pretty fishy..."
"Dude no way, two girls one datajack!"
That's just a few that will get the group rolling about and laughing. They're not really philosophic blurbs...but they'll crack a group of 8 nerds up if dropped appropriately.
"I'm going to contact my mentor spirit, Death!"
"When the new guy gets uppity, take his liver and feed it to Vinny."
"Never make a deal with a dragon...or a nosferatu...or a Halloweener...you know that mid-level corp exec is looking pretty fishy..."
"Dude no way, two girls one datajack!"
That's just a few that will get the group rolling about and laughing. They're not really philosophic blurbs...but they'll crack a group of 8 nerds up if dropped appropriately.
That sounds like a P.P.M.F.P.P. (Piss Poor Mother Fucking Personal Problem)
QUOTE (Casazil @ Nov 11 2008, 01:11 AM) 
That sounds like a P.P.M.F.P.P. (Piss Poor Mother Fucking Personal Problem)
Just to clarify, are you giving me shit or is that your contribution to the OP?
tis my contribution
"Bugger!"
There is no overkill. Only "I need to reload"
When the safety is off . . I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT NEAR ME EVER AGAIN!
QUOTE (masterofm @ Nov 11 2008, 06:20 PM)
"when all else fails use explosives"
Don't you mean "when exposives fail, try all else"?
No. You can never use enough explosives, or at least if you talk to the demo expert in your party. A fully automatic grenade launcher w/ an air burst link and explosive grenades solves most problems. That or just start blowing things up pell mell.
***
When explosives fail you just weren't using enough explosives.
If you can, always bring a small tactical nuke to a knife fight.
Never be within fifteen meters of the demo expert. They tend to sometimes 'go off.'
You can never have enough drones with heavy weapons
Never be the one to strike second
Don't bring loaded assault cannons into your local stuffer shack.
The Johnson is never your friend.
***
When explosives fail you just weren't using enough explosives.
If you can, always bring a small tactical nuke to a knife fight.
Never be within fifteen meters of the demo expert. They tend to sometimes 'go off.'
You can never have enough drones with heavy weapons
Never be the one to strike second
Don't bring loaded assault cannons into your local stuffer shack.
The Johnson is never your friend.
A Pred in the hand is worth two Streetline Specials. More if you load it.
Give a man a Pred and he'll take the other guys fish from his cold dead hand!
or alternately
Give a man a Pred and he'll have the other guys fish until he runs out of ammo, so teach him to threaten instead.
She was a nervous as a Humanis mom asking directions in Toadslabs.
Isshia
Give a man a Pred and he'll take the other guys fish from his cold dead hand!
or alternately
Give a man a Pred and he'll have the other guys fish until he runs out of ammo, so teach him to threaten instead.
She was a nervous as a Humanis mom asking directions in Toadslabs.
Isshia
If you're going to double-cross someone, start by killing them. This saves much trouble later.
The best way to win a one-on-one fight is to be the third guy.
Never pick a fight you're not sure you can win.
The enemy of my enemy is an excellent scapegoat.
When considering allies, two things are paramount: Can they shoot?, and Will they aim at the enemy?
The best way to win a one-on-one fight is to be the third guy.
Never pick a fight you're not sure you can win.
The enemy of my enemy is an excellent scapegoat.
When considering allies, two things are paramount: Can they shoot?, and Will they aim at the enemy?
QUOTE (Matsci @ Nov 11 2008, 06:50 AM)
When using explosives, there is one formula
P=Plenty
Is the Man with with the pointy hat your friend?
No? Kill him first.
Pillage, then burn.
Close air support covereth a multitude of sins.
If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's in a grave.
Never turn your back on an enemy.
Everything is air-droppable at least once. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.
Do unto others.
Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.
Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Only cheaters prosper.
If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.
That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients
And most importantly:
There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.
P=Plenty
Is the Man with with the pointy hat your friend?
No? Kill him first.
Pillage, then burn.
Close air support covereth a multitude of sins.
If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's in a grave.
Never turn your back on an enemy.
Everything is air-droppable at least once. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.
Do unto others.
Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.
Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Only cheaters prosper.
If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.
That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients
And most importantly:
There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.
Cool... But....... There is no 'overkill.' There is only a big waste of ammo.
My favorite two:
Nothing to fear if you've got the gear.
And
Security is foolproof up until the point the runners show up on the scene.
Nothing to fear if you've got the gear.
And
Security is foolproof up until the point the runners show up on the scene.
"Give a man a fire and he will stay warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life."
"There is only one answer to that question." (This is used to respond to questions like "What is the Rating of your medkit?" or "What kind of ammo are you using?")
"There is only one answer to that question." (This is used to respond to questions like "What is the Rating of your medkit?" or "What kind of ammo are you using?")
QUOTE (Cantankerous @ Nov 11 2008, 06:17 AM)
A Pred in the hand is worth two Streetline Specials. More if you load it.
I liked that one.
"Speed kills"
Personal favorite is actually from another game (Battlelords of the 23rd Century)...
If it moves, kill it... If it doesn't move, pick it up and kill it!
If it moves, kill it... If it doesn't move, pick it up and kill it!
