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* [[Author Appeal|"magical realm"]] <ref>Personal fetish based world-building. Comes from [http://gunshowcomic.com/471 a page] of ''[[Gunshow]]'' that illustrated the problem. The 3rd panel is the most common reaction image for this.</ref>
* Murder Hobos, a.k.a. Captain Teflon Psychos <ref>Many players, veteran and new, will often make their characters have minimal backstory or goals, either through laziness or fear that the GM will go out of their way to screw the player over. The result is a homeless person with no family or friends who only kills and goes through dungeons for the sake of it, being at best sociopathic.</ref>▼
** White Wolf has an official term for these guys: "Lone Wolves".▼
* The famed Lesbian Stripper Ninja. Often, "elf|dark elf|catgirl lesbian stripper ninja". An obvious combination of the previous two: fetish theme and half-assed character. Usually a result of a player acting puerile (not even [[The Loonie]]), thus happens too often. [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/RPG_Lexica:JKL#L (description)] [https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/65579291/#65615526 (description)].
** People even made comedy games around this concept, including [https://rpggeek.com/rpg/4404/lesbianstripperninja one plainly named so].
* Thin! Your! PAINTS! <ref>The common response when someone asks for painting tips. [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/THIN_YOUR_PAINTS So much can go wrong if you forego this piece of advice].</ref>
** Most common in wargames and specifically ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', but the issue is widespread, so the theme is among the classics. As ''[[What's New with Phil and Dixie]]'' put it — "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150428205709/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20071230 It started out as a halfling...]"
* "It [always] [[Saw It in a Movie Once|works in the movies]]." ([[Famous Last Words]])
*
* Fluff <ref>The background story for items and characters in a game.</ref>
* Crunch <ref>The stats for items and characters in a game.</ref>
* "What We Started / What the GM Wanted / What We Actually Did" (for games), or "What the GM Thought I Was Making / What I Thought I Was Making / What I Ended Up Making" (for characters). <ref>[[Side-by-Side Demonstration]], RPG variation of "What I Watched / What I Expected / What I Got" and "What I Played / What I Expected / What I Got" — with pictures, of course</ref>
** For example: ''[[Pathfinder (tabletop game)|Pathfinder]]'' / ''[[Silmarillion]]'' / ''[[Kerbal Space Program]]''
== [[Warhammer 40,000]] ==
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** In the Space Marine future of the Space marine, there is only Space Marine.<ref>A variation of the above after considering the fact that, in the 5th edition, almost half of the playable "factions" are Space Marines.</ref>
* '''''"[[Burn the Witch|HERESY!]]"''''' ''[[The Political Officer|*BLAM*]]'' <ref>A response used to note extreme dislike or possible [[Canon Defilement]], or at least disagreeing with somebody, best used with a picture of a [[The Political Officer|Commissar]] for full effect.</ref>
* '''"DRIVE ME CLOSER! I WANT TO HIT THEM WITH MY SWORD!"''' <ref>Named for [https://web.archive.org/web/20140420125824/http://www.gobiel.com/sonsofruss/motiv/images/drive-sword-demotivational-poster.jpg a picture] of a sword-wielding commissar riding a Leman Russ battle tank. Used either mockingly or affectionately. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrCY7dgaqs Oh, and it's] [[Ascended Meme|official]]!</ref>
* The [[Redshirt Army|Imperial Guard]]: fighting alien monsters equipped with "[[Frickin' Laser Beams|flashlight]] and [[Bulletproof Vest|t-shirt]]".<ref>Lasguns and Flak Armour are by far the weakest weapons and armour in the setting (which still makes them horrible powerful though), the joke being that Imperial Guard equipment is no better than a t-shirt or a flashlight. Can be used as a [[Badass Army|positive]] or a [[Redshirt Army|negative]] thing.</ref>
** The third item being "standard issue adamantium balls", or "a wheelbarrow for their pair of [[Brass Balls|giant steel balls]]".<ref>Being the [[Badass Normal]]s of the setting, along with a t-shirt and flashlight every member of the Imperial Guard is issued with a pair of these. Even the women. ''Especially'' the women.</ref>
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIUEVdF9gFM SINDRIII!!!] <ref>Lord Bale's [[narm]]tastic [[Skyward Scream|reaction]] to being [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|betrayed]] by Sindri in the original ''Dawn of War''.</ref>
** WE CAPTURED IT FOR KAY-OSS! <ref>More Chaos [[Narm]], this time from a Chaos cultist.</ref>
** [[Skyward Scream|BLOODY MAGPIES!]] <ref>A reference to the joke that the [[Blood Ravens]] loot corpses and steal relics from other chapters (itself a fan "explanation" for all the gear available in ''Dawn Of War II''), comparing them to the magpie bird. In fanon, this culminates with the theft of {{spoiler|Bjorn the Fell-Handed}} (see below), as described [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/13696742/ here].</ref>
* [[Troll Fic|Squad Broken]]! <ref>A truly horrible fanfic, both in terms of [[Canon Defilement]] and actual writing, that guarantees a little rage. Popular with trolls.</ref>
* Lucius the Eternal will [[Memetic Molester|penetrate the rear armour of anything]] with his <s>Rod</s> Lash of Torment. OH YEAH!!
