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| Griselame |
Posted - 07 May 2005 : 15:34:07
Well , I'm a huge fan of FR setting , but sometimes the novels just don't match with the quality of this universe...
Drizz't first three novels were superior , epic , etc....But I remember a few monthes later , I started to read "Pool of Darkness" or somethin'like that....And there was that THING that got me also dying of laughing , and it became a private joke around my game table....At a moment , the heroes (with the bodybuilded magician girl....starting good huh  ) reach an haunted island near Phlan(which means "piece of cake" in French...continuing well) and there they meet an undead priest (oh oh the laugh starts again) called (oh lord...)....MARTINEZ !!!!!! 
MMOUUUUUAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And why not Bonanza , Starsky and Hutch , or somethin as stupid as that !!!!!! Mister Ward , are you human or Martian ?
My god it kills me every time I try to read it again....
Ah....And what about your good times with some FR novels ? |
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| The Red Walker |
Posted - 09 Sep 2008 : 13:46:51
I always laugh when thinking about the verse that comes from Danilo Thann's singing sword. |
| Aulduron |
Posted - 09 Sep 2008 : 07:50:41
Dwarves often make me laugh, especially Salvatore's dwarves. Pikel runs a fine line between funny and annoying. Bruenor's got some good ones off. Jarlaxle just cracks me up. I'll have to think on some specifics, for awhile, and come back. |
| hawkytom |
Posted - 08 Sep 2008 : 20:41:34
I'll admit this quote I found quite hillarious and made me chuckle a bit:
Taken from The Ogre's Pact by Troy Denning
quote:
The scout hoisted the beast by its legs and could not help noticing that the thing was a male. "And that churl called me stupid," he muttered. "Greta indeed!"
(I realize this is a long dead post, but it's the only one that I found through the search engine) |
| Hoondatha |
Posted - 30 May 2005 : 19:57:53
Yes, I run many of my starting groups through the Shadowdale adventure. However, I always keep encounters with him to a minimum, because I feel I can never present him right and don't want to do it badly. Sigh. I'm just not over-the-top enough in the proper ways. |
| Kuje |
Posted - 30 May 2005 : 01:06:09
quote:
Originally posted by Smyther
In Realms of Magic, the story 'The Luck of Llewellyn the Loquacious' was, in my opinion, a greatly amusing tale. I actually didn't know there were any anthology stories set in Halruaa.
One scene was particulary funny, Quote:
And now, well, here Llewellyn was, content (relatively), sound (thankfully), and safe (miraculously). And almost (no - completely) asleep.
End Quote.
I love the use of brackets in the story (especially when referring to the gnome), and Llewellyn is the perfect example of a rogue whose verbal eloquence can extricate his person from any excrutiatingly difficult circumstances. Sorta reminds me of Kiser from BG2ToB, but much less slimy and much more funny.
More of this NPC can be found in 2e's Campaign box set. :) |
| Smyther |
Posted - 30 May 2005 : 00:59:28
In Realms of Magic, the story 'The Luck of Llewellyn the Loquacious' was, in my opinion, a greatly amusing tale. I actually didn't know there were any anthology stories set in Halruaa.
One scene was particulary funny, Quote:
And now, well, here Llewellyn was, content (relatively), sound (thankfully), and safe (miraculously). And almost (no - completely) asleep.
End Quote.
I love the use of brackets in the story (especially when referring to the gnome), and Llewellyn is the perfect example of a rogue whose verbal eloquence can extricate his person from any excrutiatingly difficult circumstances. Sorta reminds me of Kiser from BG2ToB, but much less slimy and much more funny. |
| Neo2151 |
Posted - 28 May 2005 : 08:32:09
Ah, lets see, two come strongly to mind 
"Are you familiar with the Tensor?" *starts casting a spell*
"Tensor? Tensor, tensor... OH NO!"
