Sabledrake Magazine
April, 2000
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Simple Rules of Adventure
From the Medieval Realms
- A dragon that lies still and breathes no smoke is not necessarily dead. It is more likely to be asleep.
- The light at the end of the cavern isn't the exit, it's the dragon.
- When you find an artifact half-buried, in the middle of a half-dozen old, withered skeletons, LEAVE IT THERE!
- If you see something that looks even remotely dangerous, run.
- If the warrior in the party sees some fun, run.
- Never EVER invite a barbarian out for a drink at your favorite tavern. If you invite a barbarian out for a drink at your favorite tavern, be prepared to find a new tavern the following day.
- When hiding from a balrog, don't sneeze.
- When going to question the Royal Tax Inspector, leave the thief at the door.
- When someone starts chanting by some magical symbol, don't interrupt him. If you DO interrpt him, be prepared to face the concequences of a freed demon.
- Never insult royalty.
From the Realms of the Starfarers
- If asked to join the Imperial Forces, decline. The rebels will overthrow them soon anyway, and then you'll be out of a job.
- If you find an egg-shaped, leathery object, don't touch it. If it opens, be ready to shoot whatever's coming out. If what comes out is a spider-like creature that attaches itself to the face of one of your friends, shoot said friend's head off. You're doing him a favor. If you don't shoot said friend's head off, don't come complaining when something bursts out of his chest and starts slaughtering your remaining friends.
- Never activate the warpdrive when in port. That is bad.
- When faced with bad news, don't scream "NOOOOOOOO!" and jump into the nearest pit. It doesn't help your image.
- Don't mess with 900-years-old green midgets with big ears and bad grammar.
- If your wingman can strangle people via the vidscreen, don't issue him wingman orders. And don't try to make jokes about him, either. And NEVER EVER criticize his flying.
- Never wear a red shirt.
- If you see an old friend with a lot of hi-tech cybernetic implants, and he doesn't seem to recognize you at first sight, shoot first and run later.
- If you run across a robot droid that looks like a trashcan, treat it nicely. It can most likely do anything from make strange beep-boopidy-bleep noises to save your hide repeatedly. Plus, it can repair a disabled warpdrive by merely inserting a screwdriver.
- If going up against an extremely skilled lightsaber-wielding Sith, there are six words to remember. Long distance. Blaster rifle. Sniper attachments.
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