* [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Kharn Kharn is a hell of a guy].<ref>A catch all reference to the joke that under [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Kharn the Betrayer]]'s [[Ax Crazy]] and [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|team-killing]] tendencies, he is really a nice, but misunderstood guy. Even before ''[[Horus Heresy|Betrayer]]'' poured promethium on this fire.</ref>
** IT'S MY DAY OFF <ref>Kharn's days off involve murder and bloodshed on par with his work days.</ref>
** I'M THE NEW COMMISSAR NOW <ref>Kharn steals the hat from a Commissar by chopping off his head.</ref>
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** KHARNE LOEV KITTEN <ref>[[Captain Obvious|Kharn loves a kitten]].</ref>
*** KITTEN LOEV KHARNE
* [[Precision F-Strike|Fuck]] Erebus.<ref>Said character is widely and deservedly disliked, in- and out- of Universe. He's that guy who started the entire mess, by corrupting Lorgar and Horus, and remains conceited as self-proclaimed "Hand of Destiny". They both eventually have exiled him, and Abaddon doesn't like him either. The novel revealed Erebus is also responsible for [[Ax Crazy|current mental condition]] of the "swell guy" above: he had Kharn's pal killed when foresaw him being an obstacle to the destiny of the future champion of Khorne. Which sort of worked, but then Erebus found himself the first and foremost target of Khârn's newfound bloodthirst, and provided the first blood on Khârn's iconic chain-axe as a result.</ref>
* Macha, the ever-virgin <ref>Once again from [[Image Boards|/tg/]], this one references the Farseer from the original ''[[Dawn of War]]'', Macha, and how she will never, ever, lose her virginity.</ref>
** Fanon is divided as to whether:
: A. She has [[Tsundere]]-crush on Gabriel Angelos (Chapter Master of the Blood Ravens from the same game) — this version [https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/hzb5gb/having_spent_faaar_to_much_time_on_this_dumb_joke/ became more popular] after Yvraine/Guilliman, or
: B. It was foretold that only Emperor of Mankind can break her "curse" (in which case it's until he will get his behind off the Golden Throne somehow, and that's not going to happen in foreseeable future).
* [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Angry_Marines ANGRY MARINES!!!] ALWAYS ANGRY! ALL THE TIME! <ref>A [[Space Marine]] chapter created by [[Image Boards|/tg/]]. In their own words, they are angry for the Emperor.</ref>
* ALL HAIL '''[[Ciaphas Cain]], [[Fake Ultimate Hero|HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!]]''' <ref>The highly misleading tagline of the ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' series, it is used by fans both ironically, as intended, and as acknowledgement that despite his claims, Cain ''earned'' his reputation as a [[Badass Normal]].</ref>
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* [[Candle Jack|Squats should be brought ba...]] <ref>Games Workshop discourages anyone that mentions [[Dork Age|the Squats]]. Mutated into GW sending assassins anytime they are mentioned. Or the Inquisition & Co. [https://1d4chan.org/wiki/File:This_never_happened.jpg purging any mentions] of them.</ref>
** E.g. on moddb their images are named "[http://www.moddb.com/groups/warhammer-40k-fans-group/images/squa5#imagebox squa]<nowiki>[number]</nowiki>"
** ''[[Turn Signals on a Land Raider]]'' used it [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923112503/http://tsoalr.com/?p=771 here] and "[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|clarifies]]" the issue [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923112453/http://tsoalr.com/?p=772 here].
