Role Playing Game Quotes

“Do not be sidetracked. A good referee will have many ways to distract an expedition, many things to draw attention, but ignore them if at all possible.”
― Gary Gygax, Players Handbook

“No gaming outside of the venue without a sanctioned game master.”
― Leah Rae Miller, The Summer I Became a Nerd

“In a staggering display of power, the caster causes all portals within 1 mile to blast open in a violent burst. [...] Moreover, normal fasteners and stoppers are loosened or dislodged, such that wine corks fizz open, lids fall off dinner pots, shoelaces unlace, snaps loosen, belts unbuckle, and so on.”
― Joseph Goodman, Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game

“[Since] a player controls every character, it is that player's intelligence that dictates the character's goals and actions, not an arbitrary number on a character sheet. Thus, in a sense, the player _is_ the character's "intelligence score"!”
― Greg Stafford, King Arthur Pendragon: Epic Roleplaying in Legendary Britain

“In the final round of the game, if your company has admitted women to the play, I do not recommend that you vote for your paramour, or for the member of the company who has taken your fancy. In my experience it rarely leads to success; and your fellows will notice and make fun of your noble gesture for weeks.”
― James Wallis, The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen