From the vaults of my Tasty Bits thread [see sig]:
My Quotable Quotes! [references where possible]
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The Rule of Zero
0. The DM is always right
1. If the DM is not right, see rule #0.
All advice and criticism will be gratefully received, all flames will be negligently extinguished, and all trolls will be ignominously starved. Thanks for your opinions.
>Imret
On Adding 3rd Party Materials into a game
If a player wants to add something, the conversation goes something like this: "No. Loan me the book and the answer becomes Maybe. If I think the feature you want is underpowered, the answer will likely become Yes."
>azhrei_fje
I know I'm arguing hard for my original positions, and you're arguing the argument, but that's what arguments are SUPPOSED to be. Strongly held intellectual positions that come to some sort of compromise or understanding.
>Luthien Greyspear
The difference between role playing and roll playing is the distance between the human heart and the dice rolling hand.
>William Ronald
How to Play D&D
1. kill all the bad guys,
2. loot everything that's not nailed down, and
3. bring a crowbar for that
>Spatzimaus
I keep my thoughts on file for rapid deployment.
>mmadsen
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak
>Sae Cael Oanar (off the WotC boards)
May your d20's always roll a crit!
>Nightcloak
Here I go delurking again... >merelycompetent
Bet you can't post just one. >Dr. Awkward
Now for paladin players, here's a safe analogy to use as a rule of thumb:
1) If you're clearly more powerful than your enemy, ask yourself, "What would Superman do?"
2) If you're NOT clearly more powerful than your enemy, go with, "What would Batman do?"
>Wulf
'Follow me and we shall forge an empire! A cute and fuzzy empire!'
>glass
-if Frodo hadn't gotten all those 18's, he would have sucked!
-Bah. If Frodo's DM hadn't been fudging rolls, he never would have made it to Rivendell with those pansy stats.
>Nifft and Christian
"Real Life" is a registered trademark of God.
>KenHood (and yes, this even made me, an athiest, laugh
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I will definitly be adding some from this thread though.
EDIT: edited to reflect initial idea of this post > posting inspiring quotes