I’m probably not the first person to think of the phrase, and I’ll probably never know, but it warms my heart to think that I may have inspired this shirt at ThinkGeek.
I guess I should add: This design is available at my Zazzle store.
The Plot-Driven Door
You know how videogames sometimes do that thing where it's preposterously hard to go through a simple door? This one is really bad.
Pixel City Dev Blog
An attempt to make a good looking cityscape with nothing but simple tricks and a few rectangles of light.
What is Vulkan?
What is this Vulkan stuff? A graphics engine? A game engine? A new flavor of breakfast cereal? And how is it supposed to make PC games better?
What is Piracy?
It seems like a simple question, but it turns out everyone has a different idea of right and wrong in the digital world.
The Brilliance of Mass Effect
What is "Domino Worldbuilding" and how did it help to make Mass Effect one of the most interesting settings in modern RPGs?
T w e n t y S i d e d
I saw that, but honestly thought your phrasology, “Help! My dice are trying . . .” was superior. I’m glad the cockles of your heart are nice and toasty.
Yeah, Shamus you should really start trademarkings your catch phrases. Better put a lock on “I hate this campaign” before it’s too late.
I believe one can get a ™ for free…and it’s the (r) that costs a lot. I might be wrong though. Any copyright or patent lawyers in the crowd?
I don’t think Shamus can sue them, though, because his original phrasing asked for someone to do just what they did:
I see a lot of kids with those “I Roll Twenties” t-shirts. I don't know what game they are playing, or where they get their dice. I need one that says, “Help. The dice are trying to kill me.”
So, Shamus, will you buy the shirt, now that they’ve made it for you?
Phlux:
October 31st, 2007 at 7:52 am
Yeah, Shamus you should really start trademarkings your catch phrases. Better put a lock on “I hate this campaign” before it's too late.
I believe one can get a â„¢ for free…and it's the (r) that costs a lot. I might be wrong though. Any copyright or patent lawyers in the crowd?
And here we see how Games Workshop got its start.
“and”, “here”, “we”, “see”, “how”, “got”, “its” and “start” are all trademarks of Roxy-Conglom-o/Let’s Charge People For Writing English Inc.
Someone else got “Games” and “Workshop” before I could jump on them.
“Steve” ™
I have to agree with Browncoat on this one. Your choice of phrasing is the superior choice. Maybe it’s just me, but I thought there was a version at your store with a figure running away from the big d20 that was trying to roll over him? Could be from somewhere else I suppose.
Their design bores me… it just looks cheap.
Your’s is a lot more fun IMHO, In fact It think I will purchase the blue stein in it for my favourite DM for Christmas.
We like to call him “the butcher”, maybe it’ll rub off on him and his rolling will cool down.
Alternately we could look at getting a variation that said.
“Help! HIS dice are trying to kill me!”
HA!
I like yours better as well. Ooh, how bout…
“Help, my DM’s dice are trying to kill me, and my dice are helping him!”
Okay, that’s badly phrased. Maybe “Help, my dice are in league with the DM to kill me!”
I Roll Twenties is a T-Shirt design from Penny Arcade.
http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/pat070131.html
I rolled a 01 last weekend on a Spell Mastery roll (Rolemaster) and it ate a temple. I need this shirt.
Wow, someone else who plays Rolemaster. I’m in the process of introducing my current group to it.
I have an awesome catchphrase for a shirt that I have yet to see anyone use:
“20-sided dice: that’s how I roll, yo”
Eh eh? Good, huh?
my god…killer dice. I feared this day would come.