Haiku
Submitted by Liam on 23 January 2007 - 6:24pm. General off-topic
OK, to cut a long story short I wrote a haiku about someone and she wrote one back.
So I thought it might be cool to see if we can't get some gaming haiku written on the site. For those that don't know a haiku is a 3 line poem with a specific structure. The first line has only 5 syllables, the second 7 and the third 5 syllables again.
So go to it my good people. If there's enough response to this idea as well then I may even award a prize for the best one.
So here's my first attempt:
Drikor Hook Hand was
Troll Slayer with nice big axe
he died for his friends
And for those of you who can't count syllables here's 2 links to online syllable counters :)
http://www.wordcalc.com/
http://www.wordscount.info/hw/syllable.jsp
- Liam
a loin cloth does not
a monk make, training's a need
or its just a nappy
Doug
"Besides the day I can't maim thirty radioactive teenagers is the day I hang up my coat for good!" ...Midnighter
Inspired by an MSN conversation with Doug after his 2...
veal is pale like a
gamers flesh but its nicer
it tastes all good
- Liam
I am your gaming god, in my temple of Geek.
your fighter's weapon
while important to esteem
bestows naught sexually
Doug
"Besides the day I can't maim thirty radioactive teenagers is the day I hang up my coat for good!" ...Midnighter
OK, heres a haiku inspired by pretty much the only roleplaying game I have ever played.
Female warrior
Fighting for her tribal land
And Iceland was won
Caroline
(Bored at work!)
The innocent thief
Nine-tenths of the law he cried!
Party disbelieved.
- Yoda.
Yoda. Real name he has.
Concealed it from you he did.
Ask nicely you must.
- Yoda.
The Piromobile.
Changes colour on highway.
Internal ghost power.
- Yoda.
Battletech is fun
Until you use artillery
In a map campaign.
The massive navies
Easily crush anything
They come up against.
When 'mechs are on land
They have far too little range
To really fight a ship
'Mechs are not much use
Fifty feet below the sea
Fighting submarines.
Long story made short
Map campaigns for Battletech
Shouldn't have long toms.
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23 Hate Points
Leave dwarf with others.
As they traverse waterfall.
Sneak off to elsewhere.
Find a hidden door.
Sneak through passage to new door.
Beastmen lay beyond.
Four beastmen sleeping.
Two worshipping at altar.
Two more guard a door.
Altar has shinies.
Sneak behind praying beastmen.
Take loot from altar.
From beastmen he ran.
Gold and gem from their altar.
Clutched tight in his hands.
Off waterfall fast.
The thief seems to be flying.
Splash down in the pool.
Fall unexpected.
Gold slips from hand into pool.
Argh! Where did it go?
Elf picked up gold-bags.
Panicked at sight of beastmen.
Threw gold away. Fool!
Thief dived at beastman.
Tried to retrieve gold from it.
Bitchslap to the face.
Try again for gold.
Grab it in hand, shout in joy!
Beastman's corpse falls down.
Trapped underwater.
Corpse be on top, cannot move.
Drowning, but still rich.
Corpse lifted off me.
Rise up muddy and shouting.
Party attacks me.
Attempt to dodge blows.
Barbarian cleaves - Fate Point!
Not dead, unconscious.
Party takes gold-bags.
They split the loot equally.
Fifty gold crowns each.
Not fair I would cry!
But unconscious still I am.
Find gem they did not.
Party asks questions.
Answer truthfully I do.
Do not tell them all.
My secrets are safe.
All my loot is now secure.
Experience time!
Five for awesomeness.
One-two-five for encounters.
Hundred more for fun!
Advance twice I do.
More wounds I have, so not dead.
I gain toughness too.
Break fresher again.
Say "Little Hairy Wimmen!"
Bonus XP - yay!
- Yoda.
Guess I don't need to do a write up of my game from yesterday then. Yoda's pretty much coverred the lot there.
Definitely gets marks for effort too ;)
- Liam
I am your gaming god, in my temple of Geek.
I'm glad you approve!
It took more than a while.
But just what I did.
