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'Sconnie
2115: Trying to steal Frotsy's dragon ring will result in me being popped like a zit with a force 12 manabolt. No exceptions.
2116: Asking Frosty whether her "carpet matches her curtians" is also right out (and a very stupid question to ask an elf, anyways.)
Tyro
QUOTE (Neraph @ Jan 15 2010, 10:33 AM) *
It was a brutally straight-forward movie - every event was completely predictable. However, due to the storytelling (and the visuals eek.gif ), the movie was one of the best I've ever seen. I saw it 3 times opening week, and I'm planning on buying a 3D TV so I can get Avatar in 3D when it comes out.

Let's end the spoilers, please. I've seen it, you've seen it, but can you guarantee that everyone on the board has? It hasn't gotten bad yet, but I'm BRUTALLY anti-spoiler.
Ascalaphus
QUOTE (Tyro @ Jan 16 2010, 01:37 AM) *
Let's end the spoilers, please. I've seen it, you've seen it, but can you guarantee that everyone on the board has? It hasn't gotten bad yet, but I'm BRUTALLY anti-spoiler.


Hear, hear.
'Sconnie
2117: Just because my vehicle has a multi-fuel engine does not mean i can fuel it with troll flatulence.
Draco18s
QUOTE ('Sconnie @ Jan 16 2010, 12:08 PM) *
2117: Just because my vehicle has a multi-fuel engine does not mean i can fuel it with troll flatulence.


2117a. Or with banana peels and discarded beer cans.
'Sconnie
2118: No characters based on Mel Brooks.
'Sconnie
2119: No more Mel Brooks references.
tarbrush
2120. I must change the combination on my luggage.
Tyro
QUOTE (tarbrush @ Jan 18 2010, 01:36 PM) *
2120. I must change the combination on my luggage.

Hrm?
hahnsoo
It's a reference to Space Balls (a Mel Brooks movie). One of the classic lines is when King Roland is giving into demands and relaying the "super secret combination passkey":
[King Roland has given in to Dark Helmet's threats, and is telling him the combination to the "air shield"]
Roland: One.
Dark Helmet: One.
Colonel Sandurz: One.
Roland: Two.
Dark Helmet: Two.
Colonel Sandurz: Two.
Roland: Three.
Dark Helmet: Three.
Colonel Sandurz: Three.
Roland: Four.
Dark Helmet: Four.
Colonel Sandurz: Four.
Roland: Five.
Dark Helmet: Five.
Colonel Sandurz: Five.
Dark Helmet: So the combination is... one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

After which:
President Skroob: Did it work? Where's the king?
Dark Helmet: It worked, sir. We have the combination.
President Skroob: Great. Now we can take every last breath of fresh air from Planet Druidia. What's the combination?
Colonel Sandurz: 1-2-3-4-5
President Skroob: 1-2-3-4-5?
Colonel Sandurz: Yes!
President Skroob: That's amazing. I've got the same combination on my luggage.
Dark Helmet, Colonel Sandurz: [looks at each other]

All quotes from IMDB.
'Sconnie
2121: My character is not "The God of Hellfire."
Draco18s
2122. My character never was, and never will be, a member of the Liberal Crime Squad.
MatrixJargon
2123: Just because my GM let me write "ultima" down in the spell list of my mundane character as a joke, does not mean that if I find a way to use magic I can actually cast Ultima. Let alone at a force of "Awesome" with a drain of "wtfpwn"
2123a: I may no longer use character sheets with a spell section for my mundanes.
Draco18s
2124. I may not combine spells to create a low, low cost spell that gives me all the combat equipment I'd ever need....for 30 seconds.
'Sconnie
2125: My character is not related to FastJack or any of the other shadowtalkers
2126: My character is not one of Kane's illegitamete children
2126a: Nor is he/she one of Harlequin's illegitimate children.
2127: Having JackPoint regulars as NPCs in my campaign is a privelege, not a right.
2128: Not allowed to kill Clockwork, even if he is an asshole.
'Sconnie
2129: No characters based on anything from the Homestar Runner Universe.
2129a: This goes double for Strong Bad, Strong Mad, Or Strong Sad
2129b: This goes quintuple for Coach Z.
Matsci
2130: They did it on Leverage is never an acceptable reason for an action.
ker'ion
QUOTE (Matsci @ Jan 24 2010, 02:10 AM) *
2130: They did it on Leverage is never an acceptable reason for an action.
2130a They did it on Mythbusters is not a viable option either.
Fezig
QUOTE (ker'ion @ Jan 24 2010, 12:36 AM) *
2130a They did it on Mythbusters is not a viable option either.


2130b - I saw it on an episode of Burn Notice also does not suffice.
Stahlseele
QUOTE (Tyro @ Jan 16 2010, 01:37 AM) *
Let's end the spoilers, please. I've seen it, you've seen it, but can you guarantee that everyone on the board has? It hasn't gotten bad yet, but I'm BRUTALLY anti-spoiler.

bah, in the end, they all die anyway . .
Kumo
2131: There is no "Jedi" magical tradition in SR.
Nightfalke
QUOTE (Fezig @ Jan 24 2010, 03:43 AM) *
2130b - I saw it on an episode of Burn Notice also does not suffice.


2130c - Ditto with Knight Rider, Airwolf, or A-Team.
Draco18s
QUOTE (Kumo @ Jan 24 2010, 08:26 AM) *
2131: There is no "Jedi" magical tradition in SR.


Actually, I think there is. Zoroastrian is really damn close.

Besides, Star Wars was made in the 70's which means that it does exist as a (100 year) old film, so the odds that there are still fans around is pretty good. I'd argue that George Lucas actually made 9 films though, and that the second three (that is I, II, and III) weren't overhyped special effects block busteds.
Oni
2132: No more Ramirez jokes.
Delarn
2133: I am not allowed to have a prime runner threat that is called Mcleod and that has a regeneration power from no where. (And use only swords to fight)
Neraph
QUOTE (Delarn @ Feb 7 2010, 09:41 PM) *
2133: I am not allowed to have a prime runner threat that is called Mcleod and that has a regeneration power from no where. (And use only swords to fight)

Pfft, he obviously has a Power Pact with a free spirit.
Angelone
2134: I am no longer allowed to dispose of bodies by chucking them over the wall of the nearest corporate installation, knowing that 1. the legal redtape will ensure that the investigation is halted indefinately and 2. At worst the corpsec will charge me a fine for littering.

2135: The whole freezefoam in an elevator thing from Doomsday isn't allowed.

2136: They are shapeshifters not Lycans.

2137: Not allowed to make a black magician who quotes Poe, Shelly, Goethe, or Byron.

2138: The Simpsons didn't do it.

2139: No more saying "There is no (insert character's name) only Zuul" it will get me shot in the face. Twice.

2140: Jello westling is not an acceptable form of dueling and is certainly not to the death.

2141: No longer allowed to tickle someone until they give me the information I want.
Neraph
... Priceless.
'Sconnie
2141: No characters based on anyone from Corner Gas.

2141a: This goes double for characters based on Hank.

2141b: This goes triple for characters based on Oscar... Jackass.
Delarn
QUOTE (Neraph @ Feb 8 2010, 01:14 PM) *
Pfft, he obviously has a Power Pact with a free spirit.


I tried to implement higlanders in SR and failed ... lol
Neraph
QUOTE (Delarn @ Feb 8 2010, 06:14 PM) *
I tried to implement higlanders in SR and failed ... lol

They work better in World of Darkness, and truthfully WoD is free to keep them. I want to play Sr - if I want to play Highlander, I'll go somewhere else.
Draco18s
QUOTE (Angelone @ Feb 8 2010, 01:18 PM) *
2134: I am no longer allowed to dispose of bodies by chucking them over the wall of the nearest corporate installation, knowing that 1. the legal redtape will ensure that the investigation is halted indefinately and 2. At worst the corpsec will charge me a fine for littering.


2134a. Nor am I allowed to dump the body in a trash bag on someone else's balcony of the shitty hotel we rented to do the interrogation.
Professor Evil Overlord
2142) I will not apply knowledge of real world chemistry to a shadow run game.

2142a) Especially not when high school level lab training is enough to prepare cheap explosives, poisons, and narcotics.

2142b) Especially when the materials needed are legal.

2142c) Especially when cook book style procedures are readily available.
Angelone
2143: Even though it is in character I am not allowed to speak in whatever foreign language my character is at the time.
2143a: Especially if I'm the only one at the table who speaks said lanuage.
2143b: That goes double for languages I don't speak.
2144: Cannot threaten to eat other players when the pizza is taking too long to arrive.
2145: Blue warrior does not need food badly.
2146: Lolcatz are not valid character concepts.
2147: No longer allowed to leave Demotivational posters at sites we hit. No matter how appropriate they are.
2148: "You show me mine and I'll show you your's" is not a proper greeting. I have been informed it doesn't even make sense.
Warlordtheft
2144: I am not allowed to make a magical order called the order of the blue flame.
2144A: Even if it takes place on a college campus.

