Front Porch Quotes

"Bring it on!"

"You're not the only one who plays this game."

"I roll ones like it's my job."

"Whoa, haymaker!"

"I'm missing a finger!"

Over the years, numerous Front Porch player quotes have become legendary, at least among our little group. They're usually meaningless to other folks, but they remind us of all the fun we've had together. (Side-note: Eagle-eyed readers may have spotted a number of these quotes in "When Last We Left Our Intrepid Heroes," the short story I wrote to introduce the concept of the Front Porch multiverse.) Back in the old days, Tim W even kept a running log of player quotes in his infamous blue folder. Now I have them saved in a file in the Front Porch folder on my hard drive. A lot has changed for all of us since the first time Scott said "Nomenclature" or the first time Jason said "16 Dexterity," but even just perusing this list brings back so many great memories.

It's with great pride, then, that I add my son Matthew's first-ever quote to the list. His 5e fighter is a none-too-subtle fellow who's fond of shouting a strange (and loud) battle cry that I can only attempt to represent phonetically: Ah-WAAAHHH! During one recent adventure, the party was preparing to attack a key lieutenant of the main villain from The Lost Mine of Phandelver. As I was setting up the minis on the map, I noticed Matthew's whole body shaking. My heart skipped a beat. Was something wrong? Was he sick? He wasn't sick...he was in character. The next thing I know, he exclaims: "I just can't hold it in anymore! AAAHHH-WAAAHHH!!!" So much for the stealth approach.