Funny website ( for rpg fans)

[wageslave]

Sorry if this is a repost, I did a search and didn't find anything.


The Grand List Of Console Role Playing Game Clichés
http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html

 

[cletus]

"Ayn Rand's Revenge
Outside the major cities, there is no government whatsoever. Of course, perhaps that explains why it's so difficult and dangerous to get anywhere outside the major cities."

 

[momadaboo]

lol, that was great. I didn't bother to read all 192 but there were some good ones in there...

"Silly Squall, bringing a sword to a gunfight..."
No matter what timeframe the game is set in -- past, present, or future -- the main hero and his antagonist will both use a sword for a weapon. (Therefore, you can identify your antagonist pretty easily right from the start of the game just by looking for the other guy who uses a sword.) These swords will be far more powerful than any gun and often capable of distance attacks.

 

[dpatel]

pretty funny. I didn't go through all of them but most of them applied to quite a few RPG's I have played.

 

[zionoverfire]

Hey, I Know You!
You will accumulate at least three of these obligatory party members:
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The hero's best friend, who is actually much cooler than the hero.

Yeah, I can think of a few games like that.

 

[RAMSTORIA]

George W. Bush Geography Simplification Initiative
Every country in the world will have exactly one town in it, except for the country you start out in, which will have three.