'Sconnie
2145: No characters based on any of the mercs from the Jagged Alliance games.
2145a: This goes double for Fidel.
Headshot_Joe
QUOTE (Angelone @ Feb 10 2010, 07:32 AM) *
2146: Lolcatz are not valid character concepts.

IDK, I could see some GM allowing an urban version of a Shapeshifter. Remember, magic is controlled by peoples belief in it; if enough people believe that Ceiling Cat exists...

In fact, a lolcat Shapshifter might allow you to do away with the uneducated/uncouth negative qualities, and may even allow you to have qualities that grant resonance...

[img]http://wordandimage.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/pctechsupportcat.jpg[/img]

Tech-Support Kitty! I might have to ask my GM if I could make such a broken character for our next campaign...
Draco18s
Just FYI, Lolcats (as lolcats) doesn't exist in ShadowRun. They were created and memed post 1991.
Delarn
QUOTE (Angelone @ Feb 10 2010, 10:32 AM) *
2143: Even though it is in character I am not allowed to speak in whatever foreign language my character is at the time.
2143a: Especially if I'm the only one at the table who speaks said lanuage.
2143b: That goes double for languages I don't speak.
2148: "You show me mine and I'll show you your's" is not a proper greeting. I have been informed it doesn't even make sense.


2143 : PAs de trouble avec ca ! (No problem with that)
2148 : Show me yours, I'll show you mine. That make sense ...
Delarn
QUOTE ('Sconnie @ Feb 10 2010, 12:21 PM) *
2145: No characters based on any of the mercs from the Jagged Alliance games.
2145a: This goes double for Fidel.


2145: Even La Malice ? Hey beaudy, do not worry La Malice will get them ! (With a Quebec accent)
'Sconnie
2149: No sprites based on the wheeled typewriter guy cartoons from Seasme Street.

2150: No based on any characters ever portrayed by Bruce Campbell.
Daylen
2151: I can no longer play a tiger shapeshifter based on the only heir of Frankenstein left alive in red dwarf.... no matter how groovey that cat is.
Draco18s
2152. I may not base a blind martial adept character on DareDevil.
Daylen
2153. I will not use semiballistics as ICBMs

2154. I will not shave the whales
Headshot_Joe
2155. When asked by an NPC about my ability to snipe in relatively unforgiving circumstances, I am no longer allowed to respond with "Don't worry, dude, my dice pool for this one is still like, 23, even after all the negs."

2156. "Hey baby, how'd you like to meet a guy with a real dice pool?" Is not a good pick-up line, and will get me kicked in the nads, both in game and out.

2157. Contrary to my belief, the term "dice pool" may be applied to any amount of dice, even those insufficient to fill an actual pool, and such low amounts of dice are no longer to be referred to as "dice cups", "dice sinks", "dice puddles", "dice buckets" or even "dice bathtubs".
2157a. No, I may not then refer to my ungodly amount of sniping dice as a "dice pond", "dice lake", "dice sea" or "dice ocean" for the sake of making myself feel superior.

2158. I may not change my character's nickname to Vanilla Dice, and he may most certainly NOT sing "Dice, Dice, Baby!"
wind_in_the_stones
QUOTE ('Sconnie @ Feb 10 2010, 03:27 PM) *
2149: No sprites based on the wheeled typewriter guy cartoons from Seasme Street.


click*M*click*I*click*S*click*S*click*I*click*L*. . .
Neraph
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 10 2010, 07:51 PM) *
2152. I may not base a blind martial adept character on DareDevil.

Interestingly I just had that idea myself today...
Draco18s
QUOTE (Neraph @ Feb 11 2010, 12:55 AM) *
Interestingly I just had that idea myself today...


SURGE for echolocation?
Neraph
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 11 2010, 09:15 AM) *
SURGE for echolocation?

With Reduced Sense (Blind), and a handful of other things, yes.
'Sconnie
2159: Just because there's a P2.0 star in LA known as "The Dude" does not mean I can break into his house, rough him up, and then pee on his rug.
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