DGIF: Drones go in first!!
Overkill is better than underkill.
Slotting dreakheaded dandilioneater lovin Trog.
Overkill is better than underkill.
Slotting dreakheaded dandilioneater lovin Trog.
What Would Dunkelzahn Do?
There's no kill like Overkill.
Shooting corpses is not only fun, but educational.
*character reloads and is still shooting up the corpse while some of the players look on stunned* "What? Hey it could later be possessed by a shedim and we can't take that chance!"
An assault rifle in the hand is worth two on the wide burst.
People with glass cannons shouldn't fire cannonballs.
Civilians are just walking corpses with pitiful loot drops.
*character reloads and is still shooting up the corpse while some of the players look on stunned* "What? Hey it could later be possessed by a shedim and we can't take that chance!"
An assault rifle in the hand is worth two on the wide burst.
People with glass cannons shouldn't fire cannonballs.
Civilians are just walking corpses with pitiful loot drops.
If it breathes make it dead, if it's already dead make it deader and whatever you do make sure it stayes dead.
Check the sig...
A paranoid is just a person in possession of all the facts.
-Spider Jerusalem
-Spider Jerusalem
"I don't call it overkill. I call it just enough kill."
QUOTE (Hammer @ Nov 11 2008, 03:26 PM)
Check the sig...
... for grammar? ;i)
Seriously, that's a good one from Nirvana, if not before.
And I always thought it was TGIF: Trolls Go In First.
QUOTE (Aaron @ Nov 12 2008, 11:32 AM)
And I always thought it was TGIF: Trolls Go In First.
TGIWTHTFL: Trolls Go In Whenever The Hell They Feel Like
Our Troll Bodyguard (with a penchant for fine suits and a butler drone just because) has taken to adopting the TF2 Snipers credo:
- Be Polite.
- Be Professional.
- Have a Plan to kill everyone you meet.
QUOTE (Aaron @ Nov 11 2008, 05:32 PM)
... for grammar? ;i)
Seriously, that's a good one from Nirvana, if not before.
And I always thought it was TGIF: Trolls Go In First.
Seriously, that's a good one from Nirvana, if not before.
And I always thought it was TGIF: Trolls Go In First.
Nah, it's DGIF, unless the troll really wants to get shot up.
A drone that goes in first gets shot up (rigger complains that this is comming out of someone else's pay) and can be repaired or replaced. The troll gets shot up, chopped up for body parts and is then sold to the local Tanamous dealer. Ok..TGIF, unless you actuall like the troll.
There is no problem so small that it cannot be solved by a kilogram of military grade explosives.
QUOTE (Cardul @ Nov 12 2008, 09:23 AM)
There is no problem so small that it cannot be solved by a kilogram of military grade explosives.
City-wide problems?
Problems with the complication that you need them intact?
QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Nov 12 2008, 08:40 AM)
City-wide problems?
Problems with the complication that you need them intact?
Problems with the complication that you need them intact?
Firstly, no problem too small. A citywide problem is large enough that you'll need to use more explosives or really well placed explosives (like, say, under the mayor's podium during a speech).
Secondly, a kilo of military grade explosives makes for a very effective threat/deterrant.
QUOTE (Heath Robinson @ Nov 12 2008, 11:12 AM)
Firstly, no problem too small. A citywide problem is large enough that you'll need to use more explosives or really well placed explosives (like, say, under the mayor's podium during a speech).
Secondly, a kilo of military grade explosives makes for a very effective threat/deterrant.
Secondly, a kilo of military grade explosives makes for a very effective threat/deterrant.
If we speak of Seattle it would be better under the governor podium, even than I would say that if we launch Brackhaven in orbit aliens could sue us for terrorism toward them (along enviromental pollution, induced psicological trauma, etc.).
And no Ares has shown that big problems require nukes (they botched because the nuke was of the wrong kind wasn't big enough
).Seriously speaking PCC had captured one of the Winternight's enchanted nuke, if they can untherstand how they enchanted the thing they could create a nuke that powers a Sloughter Insect Spirits spell, or make anti-astral-entities granades (terribly expensive but if you know you're going against the bugs are well worth the expense).
In the old days, we used to do D damage.
Friendly fire has the right of way.
If at first you don't succeed, spend Edge.
ROFB Rolling On The Floor, Bleeding
There are no civilians. Only extras.
There are no civilians. Only FX waiting to happen.
There are no civilians. Only instant stuntmen.
Laugh in the face of danger. Except when Danger is the name of the gang leader.
I am so sharp, my shoelaces are made of monowire.
In hit and run tactics, the operative word is HIT.
Friendly fire has the right of way.
If at first you don't succeed, spend Edge.
ROFB Rolling On The Floor, Bleeding
There are no civilians. Only extras.
There are no civilians. Only FX waiting to happen.
There are no civilians. Only instant stuntmen.
Laugh in the face of danger. Except when Danger is the name of the gang leader.
I am so sharp, my shoelaces are made of monowire.
In hit and run tactics, the operative word is HIT.
2Low the Troll: "It ain't overkill if they don't get back up again."
"If you can't dazzle 'em with style, riddle 'em with bullets."