** Also, eventually became a [[Trolling Creator]] staple, from both GW and licensed developers (FFG dropping "[[Dark Heresy|Lathesmasters]]" and "[[Black Crusade|Svartlings]]" with recognizably dwarf-like traits).
* "I move and shoot." <ref>Mocking the "tactics" of the Necrons.</ref>
** '''''OH COME ON.'''''
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** Leman Russ is often depicted as a female kitsune. More precisely, as [[Spice and Wolf|Holo]]. The explanation for this is that ten thousand years in the Eye of Terror has caused some interesting transformations.
** "[[No Indoor Voice|IF YOU FUCKERS WAKE ME AGAIN, IT BETTER BE TO KILL SOMETHING OR ASK ABOUT ACTUAL HEROES, NOT BITCH-STEALING ASSHOLES]]".<ref>[[Alternate Character Interpretation]] of Bjorn the Fell-Handed potrays him as rightfully bored out of his mind due to people awakening him every century or so just to tell stories. Most of the comedy comes from the fact that he's been hardwired into an Imperial Dreadnought, and thus you've got the illusion a thousand year old giant robot bellowing out insults such as the above.</ref>
*** Along with TANKRED (above) and [[No Indoor Voice]] feature, this contributed to "every Dreadnought is some sort of a Cranky Grandpa" notion in [[Fanon#Tabletop_Games|Fanon]]. ''[https://www.deviantart.com/lutherniel/art/Granpa-Dread-bedtime-story-673442565 Granpa Dread bedtime story]'' time!
** Blood Angels spawned a similar snowclone meme thanks to their codex using the word blood as much as Space Wolves codex uses wolf.
* [[So Unfunny It's Funny|Once upon a time there was a Black And White Space Marine On A Black And White Bike]]...<ref>A long [[Shaggy Dog Story]] involving a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Black And White Space Marine On A Black And White Bike]].</ref>
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* The PDF tried to respond but were killed to a man.<ref>A meme lampooning the incompetence of the Planetary Defence Force in most of 40k fiction. How badly they are screwed? If the Imperial Guard is the [[Redshirt Army]], PDF gets to be a Redshirt Army ''for'' Redshirt Army.</ref>
* Tomb Kings [[In Space|IN SPESS!]] <ref>Highlights some similarities between the Necrons and [[Warhammer Fantasy|Tomb Kings]] factions (both are Egypt-inspired skeletons that can go back up when killed). This meme predates the 5th Edition Necron codex, but got a new youth from it as more similarities were added. For the spelling, see SPESS MEHREENS above.</ref>
* Kroot Konga Line. <ref>One [[Munchkin]] had a "strategy" of keeping his whole army in reserve, which lets him see where the opponent put ''all'' his units and leaves long-range firepower idle on the first turn. Then on the next turn he deploys everything in spearheads going for the throat (and objectives). So the other guy countered this by clogging ''the entire long side of the table'' with cheap scouts, so there's no place left where rules would allow those reserves to deploy on turn 2. Having optimized too hard (as the [[Munchkin]] usually do), the player with everything in reserve didn't have any units that could deep strike to the middle of the table and kick fragile defenceless scouts out of the deployment area. The Tau/Kroot player takes the objectives, the other guy has no units on the table, game over. [https://funnyjunk.com/channel/warhammer40k/Eat+bitch/raRyLen/ see photo]</ref>
* Plasma jokes. A widespread one is [https://1d4chan.org/wiki/File:Warhammer_Plasma.jpg a picture of Space Marine miniature] with plasma gun in one hand, shielding his face with the other hand. <ref>Plasma weapons have "Gets Hot" rule. 8th Edition changed it so that in Supercharge mode they backfire on a 1 and this always kills the wielder. In earlier editions, always backfire on a 1 and "merely" hit the wielder, which often kills anyway. Back in 2nd, they had 2 modes, but "Gets Hot" was more random and restricted to Chaos Space Marines, while Imperial version had a cooldown between shots instead.</ref>
** "[[Full Metal Jacket|This is my rifle, this is my gun]]... [[Reliably Unreliable Guns|This is my plasma]]. I rolled a 1." (illustrated by an [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|appropriate]] picture, such as a skeleton).