And who can forget Torm's interraction with Sylune's body before she posesses it in Shadows of the Avatar. Dressing her up in lewd clothing and putting her in suggestive poses in the shop window? The way that whole scene played out makes me laugh so hard to this day.  |
| KnightErrantJR |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 22:59:39
That reminds me . . . another good one was the flash back in Elminster in Hell of Ratham and Torm . . . I was at work when I got to the part about them rolling down the stairs and had to keep myself from laughing out loud. |
| Darth KTrava |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 22:27:32
quote:
Originally posted by Hoondatha
Just thought of another one. In Spellfire, Torm's listening to a conversation Narm and Shandril are having in their bedchamber by hanging on the roof. His hand slips and he slides down, off the roof.
Fortunately he catches himself on a ledge a little below the window, unfortunately crushing the small bird in the nest upon that ledge. He looks down at the bird under his fingers and says, essentially, "Oh, yuck."
The bird cranes its neck up at him and replies in Elminster's voice, "How do you think I feel?"
This is the only post I saw where someone typed out a scene in detail rather than "remember when so-and-so did such-and-such (with about as much detail as that...  )
I'd almost want to read those as I like reading about Torm in novels..  |
| KnightErrantJR |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 20:42:37
I think my favorite laugh out loud moment was in the second Liriel novel, when Fyodor told Liriel that the people of Ruathym expected women to act the way men did in her society, and Liriel was rather upset when she thought she would have to "perform" on demand, thus enlightening Fyodor to aspects of drow society he never thought of. |
| Xysma |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 20:32:43
I thought Shandril was a riot, and Narm and Delg's interactions were always funny. I also thought the Shou thief (I can't remember his name) in Faces of Deception was hysterical. |
| Prince Forge of Avalon |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 01:35:11
IN the recent Maiden of Pain novel by our fellow beloved Writer one
"Kameron M Franklin" *SPOILER ALERT*---------------------------------*
*SPOILER ALERT*----------------------------------------------------*
In one of the final chapters of the book -- Ythnel made two statements in her playing with Naeros that I found quite funny.
1). "So you're the only one who gets to play rough, then? That's rather selfish, don't you think."
and
2). "I should have known you could dish it out but not take it".
this one I really enjoyed .
PFoA |
| Kaladorm |
Posted - 23 May 2005 : 22:24:43
Two words. El-Minster
This bloke is a riot, never once read about him and not found him anything less than hilarious |
| Crust |
Posted - 23 May 2005 : 12:14:11
Belkram and Itharr of The Shadows of the Avatar series made me laugh, especially in Shadows of Doom.
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| The Blue Sorceress |
Posted - 22 May 2005 : 20:37:01
quote:
Originally posted by Fenian
I love the interactions of Artemis and Jarlaxe in Realms of Dragons.
quote:
"A dragon! Never before in my life have I seen a dragon, but in the short time that I traveled with you, I've met two of the **** ed things!"
I read this quote in another forum and I just had to buy the book.Quite funny indeed.
Ah yes, that reminds me. I think the funniest thing I ever read in an FR book was Entreri's initial reaction to Jarlaxle pretending to be Drizzt, and then Jarlaxle's following impersonation attempt. Hilarious.
-Blue |
| Chosen of Bane |
Posted - 22 May 2005 : 17:34:56
quote:
Originally posted by khorne
Taegan is interesting. He is the first elf I`ve heard of who thinks that humans are superior to elves.
This is the main reason why I like this character. It would have been very easy to use the cookie-cutter elven personality of superiority. |
| Ebonshine |
Posted - 22 May 2005 : 17:20:35
Yes, Taegan Nightwind is his name and his panache when speaking to friends, enemies, and the like is amusing.
And I agree that it is interesting to see an elf, from the reclusive avariel no less, that desires to be like humans and shuns his own elven heritage.
Intriguing character. |
| khorne |
Posted - 22 May 2005 : 13:28:21
Taegan is interesting. He is the first elf I`ve heard of who thinks that humans are superior to elves. |
| Winterfox |
Posted - 22 May 2005 : 10:06:21
quote:
Originally posted by Ebonshine
Will and Pavel are funny, but I really like the Avariel and the faerie dragon banter in year of rogue dragons.
Their names escape me at the moment. Jivex and "something" Nightwing.
The Avariel's way with words is great.
Maestro Taegan Nightwind. |
| Fenian |
Posted - 21 May 2005 : 14:50:46
I love the interactions of Artemis and Jarlaxe in Realms of Dragons.
quote:
"A dragon! Never before in my life have I seen a dragon, but in the short time that I traveled with you, I've met two of the **** ed things!"
