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{{quote|'''Horatio Jackson:''' I'm afraid, sir, that you have a rather weak grasp of reality.
'''Baron Münchhausen:''' Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash, and I am delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever!
|''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''}}
He's been everywhere, seen everything, done it all and more. Given any chance, he'll tell you all about it, whether you want him to or not. His adventures may be [[Tall Tale|blatantly impossible]], or simply impossible to believe, but he rarely shuts up about them, and generally reacts badly to anyone openly doubting him. This character may be crazy, [[Self-Serving Memory|deluded]], a [[Con Man]], or a compulsive liar. The most common [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] of this is for the listener to dismiss his tales, and then find out that '''The Munchausen''' was [[Cassandra Truth|telling the truth all along]].
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* ''[[Baldur's Gate]] II''
** Jan Jansen. To the point where, when he ''doesn't'' comment on an situation with a tale of his own:
{{quote|'''Haer'Dalis:''' I shouldn't wish to alarm anyone, but I just wanted to point out that Jan has failed to produce a story. [[
** Although most of the others either suspect or know that his tales are made up. Imoen will submit one tale to him for approval and criticism, and when Viconia asks the main character why you keep the pest around, you can cheerfully explain it with the start of a tall tale of your own.
{{quote|'''Jan:''' Aye, Plooty had a way of attracting golems. Brilliant, really. You start with a saucer of milk -- golems are suckers for milk...}}
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