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-We're gonna \\ party like it's 1981+We’re gonna party \\ like it’s 1981
  
 Channeling the Satanic Panic Channeling the Satanic Panic
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 Save or **//die!//** Save or **//die!//**
  
-Save or be forced \\ to play D&D 4e+Save vs death or be forced \\ to play D&D 4e
  
-You can't have "slaughter" without "laughter"+You can’t have “slaughter” without “laughter”
  
-You can't have "funeral" without "fun"+You can’t have “funeral” without “fun”
  
-You can't have "adventure" without 'U'+You can’t have “adventure” without ‘U’
  
 You have died of dysentery. You have died of dysentery.
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 Fumble!  You slip into fog of mind and take a round to collect your thoughts. Fumble!  You slip into fog of mind and take a round to collect your thoughts.
  
-"'Tis but a scratch!"+“‘Tis but a scratch!”
  
-Remember, it's just a game+Remember, it’s just a game
  
 **//Blood and souls for my Lord...//** er... what was his name again? **//Blood and souls for my Lord...//** er... what was his name again?
  
-You know you're all Chaotic Greedy anyway+You know you’re all Chaotic Greedy anyway
  
-Friends don't let friends be Chaotic Stupid+Friends don’t let friends be Chaotic Stupid
  
 Retro fun for a modern lifestyle Retro fun for a modern lifestyle
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 Fortunately, rolling up a new character only takes a few minutes Fortunately, rolling up a new character only takes a few minutes
  
-Never trust a smiling [[dict>dungeon_master|Dungeon Master]]+Never trust a smiling [[gameinfo:definitions#dungeon_master|Dungeon Master]]
  
-It's called "thieves' cant" because they literally //can't//+It’s called “thieves’ cant” because they literally //can’t//
  
-"It's my fault Black Leaf died.  I can't face life alone!" \\ -- Marcie+“It’s my fault Black Leaf died.  I can’t face life alone!” \\ -- Marcie
  
-It's all fun and games until someone fails a saving throw+It’s all fun and games until someone fails a saving throw
  
 Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger
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 Be kind to dragons, for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup Be kind to dragons, for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup
  
-"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." \\ -- George Bernard Shaw+“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” \\ -- George Bernard Shaw
  
-Want to be a baller, party caller, 20-side roller and classic hexcrawler+Want to be a baller, party caller, d20 roller and classic hexcrawler
  
 Are you //sure// you want to do that? Are you //sure// you want to do that?
  
-It's dangerous to go alone, take this:  :pizza:+It’s dangerous to go alone, take this:  :pizza:
  
-It's dangerous to go alone, take this:  :smirk_cat:+It’s dangerous to go alone, take this:  :smirk_cat:
  
-It's dangerous to go alone, take this:  :sunflower:+It’s dangerous to go alone, take this:  :sunflower:
  
-It's dangerous to go alone, take this:  :robot:+It’s dangerous to go alone, take this:  :robot:
  
-It's dangerous to go alone, take this:  :gun:+It’s dangerous to go alone, take this:  :gun:
  
-Boomer D&D:  “We are brutal mercenaries who take whatever isn't nailed down. We get killed because we didn't understand the ten paragraph description of the trapped room.”+Boomer D&D:  “We are brutal mercenaries who take whatever isn’t nailed down. We get killed because we didn’t understand the ten paragraph description of the trapped room.”
  
 Gen X D&D:  “It is a dark time, and it calls for dark heroes. Let us explore this grim tale. Did I mention how dark it is?” Gen X D&D:  “It is a dark time, and it calls for dark heroes. Let us explore this grim tale. Did I mention how dark it is?”
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 Bold flavors cost fortunes Bold flavors cost fortunes
  
-[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|"Where's the Mountain Dew?"]]+[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|“Where’s the Mountain Dew?”]]
  
-[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|"I'm attacking the darkness!"]]+[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|“I’m attacking the darkness!”]]
  
-[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|Remember, it's not your childrens’ fault they are being drawn into a Satanic world of nightmare]]+[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|Remember, it’s not your childrens’ fault they are being drawn into a Satanic world of nightmare]]
  
-[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|"Dungeons & Dragons... Satan's game"]]+[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|“Dungeons & Dragons... Satan’s game”]]
  
-[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|"Roll the dice to see if I'm getting drunk!"]]+[[https://youtu.be/-leYc4oC83E|“Roll the dice to see if I’m getting drunk!”]]
  
-[[https://youtu.be/j_ekugPKqFw|"Lightning bolt!  Lightning bolt!  Lightning bolt!"]]+[[https://youtu.be/j_ekugPKqFw|“Lightning bolt!  Lightning bolt!  Lightning bolt!”]]
  
 It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
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 DM, what is best in life? \\ \\ To crush the characters, see their dice driven before me and hear the lamentations of the players DM, what is best in life? \\ \\ To crush the characters, see their dice driven before me and hear the lamentations of the players
  
-"The worthy GM never purposely kills players’ PCs, he presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own." \\ ― Gary Gygax+“The worthy GM never purposely kills players’ PCs, he presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own.” \\ ― Gary Gygax
  
-An unemployed jester is nobody's fool+An unemployed jester is nobody’s fool
  
-"Maybe I’m just getting too old to want to have to deal with a heap o’ rules and the steaming heap o’ rules lawyers who go with them." \\ ― Gary Gygax+“Maybe I’m just getting too old to want to have to deal with a heap o’ rules and the steaming heap o’ rules lawyers who go with them.” \\ ― Gary Gygax
  
 Fight on! Fight on!
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 Q: Why did the Drow become a comedian? \\ A: For the Lolth Q: Why did the Drow become a comedian? \\ A: For the Lolth
  
-Q: Why do thieves wear leather armor? \\ A: Because it's literally made from hide+Q: Why do thieves wear leather armor? \\ A: Because it’s //literally// made from hide
  
 **Q:** Where do you get your ideas from? \\ **Gary:** Jack Chick. \\ -- Gary Gygax **Q:** Where do you get your ideas from? \\ **Gary:** Jack Chick. \\ -- Gary Gygax
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 +[[https://www.reddit.com/r/osr/comments/w300zm/how_do_you_avoid_5_minutes_adventures_in_osr/igtf8f0/|“You can not have a meaningful campaign if strict time records are not kept” – Gygax – Sept 12, 1979, 10:42AM]]

Trace: • Part 5: The Encounter • taglines • My personal “Appendix N” • Definitions of terms • Twenty Quick Questions: Rules

An unemployed jester is nobody’s fool