History Memes / TabletopGames

* ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}'': Giga-Damage - set everything right.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Rifts'', damage is divided into Standard Damage Capacity (SDC) and Mega-Damage Capacity (MDC), the latter of which represents 100 of the former and will reduce an unprotected character to [[ChunkySalsaRule red mist]]. "Giga-Damage" is a theoretical level ''above'' MDC which would kill not just the character hit with it, but their ''player''.[[/note]]

* RocksFallEveryoneDies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Origin unknown but the earliest instance most people know is [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/peejee-dragons-pt-6/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, where the GM becomes fed up with the players going OffTheRails and kills them all in disgust.[[/note]]

* RocksFallEveryoneDies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Origin unknown but the earliest instance most people know is [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/peejee-dragons-pt-6/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, where the GM becomes fed up with the players going OffTheRails and kills them all in disgust.[[/labelnote]]

** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Malekith]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Dark Elves trailer shows Malekith [[MookHorrorShow cornering and slaughtering]] a bunch of helpless High Elf soldiers, leading many to compare it to the SignatureScene at the end of Film/RogueOne when Vader does the same to a bunch of Rebel soldiers. The fact that Malekith himself [[DarthVaderClone exhibits many traits]] of Vader only serves to amplify the comparison.[[/labelnote]]

* [[FoeYay Lyta X Peleps Deled, OTP.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Lyta is a Solar who burns Realm Dragon-Blooded to death with giant mirrors as sacrifices to the Unconquered Sun; Peleps is a Dragon-Blood, TheFundamentalist and ArrogantKungFuGuy dedicated to a belief system that wants as many Solars as possible to die right now.[[/labelnote]]

* The ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' 4th edition [[ContemptibleCover dildo gun.]]

* ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}'': Giga-Damage - set everything right.

** Bears. Bears everywhere.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Many have noted the proliferation of bears in the redesign for Kislev. The fact that the roster reveal mentioned that the only mounts for all their lords were just Warhorses and War Bears only served to fuel the jokes. Many have compared this to the {{Flanderization}} that the Space Wolves got in ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', only wolves have been replaced with bears.[[/labelnote]]

** Fucking Toddy! [[labelnote:Explanation]]While technically not a full-fledged Legendary Lord due to him not being playable in the campaign, Boris Todbringer became a FountainOfMemes following a memetic Yogscast skit where Tom dressed up as him and crashed a playthrough while looking for his ArchEnemy Khazrak the One-eye. As such, the fandom has frequently portrayed Todbringer as a LargeHam who is solely obsessed with defeating Khazrak. Some of his phrases such as "Cardio beats Chaos" and "He took me fooking eye" became popular among the fandom as well.[[/labelnote]]

*** Similarly, the theme that plays in the Ogre Kingdoms trailer has also become memetic among the fandom for how catchy it is despite the intentional StylisticSuck. Many have joked that CA should become a music company due to it.

** "[[DealWithTheDevil I have the knowledge you crave! But all pleasure...Has a price!]]''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The NightmareSequence in the "Covenant with Chaos" trailer ends with N'kari reaching out to the Advisor to offer him what he seeks before he can close the book that is causing him to experience the vision. Edits of N'kari's oustretched hand have become popular, with the edits replacing what is being offered in their hand.[[/labelnote]]

* Settra does not serve! Settra rules! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Despite [[FanonDiscontinuity the usual Warhammer Fantasy fan's opinion on the End Times]], [[DefiantToTheEnd Settra's response to Nagash to an ultimatum to serve with him or be destroyed]] is well known and loved as a perfect display of [[AwesomeEgo determination and arrogance]] which succinctly defines Settra the Imperishable's character. Became [[AscendedMeme ascended]] in ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerII'', where the line is not only uttered in the Tomb Kings reveal trailer (by an unknown narrator, possibly Khatep), but Settra himself will utter the line in various contexts in-game.[[/labelnote]].

** Where is Krell?/The Old Friends[[labelnote:Explanation]]When the game launched, one of Heinrich Kemmler's lines had him note the absence of his minion Krell. When "The Old Friend" was announced near the end of the first game's lifecycle, fan speculation was at a high until it was leaked (and later revealed) to be Krell himself. The meme had a resurgence in the second game when "Some Old Friends" were announced, who turned out be Literature/GotrekAndFelix.[[/labelnote]]

** [[ImplausibleDeniability Skaven Don't Exist]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]While the Skaven being kept a secret has been around in earlier editions of ''Fantasy'', the marketing for ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerII'' ran with this joke in earnest, with the Skaven not being mentioned in the initial announcement barring a single rat appearing in the trailer, and repeated unsubtle teases and denials from the advertising and CA's staff along the way. The fans ran with it as well. [[/labelnote]]

* Settra does not serve! Settra rules! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Despite [[FanonDiscontinuity the usual Warhammer Fantasy fan's opinion on the End Times]], [[DefiantToTheEnd Settra's response to Nagash to an ultimatum to serve with him or be destroyed]] is well known and loved as a perfect display of [[AwesomeEgo determination and arrogance]] which succinctly defines Settra the Imperishable's character.[[/labelnote]]. Became [[AscendedMeme ascended]] in ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerII'', where the line is not only uttered in the Tomb Kings reveal trailer (by an unknown narrator, possibly Khatep), but Settra himself will utter the line in various contexts in-game.

