=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Canonical List of Famous Last Words (Roleplaying : Fantasy and SF) Part 2 101-250 Hundreds of brave characters lost their lives during thousands of roleplaying sessions leaving us their last words. We'll never forget them. Rest In Peace. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Collected by Oliver Rosenkranz (rossi@cs.tu-berlin.de or o.rosenkranz@estensis.de) 101. "Come on! Arrows versus Kevlar?" 102. "What do you mean Tsu Han's pilotting the shuttle? Does he even have Insystem Pilot? WHY ARE YOU SMILING AND SHAKING YOUR HEAD?" 103. "So that giant fell into the pit? I'll jump over it and get his treasure." 104. "Oh, that sorceress looked a little pale when she examined the mirror which has the pentagram in front of it on the floor. I think I'll break the mirror." 105. "It's not trapped, you just want it to yourself."{He still got it for himself.} 106. "Me first Me first." 107. "Dinosaur? Hey, no problem, right Balinor?" 108. "You call yourself a barbarian, you son of a witch ?" 109. To powerful demon: "Try me sh*t breath!" 110. To sleeping dragon: "Oops, sorry...didn't mean to disturb you." 111. "Come on, we haven't found any so far." 112. Ranger: "What do I see?" DM:"Do you remember the trap that killed Indy's guide in Raiders of the Lost Ark?" 113. "Diamonds ... Gold... Saphires !!! Terry! Terry, we're rich, we're rich, we're fabulously wealthy !!!! ...Terry ..... Terry??" 114. "Let's walk this way." 115. "Hey folks, follow me, I remember the way to the dungeon exit." 116. "I never get to have any fun!" 117. "You mean they get to use the critical hit chart too?" 118. "Hey, I know a dragon when I see one." 119. "What do you mean the whole room we're in detects as a trap?" 120. "Hey you! Frost Giant! How's the weather up there?" 121. "Just watch, I bet I get the one item that's cursed." 122. "What does it mean when you botch an initiative roll?" 123. "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing!" 124. "Stop!" 125. "A sign labeled `pit'? I walk up to it." 126. "No problem. That's easy!" 127. "Hey, I found it. I'm keeping it." 128. "I think we'll have to reason with him." 129. "Hah! I'm not dead yet. I still have five hit points." 130. "Oh, no. We're being rescued. How embarrassing!" 131. "Yeah, I know it's dangerous, but think of the experience points." 132. "I stand right underneath the Fire Giant and point my wand straight up." 133. "Don't worry. I've got a plan." 134. "They can't see me. I'm invisible!" 135. "I wonder what's in here?" 136. "He wouldn't try that trick again!" 137. "My two mutations? ...But I've only one!" 138. "Just because you're a dragon doesn't mean you can push ME around." 139. "They don't look so tough." 140. "I'm SURE there are no traps." 141. GM: "FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO..." PC: "I look for the light switch." 142. "What do you mean trolls regenerate!?!" 143. "Here kitty, kitty, kitty..." 144. "I'll open it." 145. "It seems easy enough" 146. "I think he can be trusted." 147. "Those noises are probably nothing." 148. "I'll pull the lever." 149. "Money!" 150. "Magic is for wimps." 151. "Oh. He'll miss. Just look at my AC." 152. "Oh no! Let's go help them!" 153. "Run away!" 154. "I want to kill something." 155. "All clear, guys." 156. "Gummy werebears? They should be cake to kill once they turn human." 157. "Wait a minute, didn't the old man say something about a curse?" 158. "Hey, where'd all the big spiders come from?" 159. "Okay, Ed, your underwear explodes!" 160. "Bob, you have any grenades left? Throw me one..." 161. "AGAIN!?!?!" 162. "He shot out my eye? Okay, I tear out my other eye and throw it at him as a gesture of defiance." 163. "I pull the metal ring out of the sphere."(Recognize a Holy Hand Grenade?) 164. "This is a push-over dungeon." 165. a)"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." b)"I told him it was a bad idea." 166. "I'll use my taunt skill." 167. "Your mother was a Gully Dwarf." 168. "My God will protect me." 169. "You wouldn't dare!" 170. "Hey, we're out! We're safe!" 171. "I'll try it on." 172. "C'mon! We're a team!" 173. "You don't look like a mage!" 174. "It'd be stupid to trap this!" 175. "I'll kick the door in!" 176. "It could be dangerous!" 177. "Here, hold this rope while I go down." 178. a)"I thought you brought the food!" b)"I thought you brought the antidote!" 179. "Well, if you didn't belch, who did?" 180. "Isn't there anything exciting in this dungeon?" (said to GM) 181. "Uh guys? Hello? Anyone?" 