Comments on: 184: Couched Conversations http://www.talesofmu.com/story/book0x/184 High Fantasy - Higher Education Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:35:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Incarnate http://www.talesofmu.com/story/book0x/184#comment-19192 Incarnate Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:55:19 +0000 http://talesofmu.nfshost.com/story/book06/184#comment-19192 "Rocks Fall Everybody Dies" I think it's from the old D&D days. It seems to often be used as a shoutout to pen&paper RPG's in fantastic fiction like this. Basically it's what a Game Master in a pen&paper RPG yells when he is fed up with the players' behaviour. tvtropes.org has a more comprehensive text on the phrase.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-19192">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> “Rocks Fall Everybody Dies”

I think it’s from the old D&D days. It seems to often be used as a shoutout to pen&paper RPG’s in fantastic fiction like this.

Basically it’s what a Game Master in a pen&paper RPG yells when he is fed up with the players’ behaviour.

tvtropes.org has a more comprehensive text on the phrase.

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]]> By: pedestrian http://www.talesofmu.com/story/book0x/184#comment-18984 pedestrian Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:50:01 +0000 http://talesofmu.nfshost.com/story/book06/184#comment-18984 ?? R-F-E-D ?? I have not played D&D or WOW or any of the variations. Is that similar to SNAFU or FUBAR? Guess I'm showing my age, eh what?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-18984">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> ?? R-F-E-D ??

I have not played D&D or WOW or any of the variations.

Is that similar to SNAFU or FUBAR?

Guess I’m showing my age, eh what?

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