- Yoda.
once asked what drink
she answered Cuba libre please
You are all bastards
I'm a bit surprised
Nobody has asked about
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23 Hate Points
Dreamblade Champion
New release enters his world
…..Possibilities
- Georgie
Dreamblade rules advisor
since 30th Aug 2006
Have found a big growth
Worried it might be malignant
Wait! 'sa Jaffa cake
"Bored now!" Yoda cried.
Except he did not... Boring!
Haiku's hard when bored.
- Yoda.
Nobody had done
A new post here for a while
But I wasn't bored
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23 Hate Points
Definitely gets marks for effort too ;)
Care not for effort
Careless vandelism makes marks
XPs are harder
Sold souls to Satan
Three souls sold for nine wishes
Cheerleader is best!
Best wish has a price
Essence loss is permanent
But always succeeds!
Stuck in Atlantis
Lucifer's cruel joke she thinks
Will sue him later
Oh no she didn't
Don't dare diss my cheerleading
Now I'll beat you down!
Whack you in the head
And kick your head while you're down
Knock-out for you, bitch!
Essence loss is hard
All my experience gone
But I'm not dead yet
- Yoda.
There is so much gereal stupidity/insanity in steves dnd that i felt some of it had to go into writing so here goes:
ozy fought the monk
into the boat, nearly drowned
saved trying to kill
OK, well this seems to have gone pretty well so far so I think its about time to set a deadline in place. Lucy and I will decide which Haiku is the best one next friday and announce who's is best in our opinions on either Friday evening or on Saturday.
Oh, and as for a prize? How does a £5 Black Lion Gift voucher sound?
SO come on, get those Haiku related brain cells working hard and see if you can't pull something special out in the next week.
- Liam
I am your gaming god, in my temple of Geek.
No Spare cash to hand
But buy new games regardless
Who needs food anyway.
Gamers annoymous asks you to game in moderation and in no way endorses starving to fuel your habit. ;)
And just in case anyone's worried about some people having put so many entries in I would like to make something clear.
We're looking for quality. NOT quantity.
Good writing :-)
- Liam
I am your gaming god, in my temple of Geek.
Flashing, flitting wings,
Through the clouds they roam with much ease,
Dragons forever
Fiendish spiteful die -
Ones only delivered when
"A Crit Please!" I cry
Shevy
Half naked women
On covers Lucy Complains
But Liam likes them
Fitting after the conversation yesterday.
p.s.
MEN LIKE THE BOOBIES.
A plot is afoot,
Gloved within the GM's mind.
Players see a hand.
- Yoda.
Evil hateful die?
Sounds like you need Heroquest
Or else a new die.
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23 Hate Points
OK, well this seems to have gone pretty well so far so I think its about time to set a deadline in place. Lucy and I will decide which Haiku is the best one next friday and announce who's is best in our opinions on either Friday evening or on Saturday.
Oh, and as for a prize? How does a £5 Black Lion Gift voucher sound?
SO come on, get those Haiku related brain cells working hard and see if you can't pull something special out in the next week.
- Liam
I am your gaming god, in my temple of Geek.
So who did you decide was best then? I think the winners Haiku should also be posted up as a message of the day on the site or something equally silly.
your fighter's weapon
while important to esteem
bestows naught sexually
Doug
Well after much debate (well I say much debate, we chatted over chinese between packing boxes) we have decided that Doug's warrior weapon inspired Haiku has won through for both its wit and gaming relevance.
Congratulations Doug, your voucher is waiting here for you to collect :-)
Also we decided that an honourable mention had to be made for Badman's Jaffa Cake inspired silliness. Have a cookie on us :)
- LiAm
I am your gaming god, in my temple of Geek.
Cool...
I prefered the monk one...but I'm not one to turn down a freebie ;-)
“Now...shrunken heads for all occasions...collect them, swap them...give them to your witchdoctor friends”
Three souls sold for nine wishes,shopping with discount voucher codes? that is great!
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First attempt
the dwarf did run away
run away on his legs so short
Lo see the yellow streak
Any similarity to actual people and events is entirely intentional
Doug
"Besides the day I can't maim thirty radioactive teenagers is the day I hang up my coat for good!" ...Midnighter