182. "Dragons give you a lot of Exp." 183. "I know an illusion when I see one." 184. "Who's the bitch with the spiders?" (ahhh! the infamous Lloth) 185. "I sit on the pale lady with the funny teeth." (Ahhh! the infamous vampire) 186. "Mysterious shadows in the room? I'm not scared --- you can't spook me!" 187. "There's a smell of gas, huh? Well, my lantern is hooded. It ought to be safe." 188. "Take off my armor and try to swim? Forget it --- I worked hard to get this +3 plate mail. Besides, the DM never lets anyone die --- he wouldn't let me drown, would he?" 189. "I cast a lightning bolt at the ochre jelly." 190. "Lightning bolts don't ricochet off stone walls, do they?" 191. "A ballista? What's that? How many dice of damage does it do?" {Twenty.It's like a crossbow, only MUCH larger.} 192. "So what if he calls the guard? A backwater town like this can't have a very big militia." 193. "Only six inches long? Ha... Wait, you don't mean six _scale_ inches, do you?" {said in miniature-figures-game. Character itself was 3/4" high.} 194. "...and then I... Uh, guys? Why are looking at me like that? Guys?" {After using a spell called "Polymorph Other" } 195. "What do you mean, `It doesn't work' ?" {Item with no more charges left.} 196. "Oh these, I've fought them before..." 197. "Then I'll hit him back!" {spoken at the start of a bar brawl.} 198. "I'm bored..." 199. "Quick! What did that scroll say ?" 200. "How did he dissappear like that ?" {About a hostile warrior with a ring of invisibility and two attacks per round.} 201. "I'll try to pick his pockets." {Pockets belonged to a level 30 mage.} 202. "Maybe we should just kill him." 203. "Read it to me." {It was a fireball scroll.} 204. "You mean there's more ?" {About undeads which entered the room} 205. "MAGIC ITEMS!" 206. "He looks like a sunburnt elf? Huh." 207. "I'll light a fire." (In the woods at night (attracted bears)} 208. "You'd have to be a GOD to smile after that hit!" 209. GM:"You DID take the swimming skill?" (to a player when character fell overboard.) 210. "I'll stand guard." (Didn't want to enter orc cave. Orcs were out. Orcs came back.) 211. "What do you mean I hear water?" {in a tunnel} 212. "I bar the door!" {Door opened inward.} 213. "I'll cover you!" 214. "Take out a Beholder's eyes, and Bingo!" 215. "I can't possibly miss..." 216. "Don't worry, I can hit him! I can hit him!" 217. "Shut up, bird!" {to a parrot who happened to be repeating the True Name of a demon which subsequently exterminated the party} 218. "But he has to be our friend!" 219. "How would you like to have this sword?" 220. NPC:"Take this ring as a token of my esteem." {This party no longer accepts gifts from unknown NPC's.} 221. PLAYER:"BEGONE THINGS OF EVIL!!!" REPLY:"Begone thing of good." 222. "I go through the door... Wait, I check for traps!" 223. "Don't be silly. That kind of monster NEVER follows you." 224. "I run up to the monster, throw my magic net over it, and try to take the jewel from around its neck." {But nets don't stop creatures from biting.} 225. "Hmmm... odd-colored walls. Well, I touch one." {turned to stone} 226. "I wonder what the black-and-yellow striped ring above the seat does?" { Ejection Seat. No atmosphere and no vacc-suit.} 227. "What do you mean, vacc-suit proficiency? I thought it was perfectly straightforward, like wearing clothes..." [From a character attempting to fight hand-to-hand in one.] 228. "But the directions SAID to `pull pin and throw' !" [From a beautifully role-played Traveler character from a non- technological world. He was given a scout ship survival pack, which among other gimcracks, contained concussion grenades. When he got in trouble, of course, he pulled the pin out of one and threw it ("it" being the pin, naturally)...] 229. "Uh, what does 'explosive decompression' mean?" 230. "Why the hell do you always put `Graf' before your name? Is that this backward planet's equivalent of `Duke' or something?" 231. "Don't worry - I have Pilot-7." 232. "What do you mean `energy weapons are illegal' ?" 233. "DO NOT OPEN" 234. "Easy kill." 235. "I've got you now!" 236. "Is this one really able to breath fire?" 237. "Trust me. I know what I'm doing" 238. "I open the door and see who it is." {in response to a knock on the door} 239. "I jump off the roof - He won't get my last HP then." 240. "Oh cute! Look at the fuzzy little cubs!" 241. "Your armor is too noisy. Wait here and I'll scout ahead." 242. "I explain to the ogre that it was an honest mistake." 243. "Oh, he puts those in all of his dungeons. It's a gas spore." 244. "Hubba hubba! The nymph's taking off her clothes!" 245. "Whoever did this must be long gone by now." 246. "Easy, boy. What's this stupid horse's problem?" 247. "You mean ... this ... is the last ... torch?" 248. "Oh don't worry. The poisonous ones have orange stripes." 249. "I really didn't know it was against the law." 250. "You racist! They're elves. So what if they're black?" More next issue