Catchphrase for Elan

[Lizard Lord]

I am not sure if this has been brought up before or not, but apparently (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0390.html) a catchphrase can be used in place of a pun. While it would appear that an individual pun can only be used once, from what I understand of the second panel here (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0438.html). However a catchphrase should be able to be used more then once, otherwise it would not be a catchphrase.

Anyway, if I am right about this, Elan should get his own catchphrase so he doesn't have to think up of a new pun every time.

So what catchphrases do you guys think Elan should have? "For Banjo!" is the only one I can really think of myself right now.

[d'Bwobsling]

Perhaps: :elan:You big mean meanie head!

[BooTheHamster]

:elan: I contributed!

[Chronos]

"Wait, what?" would probably be a good one for Elan. He certainly seems to say it often enough.

[T-O-E]

:elan: Dun Dun DUN!!!

[Ramien]

Well, a catchphrase does have limited use, as well - it can't just be said over and over. It fits best as a once-per-encounter usage, or else he'll start suffering from catchphrase interruptus as every other character keeps interrupting him just to keep him from saying it again.

[Theodoriph]

Hopefully Elan never gets a catchphrase. That would be annoying!

[Linkavitch]

"Wait, what?" would probably be a good one for Elan. He certainly seems to say it often enough.

That's what I thought of when I read the name of this thread.

[NerfTW]

He should get a really long and witty catch phrase....


and then forget it. :smallbiggrin:

[Berserk Monk]

I have two ideas:
:elan:"Madness? This is BANJO!" or for those of you that are tired of this overused 300 reference:
:elan:Stab, Stab, Stab, Stab the monster's torso.

[Zolem]

"Wait, what?" would probably be a good one for Elan. He certainly seems to say it often enough.

Well, ignorance is listed as his class power source.

[tribble]

dont diss bards, they can turn anybody who wants to kill them to "meh, i dont care about you." at level 11. BAM.

[drengnikrafe]

dont diss bards, they can turn anybody who wants to kill them to "meh, i dont care about you." at level 11. BAM.

Somebody's been reading up on their "broken rules" books.

What you forget is the case in which the players are fighting someone who is an underling to some other creature. If the creature is neutral to you, it will still try to kill you. If it likes you, it will ask you to join it. If you say no, it will kill you.

Plus, you assume that you speak their language. It's hard to work diplomacy when you can't speak to them. And, if you neglected to take "Speak Language", which feels foolish to me in the first place, when coupled with most bard's low INT, due to mostly uselessness, means you wouldn't be able to do anything anyway. And if you do speak a language of some enemies? Your DM throws an enemy at you that doesn't speak that.

Or, at least, that's how I (and my DM) Circumvent such cheese.

[krossbow]

"The good twin always solves things non-violently"
*stabs*
"well, maybe i'm just the neutral twin after all"

[e9zipy]

:elan: All hail banjo the clown.:haley:

[Lizard Lord]

What are you talking about? I usually give my bards a decent int to make sure they can get the skills I want them to get.

[chiasaur11]

What are you talking about? I usually give my bards a decent int to make sure they can get the skills I want them to get.

Most Bards aren't Elan.

[paladin_carvin]

:elan:I'm on an adventure!
:elan:I'm invisible!
:elan:Time to buckle my swash!
:elan:Hi!
:elan:It's Karma-rific!
:elan:ALL HAIL BANJO!
minor spoiler for War and XP (also isn't funny if you haven't read it)

:elan:Did I mention I get to kiss a girl?

[Lissou]

minor spoiler for War and XP (also isn't funny if you haven't read it)

:elan:Did I mention I get to kiss a girl?


I haven't read WaX, but considering Elan's writing the preface (or was it the introduction?) I'm pretty sure I get it anyways :smallbiggrin:

[HellFireXS]

"The good twin always solves things non-violently"
*stabs*
"well, maybe i'm just the neutral twin after all"

Sounds almost like a Firefly quote :)

[krossbow]

Sounds almost like a Firefly quote :)

guilty as charged.

[chiasaur11]

Sounds almost like a Firefly quote :)

Or like the line from the bootleg director's cut of Army of Darkness:
"I'm not that good."

[AgentPaper]

"My name is Elan, you killed my father, prepare to die!"

...


What?

[RMS Oceanic]

"#[Verb], [Verb], [Verb], [Verb] the ([Adjective]) [Noun]!#"

[Inhuman Bot]

Hopefully Elan never gets a catchphrase. That would be annoying!

It's too late to prevent that.

[Totally Guy]

She is NOT dead!

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Hopefully Elan never gets a catchphrase. That would be annoying!

Whut 'chu talkin' about, Theodoriph? :smallyuk:

Yeah, a single catchphrase can become amazingly annoying. Elan needs one, but only use it once out of every ten encounters, at most, and use puns and other jokes to fill in the rest.

[newcresty]

well, i recall Elan saying the word "blah" 497 times in a row just to make a new world records, so i could fit as his catchphrase

[Wreckingrocc]

Plus, you assume that you speak their language. It's hard to work diplomacy when you can't speak to them. And, if you neglected to take "Speak Language", which feels foolish to me in the first place, when coupled with most bard's low INT, due to mostly uselessness, means you wouldn't be able to do anything anyway. And if you do speak a language of some enemies? Your DM throws an enemy at you that doesn't speak that.

Um... Bards are supposed to have high CHA, INT, and DEX. They are skillmonkeys. Therefore, they need INT.

[Dogmantra]

:elan:"Wow, it's fun being halfway competent"

[Salty]

:elan: Yay! I'm participating!

[chiasaur11]

Um... Bards are supposed to have high CHA, INT, and DEX. They are skillmonkeys. Therefore, they need INT.

Yes. Int is a very good thing for a bard to have.

Guess which bard missed that tip in bardic summer camp?

[Lizard Lord]

Yes. Int is a very good thing for a bard to have.

Guess which bard missed that tip in bardic summer camp?

Yes, yes. We all know that about Elan. Both me and Tired N' Drowzy were responding to the statement that most bards use int as a dumb stat. Elan is the only bard I know of that actually does that.

[Neopolis]

:elan: Prepare to be Elanated!

It's a cliché, but it works.

[xelliea]

all hail banjo :elan:

[Haleyintraining]

"#[Verb], [Verb], [Verb], [Verb] the ([Adjective]) [Noun]!#"
You mean Eat, eat, eat, eat the smelly pirate?

Okay, if you say so.

[shadowpriest]

i'd go for:
I GOT A 4!
:smallsmile:

[Awesome Person]

:elan: I am Elan! :elan: I'm participating!
P.S. Does Rich Burlew even read these kind of posts?!?! Anyway, it's to late to give Elan a chacth phrase. Thank You.

[David Argall]

"Wait, what?" would probably be a good one for Elan. He certainly seems to say it often enough.

Since MitD has "Wait, what gate?", "Wait, what?" is too similar