Talking Is a Free Action/Quotes

Talking during battle: Talking is a free action. —Pathfinder rulebook

"When your martial arts skills are developed to the Chuck Norris level, you can spit out gigantic chunks of expository dialog in mere seconds without breaking a sweat." —Mister Kitty on Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos

"Apparently 'strongest' here are those who can talk tediously for the longest amount of time" —Ishida Bleach Episode 28

"And besides, comic book stories exist in their own reality, the kind of place where a character can bash out a 200 word monologue in the time it takes to leap across a room." —Yahtzee Croshaw on Darksiders

Flonne: Don't interrupt! The rule is the villain waits patiently for the hero to make his entrance speech! Laharl: Hey, don't assume that I'm the villain here! —Disgaea

Qui-Gon: Right, do I hit? GM: Huh? Qui-Gon: The 19 I rolled. GM: That was five minutes ago. Qui-Gon: I had to think about our tactics and tell the Queen what to do. GM: In between launching an attack and seeing if that attack hits? Qui-Gon: Coming up with detailed battle plans and discussing them don't require any time or concentration! (Beat) R2-D2: Don't look at me. You're all thinking it. —Darths and Droids, issue 167

"This one belongs to Koshiro Sakana," said the Silver Fish, appearing behind the two Heroes. With that, he lept into the air, the blade of his Daito glowing. "Sakana muda yogen rashii jikan ga kakaru kudaranai tonde kogeki!"

Koshiro's black spiky hair blew about, despite the total lack of wind. "The ultimate attack of the Jikan ga kakaru style! The shining force of a thousand souls, a blade which divides the shadow from the light and causes the mountains to tremble beneath its fury! A flame that consumes the darkness as the breath of Dragons consumes the dry grasses of summer, leaving divine smoke behind in a cloud of holy vapor! The bane of monsters, hope of orphans, thrill of women, and strength of men, bound together by the courage of a master swordsman, wielded against the corruption of the land!"

The Crimson Slash, the Red Death, Duke Tremel, and dozens of soldiers watched the Silver Fish hang in the air, uttering irritating descriptions.

Tremel turned to Reginald. "How long does that usually take?"

"Usually two paragraphs."

"Oh," said the Duke. "In that case..." He began winding his crossbow.

"...as the oceans overwhelm the land...!" Koshiro continued.

Duke Tremel placed a quarrel in his crossbow.

"...from the east to the west in a cataclysmic fury...!"

Duke Tremel aimed his crossbow.

"...in a conflagration seen from the heavens...!"

Duke Tremel fired his crossbow.

"...blasted from the--ghurk!" Koshiro took the crossbow quarrel in the chest and fell to the ground with a heavy thud.

-- Hero, Second Class

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