Peter (I have the button from an -early- Gencon)
Peter (I have the button from an -early- Gencon)
"If I wanted your opinion, I'd read your entrails."
Peter ( bumper sticker from a later Gencon)
Peter ( bumper sticker from a later Gencon)
When you pull the pin on Mr Grenade, he is no longer your friend.
A grenade in time saves nine
If at first you don't succeed, stab, stab, stab again.
If it starts raining blood wear a wet suit. If you don't have a wet suit make one out of your friend.
Friends help your move, real friends help you move bodies.
What would Chuck Norris do?
A grenade in time saves nine
If at first you don't succeed, stab, stab, stab again.
If it starts raining blood wear a wet suit. If you don't have a wet suit make one out of your friend.
Friends help your move, real friends help you move bodies.
What would Chuck Norris do?
I live by the old John Woo:
"Give a man a gun and he's superman. Give him two and he's god!"
"Give a man a gun and he's superman. Give him two and he's god!"
QUOTE
What would Chuck Norris do?
Demonstrate his appalling degree of racism and ignorance?
Isshia
How is that different from most Shadowrunners?
I like the quotes from "the Book of Cataclysm" in Syndicate Wars:
QUOTE ("Book of Cataclysm")
To take one life is sin. To take a thousand is religion.
The courageous enter dark caves alone. The clever send in the courageous first. The cleverest wait behind the clever.
The apprentices asked the Master. "When shall we achieve immortality?"
And the Master answered, "Not in this life."
Bravery will take you into the most dangerous of places. Overwhelming firepower will see you safely through them.
The brave hide behind technology. The stupid hide from it. But the clever have technology, and hide it.
A war refugee sought the Master. He said, "You are wise and serene. Teach me to escape the horrors of this world." And the Master blinded him with fire-irons.
Follow the more successful thief and steal his ideas.
The people stood like corn in the high fields and listened to the Master. As the reaper's blade scythed them all, the Master fell silent. The lesson would be learned by others.
In the darkest times, the true believer hones his combat skills.
Mark thine enemy, for all that separates the damned from the chosen is a dot of monochrome light, projected onto the back of a neck.
All knowledge is stored somewhere. Be it in books, heads or deep under glaciers. And when we find it, we make it ours. Faith is bricks; knowledge is mortar.
Poor workers blame their tools. Good workers build better tools. The best workers get their tools to do the work for them.
There is pleasure in stealing the souls of machines.
Not only will all eyes be on the leaders of men, but all combat sights as well.
The Master has no need for money. But still he sits and counts it. As a meditation.
A hundred elephants can wreck the outer walls of a fortress. One diseased rat can kill all those inside.
Faithful minds are not enough. Deliver unto us brains also.
The Master held his palms aloft. "Behold my wounds," said He. The onlookers observed the cauterization and the sunlight that shone through His great hands.
"Let there be pain."
The courageous enter dark caves alone. The clever send in the courageous first. The cleverest wait behind the clever.
The apprentices asked the Master. "When shall we achieve immortality?"
And the Master answered, "Not in this life."
Bravery will take you into the most dangerous of places. Overwhelming firepower will see you safely through them.
The brave hide behind technology. The stupid hide from it. But the clever have technology, and hide it.
A war refugee sought the Master. He said, "You are wise and serene. Teach me to escape the horrors of this world." And the Master blinded him with fire-irons.
Follow the more successful thief and steal his ideas.
The people stood like corn in the high fields and listened to the Master. As the reaper's blade scythed them all, the Master fell silent. The lesson would be learned by others.
In the darkest times, the true believer hones his combat skills.
Mark thine enemy, for all that separates the damned from the chosen is a dot of monochrome light, projected onto the back of a neck.
All knowledge is stored somewhere. Be it in books, heads or deep under glaciers. And when we find it, we make it ours. Faith is bricks; knowledge is mortar.
Poor workers blame their tools. Good workers build better tools. The best workers get their tools to do the work for them.
There is pleasure in stealing the souls of machines.
Not only will all eyes be on the leaders of men, but all combat sights as well.
The Master has no need for money. But still he sits and counts it. As a meditation.
A hundred elephants can wreck the outer walls of a fortress. One diseased rat can kill all those inside.
Faithful minds are not enough. Deliver unto us brains also.
The Master held his palms aloft. "Behold my wounds," said He. The onlookers observed the cauterization and the sunlight that shone through His great hands.
"Let there be pain."
QUOTE (Chrysalis @ Nov 13 2008, 02:12 PM)
How is that different from most Shadowrunners?
Whew, really? That's sad. I haven't seen it, even at tournaments, to any pronounced degree. It seems to be one of the few almost universal no go zones.
Isshia
No plan survives contact with the GM.
DEXS is NOT shaving cream.
Seatbelts save lives. Especially when Riggers get excited.
No good deed goes rewarded.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Especially if it is of the exec's family at gunpoint.
DEXS is NOT shaving cream.
Seatbelts save lives. Especially when Riggers get excited.
No good deed goes rewarded.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Especially if it is of the exec's family at gunpoint.
No plan survives contact with the players.
I think that's a little more accurate.
I think that's a little more accurate.
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