* [[Crack Pairing|Skitarii x Moth girls]] (preferably red-headed). <ref>Started [https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/67620309/#67631728 when anon posted photo of a moth on skitarii mini], someone else immediately noted «two of /tg/'s favourite things at once. All you need is someone to draw something lewd about it and the trifecta is complete». This did [https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/74328531/#74328780 stick], probably because 40k has everything cranked [[Up To Eleven]], and a fluffy moth getting cuddly with a heavy combat cyborg is "[[Opposites Attract]]" Up To Eleven.</ref>
* Adeptus Mechanicus — those toaster fetishists.<ref>Origin is unknown, but they are obsessed with Standard Template Construct blueprints in particular, and [[Lost Technology|archeotech]] in general, which is what various colonies mass-produced — for most part obviously not gunships and suchlike. A toaster is possible oddball "archeotech" of very low utility widespread enough that they'd find some.</ref>
* Felinid Auxilia! <ref>In the canon lore, Felinids were mentioned among the other abhumans — ''once'', and without any description of them or their world. But the fans pounced on this — abhuman auxilia does exist, and cat-people aren't as restricted as plant-people, so… let's roll. First, of course, [[Cat Girl]]s. Second, the more cat-like they are, especially mentally, the more hilarious the concept becomes, cat attitudes being very un-Imperial (except the "Armour of Contempt" part). This may make them good at least as light infantry, but also a [https://www.deviantart.com/a20t43c/art/Felinid-colonel-852013437 madhouse], especially for the [https://www.deviantart.com/a20t43c/art/Felinid-auxilia-763680610 poor] [https://www.deviantart.com/a20t43c/art/Felinid-auxilia-2-830068603 bastards] whose job description becomes suspiciously similar to "cat herder". Then there are cat archetypes up to ''[[Puss in Boots (fairy tale)|]]'' himself. Then there are [https://www.deviantart.com/mr-culexus/art/Nyaat-in-the-mewd-770892852 cat jokes]…</ref>
== [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle|Warhammer Fantasy]] ==
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* From a famous ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' campaign, [[The Head of Vecna]]. It's even referenced in ''[[Planescape: Torment]]''.
* Tordek is in it for all the bitches.<ref>A new D&D player's character was [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Tordek Tordek]. His motivation for adventuring was attracting female companionship. This was pretty much his entire backstory.</ref>
* [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/1709686/ You see, the thing about an immovable rod i-CLANG] <ref>Some enterprising player considered the [[Fridge Logic]] of an immovable rod and used it to create a potent weapon. </ref>
** WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? <ref>The Reaction of getting hit by the said Immovable Rod.</ref>
* Lightning Warrior was a class someone created on the WoTC fourms as a joke. It has a wizard's spells and a warriors fighting ability and asked if it was underpowered because it didn't have a familiar (an ability that is actually considered a disadvantage to use, as if the weak pathetic animal that grants you meaningless bonuses dies, you lose a giant chunk of XP) and is unable to specialize (a more legitimate weakness, but generalist Wizards are still [[Game Breaker]] class). The class is now a running gag when recommending a class, with notes that it "sacrifices power for flavor".
