Quote of the Week from my gaming group...

[gmajor]

Off topic to the thread, but maybe the new player would have a better time, and be up to speed faster, if someone actually helped them, instead of yelling at them and abusing them for making errors. I like to get an experienced player to "buddy" the new player for a few sessions (freeing the GM from this task).

Actually, that bit Rebar posted was not only a misquote, it wasn't even the GM saying those things, and it wasn't a "loud irritated booming voice."

As the GM of that particular game, I have to say, "T'weren't me." It was Rebar, and the newbie was Mrs. Rebar. I was about to answer her a simple, straight reply, when he piped up with the smart remarks, then laughed.

I think my actual quote was "Uh..."

This is not to say I'm not a bastard sometimes; I've had my moments. Most of the time I try to be extra nice.

[Magmarock]

As the GM of that particular game, I have to say, "T'weren't me." It was Rebar, and the newbie was Mrs. Rebar. I was about to answer her a simple, straight reply, when he piped up with the smart remarks, then laughed.

Well, IMO, that is a crappy way to treat a spouse, let alone any other player.

Mags

[lemming]

Not strictly a quote, but the write up from zornwil's game amused me. Disclaimer: I run Suzanne, also known as Spectrum.

Suzanne also takes time to use her legal skills and work with some of the disturbed folk, assuring waivers are signed and no charges are pressed. T-shirts are made saying "I got slightly injured and signed a waiver and all I got was this lousy t-shirt," a trademark of the Justice Squad.

[Kirby]

Not strictly a quote, but the write up from zornwil's game amused me. Disclaimer: I run Suzanne, also known as Spectrum.

Heh, "lousy t-shirt." That's funny.

[Reneshat]

What do you get when a module starts off with the horrible beginning of, "You get a fax, and all it says is 'The Man in Black'"? Our quote of the week.

"Johnny Cash and the mole people are working together. We'll get them if it's the last thing we do."

Oh yeah, and the rest of the session was just about that good.

[paigeoliver]

Don't forget this gem.

"How much for the little girl."

Or from the gun vendor (as he held the gun to the brick's head, the brick with no resistant defense).

"Yes, this one is $1000, I assume you'll be buying it?"

[AndrewD2]

New events from my D&D game:

So we find these steps, climb them for a couple hours get to the top and leave the room, and they disappear. We fight these giant devil critters that almost kills off the group. After we find the key to leave the area we enter a room and the wall opens up to a 2 headed Kolbald (lizard type thing) each head having a name tag: Ben and Jerry. They told us we were in an entertainment complex. After all that, we could have just left.

When asked where we wanted to go (they were elevator operators) no one was quite sure and our anthepamorphic (I can't spell) cat said, "All right where's the bar" The kobalds response "Very good sir" and that ends our session for the week.

After all this me and DM go out to eat at Applebee's and this coversation proceeds.

Me: Dan I knew you wanted a couple of people out of the game and were thinking about starting Dragon*Star, but did you really have to try to kill us all off now?

Dan: Oops

[BcAugust]

As I'm discussing one character's alternate personality, and manage to tell him something he doesn't know(alternate personality being under my control), the remark from the other player.

" I feel so ignorant, yet so blessed in my ignorance."

Later on, discussing fun.

R: " No, it's called entertaining the GM, it ensures you have a higher chance for survival, but it also allows them to have fun"

W "I let you have fun, don't I Bc?"

Me: "Oh, yes. Jake is just more... stable, then Kenji is. It's like playing with legos versus playdoh."

R: So Kenji is edible and Jake is fun to play with glue around?

[Kirby]

Well, my San Angelo: City of Heroes campaign was kickstarted today. My players basically created their characters and we ran a mock-combat to test how effective they were in that area. The two PCs (one player wasn't unable to make it) were built on 350 points, but under the 250 limits. Anyway, I ran them up against Obsidian and Quatum from BBB. They took out Obsidian before Turn 1 was even over, but Quatum was tougher.

I randomly rolled Quantum's attacks, and with one she entangled the character Shadow.

Shadow's Player (female): Did [the entangle] do any BODY, or did she just bloomp me?

[Southern Cross]

There's no Quasar in the BBB.Are you talking about Quantum?

[Netzilla]

These are from our last bi-weekly Saturday superhero game:

The group is searching for a magical gateway wherein an important NPC may be hiding. One of the group mages (yes, we've got 2 on a superhero team), Kendrick, has been there, but it was over 1000 years ago, so he doesn't remember exactly where it is.

Ghost Hunter: How come you magic types never write stuff like this down?

Kendrick: Hey, that's a good idea.

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Solar, nuclear physicist and walking atmoic reactor, is having problems changing back into his super ID. The rest of the team is trying to help him out:

Ghost Hunter: Have you ever thought scientifically about how you became Solar in the first place?

Solar: Yes, it's quite impossible.

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In the previous game, we'd been attacked by a Qliphothic beast. This time, we're being attacked by a pack of demons. After getting the description:

Ghost Hunter's player: So, this is a much more normal demon.

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Solar, in human form and with no time to change, is about to be attacked by a demon:

One of the other players: Abort to Desolid!

Solar's player: A fine red mist is Desolid, right?

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SCUBA may be able to remember some others.

[paigeoliver]

Player's are trying to track down a stolen vehicle that is related to a plot concerning the molemen (Subterrans), Jennifer Lopez, and Foxbat.

The molemen are very well known for operating UNDERGROUND.

The player's are able to get the exact longitude and lattitude of the van from the recovery tracking system. They go there, and it is in the middle of the woods, with nothing around, and nothing looks disturbed.

The Batman character has spend some time searching the ground for signs of disturbance and digging.

After looking for a long while the team speedster pipes in "I just thought of something, maybe it is underground?"

Which was of course obvious to all the other characters and players.

Of course from there the characters get a backhoe and start digging and PREDICTABLY fall into the underground cave, backhoe and all (someone won't be getting their backhoe rental deposit back).

[Kirby]

There's no Quasar in the BBB.Are you talking about Quantum?

Quasar? Who said anything about--- oh. Er, yes, I meant Quantum (and I even recall double-checking it; maybe next time I'll correct it while I'm at it).

I'll go correct it. Don't tell anyone though.

[red_eagle123]

Scene: Team is scattering to various places to follow leads down. Youngest member (Shockwave) heads to his room to play video games, having no other skills to contribute. Fiona has a unique transformation requirement, needing certain... er... 'naughty magazines' to transform herself. So her player is making sure the GM understands that those magazines are available in her lab.

GM: Right, okay, so Fiona's in her lab with her little love abode off in the corner. Everyone else is in their lab. And Shockwave's playing with his playboy....

<brief pause>

GM: I mean his gameboy, gameboy! *sigh*

[altamaros]

Fiona has a unique transformation requirement, needing certain... er... 'naughty magazines' to transform herself.

i would be curious to know the background of this character ...