D&D Philosophy

[HalfTangible]

I was reading a thread, and i came across a Mark Twain quote in someone's sig (dance like you have greater invisibility, sing like you're silenced, etc etc. I liked it, so i clicked it.

Found this thread here: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139886 The latest post is over two months old - too old to post in again without thread necro.

So... here we are.

Ah hem...

Basically you post philosophy one liners that have something to do with dnd or are modified from their originals into a dnd metaphor.



"Fear not the DM. Fear will not slow him down, make her quicker or make the pain stop. It shall only encourage it to take it's time."

[Urpriest]

Il n'y a rien hors du RAW.

[houlio]

When you stare into the icosahedron, the icosahedron stares back into you.

[Urpriest]

Nietzche: Gamers do not seek after happiness, only the Freeformers do that.

[averagejoe]

When you stare into the icosahedron, the icosahedron stares back into you.

He who fights with monsters might take care not to take level adjustments or monstrous hit dice.

[Galsiah]

Is the DM willing to prevent munchkins but not able?
Then the munchkin is his girlfriend.
Is he able but not willing?
Then he is a powergamer.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh min-maxing?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him the DM?

[HalfTangible]

"Stone magic is in the eye of the beholder."

[Urpriest]

Euthyphro: Is it Exalted to do something because the Book of Exalted Deeds says so, or does the Book of Exalted Deeds say that it is Exalted to do something because the action is Exalted?

Also, http://dresdencodak.com/2006/12/03/d...and-discourse/ , http://dresdencodak.com/2009/01/27/a...and-discourse/

[huttj509]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Unfortunately the rest of the party is in the stomach of the beholder.

-stolen from somewhere, don't remember

[Dr.Epic]

"Boards don't hit back unless someone cast animate object on them."
-Bruce Lee

[randomhero00]

"All that is needed for evil to triumph is for a TPK." -Edmund Burke

"The capacity to learn is a gift;
The ability to learn is a skill;
The WILLINGNESS to slaughter a ton of monsters is choice."

"The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but the levels he gains." -John Ruskin

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted...because the encounter has to have an appropriate CR." -Albert Einstein

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger and gives awesome experience and gold." -Friedrich Nietzsche

"History is written by bards." -Machiavelli

"Those who cannot remember the past were probably mind raped and are condemned to repeat it." -George Santayana

"We are always the same age inside because DMs rarely keep track of that." -Gertrude Stein

"Today is the first day of the rest of your life since you just rerolled."

"For man, the unoptimized life is not worth living." -Socrates

"Know thy character sheet." -Socrates

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I'll kill you and loot your corpse."

[HalfTangible]

"When fighting blinded man, he has penalty to attack roll."

"The art of Rangering is the art of patience and combat styles."

[Kaun]

"If you're going to be chaotic evil, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up."

Hunter S. Thompson

[Morph Bark]

"I am become death, destroyer of Planes."
~ J. Robert Oppenheimer


Not really philosophy, but fitting enough.

[AtopTheMountain]

"It is forbidden to kill. Therefore, all murderers are punished, unless they kill large numbers of monsters for experience points and loot." -Voltaire

[Dusk Eclipse]

Alea Jacta Est I believe that is latin for the die has been cast, someone please correct in the (probable) eventuallity I am wrong

[HalfTangible]

If a tree falls in a forest and no one's around to make a spot/listen check, was it ever standing?

[Magnema]

From t-shirts of mine:

"CHAOTIC EVIL means you never have to say your sorry."

"When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered dragon, remember, you don't have to outrun the dragon... <on back> you just have to outrun the halfling."

[Susano-wo]

averagejoe inspired me: Do not stare into the Abyss, for they might detect scrying, and then you've got Baalors all over your ass.

[dsmiles]

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good hand crossbow at your side, kid.
-Han Solo

[Yahzi]

Is the DM willing to prevent munchkins but not able?

Galsiah wins an internet!

He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated in a hundred encounters. He who knows himself but not his enemy, will have an even chance of victory. He who does not know himself and his enemy, is bound to suffer defeat in all encounters. Therefore, study the PHB and MM with great diligence and care. - Sun Tzu

[Tyndmyr]

"We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so...very...pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

-Yes...it's a firefly quote. No, I haven't changed it. You can use it in game just as it is.

[HalfTangible]

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good hand crossbow at your side, kid.
-Han Solo

Or: "A Psion 2/Cleric 2 is no match for a Ranger 4, kid."

[Ertwin]

Be careful what you wish for, the DM is smiling.

The quill is mightier than the sword, for it can scribe many scrolls.

Smoking is bad for your HP.

[HalfTangible]

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Give a man skill points in Profession (Fish) and he'll eat until he gets cleaved by an orc or something.

[Grommen]

With apologies to my friend (You know who you are) for beating you to this.

Build a man a fire, he will be warm for the night. Light a man on fire he will be warm for the rest of his life.

Never start a war you can not win. - Sun Tzu (Hell that one you don't have to change)

Fireball first. Questions just lead to more questions.

[Cespenar]

I loot, therefore I am?

[Ertwin]

Today is a good day to roll the die ~Klingon proverb

[ffone]

"Mr. Kelemvor, tear down that Wall of the Faithless!"

"Mr. Wizard, dispel that Wall of Stone!"

-Reagan

"Lord, what fools these PHB races be!"

-Puck (satyr bard), Midsummer Night's Dream

[Marillion]

Is the DM willing to prevent munchkins but not able?
Then the munchkin is his girlfriend.
Is he able but not willing?
Then he is a powergamer.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh min-maxing?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him the DM?

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