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* WEEABOO [[Supernatural Martial Arts|FIGHTAN MAGIC]]!<ref>The Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords was an Animesque supplement designed to mitigate [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]] by giving melee characters [[Ki Attacks]] and similar powers.</ref>
** [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/1027569/ IRON HEART SUUUURGE!] <ref>This power, from the Tome of Battle, allowed the user to remove any negative effect. Since the term "negative effect" wasn't well defined, it was reasoned that one could Iron Heart Surge out of pregnancy, or wounds. Additionally, instead of becoming immune to the effect itself, the ''cause'' of the effect is ended, so if you are in a desert or are a race somehow impaired by the sun, you can end its heat/light. Ironically, the ability can't be used as [[Heroic Willpower]] as intended, as any these situations, such as Charm or Hold Person, prevent you from moving freely.</ref>
* Durr *CLANG* <ref>In 4th edition, Rogues can get a power during which they run past enemies, and if those enemies would make opportunity attacks, they instead [[Deadly Dodging|target themselves]]. No exceptions. At the best of their ability. The only explanation some people could come up with was that they [[Stupidity-Inducing Attack|spontaneously developed insanity]]. Thus, "Durr... *CLANK*"</ref>
* I AM THE MOON. (he is the moon...) <ref>When telling lies in D&D, subjects receive an increasing bonus to their attempt to see through the lie based on how utterly nonsensical the lie is. D&D 3e has a spell called Glibness which gives huge bonuses to Bluff checks that outstrip the bonus the target gets for disbelieving even the most ridiculous lies, to the point where you can say something like "The sky is green" or, yes, "I am the Moon come down to check on the tides" and be believed. You can also have your friends come along and back you up to get a further bonus on your roll. ("He is the Moon.")</ref>
* Cats vs. Commoners.<ref>Both are almost [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]], so it's "who scores a few hits first". Thus, even in D&D1/AD&D a commoner beats a cat only if allowed some good use of size advantage, like overrun attack not requiring charge (PO:C&T). In D&D3, a small dextrous cat is better both at hitting and dodging and have 3-attack claw/claw/bite routine, so cats win.</ref>
* Oh no! It's CoDZilla.<ref>CoD refers to '''C'''leric '''o'''r '''D'''ruid. In response to the accusation that 3.5 psionics was broken and that core was balanced, one person made a rather sarcastic response pointing out just how broken the core classes of Cleric and Druid are. They are about [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards|as broken as wizards]], but also can fight and aren't hindered by armor. </ref>
* Railroad a paladin to fall.<ref>Reputed to be very common among the jerkass DMs.</ref>
** [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/10111656/#10111704 Force-paladin-to-fall button]. Please don't push.
== [[Exalted]] ==
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* ''[[Rifts]]'': Giga-Damage - set everything right.
* [[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]] (various references)
* [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies|Rocks fall, everyone dies.]] <ref>From [https://web.archive.org/web/20131018031908/http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp05032002.shtml this] ''[[Something*Positive]]'' strip, where the GM becomes fed up with the players going [[Off the Rails]] and kills them all in disgust.</ref>
* ''[[Dogs in the Vineyard]]'': "Go go Power Rangers, you [[Mighty Morphing Power Rangers|Mighty Mormon Power Rangeeeeers]]!"
* ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]''
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** [http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu144/Amarus20/Battletech/lyranrecon.jpg Lyran scouting party] <ref>While exaggerated for the sake of humor, the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces do seem to have an inordinate fondness for deploying many, many assault 'Mechs - the so-called "Lyran Wall of Steel". Also extends to some fans jokingly referring to lower-end assault 'Mechs such as the Zeus as "ultralight" designs.</ref>
** [http://archivethumb3.foolz.us/board/tg/img/0181/62/1330667533814.jpg TRUCK]{{Dead link}} [http://archivethumb2.foolz.us/board/tg/img/0181/93/1330943033071.jpg STRONG!]{{Dead link}} <ref>Originates from /tg/. Someone proposed using an army of machinegun-equipped trucks, and while it was quickly pointed out that a lance of Firestarters would eat such a force alive, the idea of some petty Periphery warlord or the like trying to loot and plunder with a swarm of guntrucks amused the thread participants enough to spawn a minor meme.</ref>
▲* Murder Hobos, a.k.a. Captain Teflon Psychos <ref>Many players, veteran and new, will often make their characters have minimal backstory or goals, either through laziness or fear that the GM will go out of their way to screw the player over. The result is a homeless person with no family or friends who only kills and goes through dungeons for the sake of it, being at best sociopathic.</ref>
▲** White Wolf has an official term for these guys: "Lone Wolves".
* [[Aberrant]]: Divis Mal has '''arms?!''' <ref>In the official forum, someone posted a post, expressing horror, along the lines of Divis Mal is '''gay?!''' This was particularly hilarious because the game's [[Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?]] symbolism between Divis Mal's sexuality and his superpowered aberrant nature had always been a massive part of his character, right from the moment he was introduced. Someone else created a thread making fun of this, expressing shock and horror that Divis Mal had arms, supported by some of the art that didn't show them. Since then, treating the fact that Divis Mal has arms as a huge, controversial thing has been a running gag among the fanbase.</ref>
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