* Settra does not serve! Settra rules! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Despite [[FanonDiscontinuity the usual Warhammer Fantasy fan's opinion on the End Times]], [[DefiantToTheEnd Settra's response to Nagash to an ultimatum to serve with him or be destroyed]] is well known and loved as a perfect display of [[AwesomeEgo determination and arrogance]] which succinctly defines Settra the Imperishable's character.[[/labelnote]]

* RocksFallEveryoneDies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Origin unknown but the earliest instance most people know is [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp05032002.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, where the GM becomes fed up with the players going OffTheRails and kills them all in disgust.[[/labelnote]]

** Fanfic/OldManHenderson, [[CrazyAwesome the man who "won" Call of Cthulhu]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Old Man Henderson was a character in a game of TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu that essentially derailed the plot by use of MinMaxing and ludicrous shenanigans that culminated in Henderson permanently killing [[EldritchAbomination Hastur]] with a hockey rink packed full of explosives.[[/labelnote]]

* The most common FamousLastWords of an RPG are [[TotalPartyKill "We're]] [[CuriosityKilledTheCast going in there."]]

* "It [always] [[SawItInAMovieOnce works in the movies]]." (FamousLastWords)

* The [[Grimdark incredibly bleak]] OSR game Mork Borg has some of its own:

* [[FoeYay Lyta X Peleps Deled, OTP.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Lyta is a Solar who burns Realm Dragon-Blooded to death with giant mirrors as sacrifices to the Unconquered Sun, Peleps is a Dragon-Blood, TheFundamentalist and ArrogantKungFuGuy dedicated to a belief system that wants as many Solars as possible to die right now.[[/labelnote]]

* [[{{Superdickery}} The Lunar ate 54 cakes. She ate 54 cakes. That's as many as six nines.]] AndThatsTerrible. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The book Masters of Jade had a one-off reference to a Lunar attempting to save a Solar Exalt baker from being corrupted by the Guild...by eating the cakes the Guild had paid the Twilight to prepare for them.[[/labelnote]]

* New ''TabletopGame/SettlersOfCatan'' players will quickly become acquainted with [[DoubleEntendre "Wood for Sheep"]].[[labelnote:Explanation]["Wood" and "Sheep" are the more common names for the lumber and wool resources. The game allows trading resources, so a player trading A for B will say "I have wood for sheep."[[/labelnote]]

*** No, not all ''your'' dice. '''All''' the dice.

*** Get some Cubans

* New ''TabletopGame/SettlersOfCatan'' players will quickly become acquainted with [[DoubleEntendre "Wood for Sheep"]].

* TabletopGame/BattleTech:

* TabletopGame/{{Aberrant}}: Divis Mal has '''arms?!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]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 HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster 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.[[/labelnote]]

* [[GameFavoredGender "-4STR"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some unknown source suggested giving all female characters a -4 penalty to strength (STR) at creation with no equivalent bonus. FATAL is sometimes credited for creating this, but they merely made a similar "feature" (and it's based on hundreds rather than twenties).[[/labelnote]]

* Elbows/Buttocks of Death[[labelnote/Explanation]]In the ancient/medieval wargame ''De Bellis Multitudinis'', troops who are pushed back into the side or rear of an enemy unit are destroyed. The player base jokes that this is due to the troops impaling themselves on the enemy's elbows/buttocks.[[/labelnote]]

* "100 mm, not 4 inches!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Alleged quote from a historical wargamer disputing an opponent's movement, used to mock {{Rules Lawyer}}s and StopHavingFunGuys. For those who can't convert between metric and imperial, 4 inches is approximately 101.6 millimetres, so the player was disputing 1.6mm of movement distance, a niniscule amount.[[/labelnote]]

* Stepping barefoot on a d4. [[AgonyOfTheFeet Worse than stepping barefoot on Lego.]]

* Malekith: ageless, undisputed witch-king of Naggaroth. Supreme commander over the Dark Elven hordes. [[FridgeLogic Still lives with his mom.]]

* Malfean Stealth. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Malfeas is not known for doing anything subtly, so Malfean Stealth consists of using loud distractions.[[/labelnote]]

* What the Christ are you talking about?! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The result of signature Zenith Caste Panther's AngryBlackMan status; to lampshade it, a fan on the official forums went through all the official comics and made photoshopped versions that replaced Panther's lines with "WHAT THE CHRIST ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT", leading to the fanbase treating him as if his entire character consists of shouting this line and punching people in the face.[[/labelnote]]