I read this quote in another forum and I just had to buy the book.Quite funny indeed.
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| Ebonshine |
Posted - 20 May 2005 : 23:57:01
Will and Pavel are funny, but I really like the Avariel and the faerie dragon banter in year of rogue dragons.
Their names escape me at the moment. Jivex and "something" Nightwing.
The Avariel's way with words is great. |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 20 May 2005 : 00:35:46
quote:
Originally posted by Josh Davids
Hmmm nothing else comes to my mind right now. There have been others but nothing sticks in my mind like Elaine and Ed..you know I wonder if it is because they both start with E.
Well, by that logic you'd think I would be funny. *ahem*
The Bouldershoulders, Drizzt getting all tongue twisted flirting with Innovindil, all kinds of things that Ed and Elaine have written (too numerous to mention), and (most on my mind at the moment) Zyx the faerie dragon (Erin Tettensor's short in RotD2). To paraphrase:
"Zyx was not the sort of dragon to allow a petty thing like evidence get in the way of carefully cultivated prejudice."
and
"The less well-known but equally fearsome. . ."
But you'd have to read the story first. And you should -- 'cuz it's hilarious.
Cheers
P.S. Oh, and yes, Erin starts with "E" as well.
P.P.S. Speaking of which, Ed "E" Gentry's conclusion to the webstory:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/fr/realmsdragon2phil |
| Thelonius |
Posted - 19 May 2005 : 20:29:20
The moment i most enjoyed (and laughed in addition), was the magical battle between Robillard, Daudermont's wizard and the great and unforgettable Harkle Harpell from Longsaddle, i really wanted to die when Harkle uses the variation of The Great Hand of Bigby. |
| Hoondatha |
Posted - 19 May 2005 : 07:10:14
Just thought of another one. In Spellfire, Torm's listening to a conversation Narm and Shandril are having in their bedchamber by hanging on the roof. His hand slips and he slides down, off the roof.
Fortunately he catches himself on a ledge a little below the window, unfortunately crushing the small bird in the nest upon that ledge. He looks down at the bird under his fingers and says, essentially, "Oh, yuck."
The bird cranes its neck up at him and replies in Elminster's voice, "How do you think I feel?" |
| Josh Davids |
Posted - 19 May 2005 : 01:21:33
I will go with Hoondatha here, Itharr and Belkram, those two just crack me up. I think Hoon might remember the breast incident, that was the first time I shot pepsi out of my nose.
After that I will have to go with Torm and Rathan in Elminster in Hell. The spiral staircase and the innkeepers ugly wife and what happened to poor Rathan after he tripped. Years after reading that book I still have those two mental images playing through my mind, says something about how funny I thought those scenes were.
As for other stuff, have to go with Elaine as well.
Hmmm nothing else comes to my mind right now. There have been others but nothing sticks in my mind like Elaine and Ed..you know I wonder if it is because they both start with E.
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| The Blue Sorceress |
Posted - 18 May 2005 : 14:03:44
quote:
Originally posted by Shadovar
Well, Pavel and Will in the Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy are another pair that are humorous enough to make me laugh, especially the insults they exchange with each other.
I'm rather fond of them too. I just finished read The Rite and I chuckled a few times because of the two of them.
-Blue |
| Shadovar |
Posted - 18 May 2005 : 11:48:56
Well, Pavel and Will in the Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy are another pair that are humorous enough to make me laugh, especially the insults they exchange with each other. |
| VEDSICA |
Posted - 18 May 2005 : 03:31:45
The Bouldershoulder Bros. made me laugh a bunch.Danilo is a funny as well. |
| LordAnki |
Posted - 18 May 2005 : 02:12:30
Well, Icewind Dale trilogy made me laugh alot.
Then The City of Towers (Eberron book really good btw) made me laugh really hard |
| Blueblade |
Posted - 17 May 2005 : 20:47:14
Agreed. For me, Ed provides the ggreatest frequency and variety of yuks in Realms novels, from witty comments to puns to bad jokes to pratfall farce character situations. |
