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<blockquote data-quote="Altin" data-source="post: 259223" data-attributes="member: 3107"><p>Thanks to everybody who's contributed thus far, I haven't laughed this hard for weeks. Anyhow, a few more:</p><p></p><p>"Loading for bear" This originated in a 2nd Ed. game where we didn't usually haul around the big guns out of genre considerations (Victorian horror - Masque of the Red Death for those who care). The phrase was used to indicate that we would in fact be taking along the rifles/shotguns loaded with silver. It has since mutated and is now used whenever the PCs prepare for a big fight (eg. A mage memorising only evocations is said to be 'loading for bear'). It is also sometimes found in other forms like 'loading for dragon' and 'loading for Cthulhu'. </p><p></p><p>"I disbelieve the illusion!" Said in response to an extremely undesirable development. For instance, it is the standard response to GM phrases like 'You see a huge red dragon' and 'your +2 sword passes right through it'. I think this one might be in fairly common usage, however.</p><p></p><p>"Writing a sternly worded letter to the Editor" used as a suggestion whenever a player is complaining about something they are powerless to change -- whether this be game-related or not. (eg. A: 'The Pizza is late again' B:'Why don't you write a sternly worded letter to the editor?')</p><p></p><p>Yours,</p><p>Altin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Altin, post: 259223, member: 3107"] Thanks to everybody who's contributed thus far, I haven't laughed this hard for weeks. Anyhow, a few more: "Loading for bear" This originated in a 2nd Ed. game where we didn't usually haul around the big guns out of genre considerations (Victorian horror - Masque of the Red Death for those who care). The phrase was used to indicate that we would in fact be taking along the rifles/shotguns loaded with silver. It has since mutated and is now used whenever the PCs prepare for a big fight (eg. A mage memorising only evocations is said to be 'loading for bear'). It is also sometimes found in other forms like 'loading for dragon' and 'loading for Cthulhu'. "I disbelieve the illusion!" Said in response to an extremely undesirable development. For instance, it is the standard response to GM phrases like 'You see a huge red dragon' and 'your +2 sword passes right through it'. I think this one might be in fairly common usage, however. "Writing a sternly worded letter to the Editor" used as a suggestion whenever a player is complaining about something they are powerless to change -- whether this be game-related or not. (eg. A: 'The Pizza is late again' B:'Why don't you write a sternly worded letter to the editor?') Yours, Altin [/QUOTE]
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