DRAGONHEART (1996) Roleplay Starters
Change pronouns and titles, adapt dialect accordingly.
Especially suitable for royalty/fairy tale/period AUs, as well as verses involving dragons, knights and/or grifters.
“Fight with your head. Not your heart.”
“Dreams die hard, and you hold them in your hands long after they’ve turned to dust.”
“Next time stab more flesh, less cloth.”
“Oh, you’re good. Haven’t had this sort of challenge in some time.”
“You have the poet’s gift of exaggeration.”
“This could cleave a man’s skull. Like a pudding.”
“No one ever found victory in the dirt.”
“ln a few days, it’ll be just another scar.”
“Honor won’t feed my belly nor shoe my horse.”
“How do l know l can trust you?”
“No bright souls glitter in this darkness.”
“Have you been watching over me all night?”
“Don’t clutter up a clever scheme with morality.”
“And what’s one more scar?”
“Here, widen your stance.”
“Marvelous! Heroics befitting the days of Arthur and the Round Table!”
“I’m tired of lurking in holes and skulking in darkness.”
“Not bad. But not good enough to live.”
“l’m gonna let you up now. And if you insist, we can pursue this fracas to its final stupidity. Or you can listen to my alternative.”
“There’s nothing noble about crushing desperate men.”
“Live, and remember your oath.”
“Shall l spice it up with a poetical flourish or just the cold, hard facts?”
“Forgive a doubting fool.”
“l should have met you a long time ago.”
“Uh, you can keep your gratitude. l’ll take the gold.”
“Look good, ____. l’m the last thing you’ll ever see.”
“Call when you need of me.”
“As my friend, strike, please!”
“My sword, my service are yours.”
“You’re just trying to save your scaly hide with tricks.”
“Death should be a release, not a punishment.”
“I don’t know where you are. lf you’re coming back, when you’re coming back. You just … disappear.”
“Why waste good food on bad rhetoric?”
“You should never listen to minstrels’ fancies.”
“Have you forgotten everything l taught you?”
“Today l make a new vow! l will spend the rest of my life hunting you down!”
“When you are king, remember today … and the difference between battle and butchery.”
“There’s nothing to forgive.”
“There is much gold in the world. Perhaps when you’ve had your fill of it, you’ll no longer need me.”
“l don’t want to kill you! l never did!”
“You must stay awake, ____!”
“Are the stars shining tonight?”
“Marvelous, we’ll kill each other.”
“Haven’t you noticed the pickings are rather slim these days?”
“Ah, the king’s ____ … cruel and full of trickery.”
“No one is above the Code … especially the king.”
“You’re the sorry scrap of dead worlds and dead beliefs.”
“Never have l seen such skill!”
“lt seems we’re in a bit of a stalemate, wouldn’t you say?”
“You belittle your talent. Modesty as well as valor.”
“Your honor has a price, ____?”
“Dragons are partial to maiden sacrifices, l hear.”
“l’m on a pilgrimage. Might we travel together?”
“l will not be that naive again!”
“Some are good at hunting men, some are good at hunting money. Both have value for me.”
“l told you not to come here anymore.”
“Care to double the wager?”
“Stand still. Stand still.”
“l merely chewed in self-defense, but l never swallowed.”
“l’ve always said death is a release, not a punishment.”
“Oh, don’t concern yourself with my safety!”
“lf l were you, l’d quit while l was ahead.”
“Well, well, well, what a pleasant surprise.”
“ls that the best you can do?”
“l’ve given you my final warning.”
“Only you could keep such a good brain under such a bad hat.”
“lt’s honest enough work. One must earn a living.”
“Now, is there somewhere you would like me to drop you off?”
“l’ve had enough of your mischief!”
“Ask what you will of me.”
“A little overconfident, aren’t we?”
“My humble life is in debt to your exalted prowess, your dauntless courage, and your superb, swift sword.”
“And you’ll kill me for sport?”
“Get out of my mouth and let’s talk face-to-face.”
“Pride goeth before the fall.”
“l am a Knight of the Old Code. My word is my bond.”
“All my life l’ve dreamed of serving noble kings … noble ideals.”
“Why should l stick my neck out for people afraid to risk their own?”
“That’s all it is, a memory. Nothing can bring it back.”
“Only expose your back to a corpse!”
“So l no longer try to change the world, _____. l just try to get by in it.”
“We’re all going to die!”
“You gave me this scar. Didn’t you? I … owe … you.”
“lt’s not the profit. lt’s the pleasure.”
“l’ll pierce your heart!”
“The peasants are revolting.”
“Only a fool would join you!”
“Out of my way, peacock.”
“Oh, don’t flatter yourself.”
“l won’t let you suffer the same fate as me.”
“l would be honored to be named after those stars.”
“Give me your sword, Knight.”
“You have a beautiful voice.”
“Pick on someone your own size!”
“l do long for death. But fear it.”
“Strike before it’s too late!”
“You have a healer’s touch, _____.”
“Let others stand with you. You’ll see this time the end will be different.”
“My sacrifice became my sin.”
“That’s right, you don’t need me. Settle it yourself.”
“A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked.”
“Now l know you’re completely mad.”
“l’ll give you everything. Even power.”
“Witness the wonders of an ancient glory.”
“l’m afraid of nothing! Nothing! You understand?”
“You already know the courage in your village. They’re very brave at pelting young girls with vegetables.”
“ln giving my heart, l’ve taken on every poison stirring in his evil breast. Even the pain of his death must be mine.”
“You cannot blame yourself.”
“A dragon would never hurt a soul, unless they tried to hurt him first.”
“When you squeeze the nobility, it’s the peasants who feel the pinch.”
“Forgive me if anything l said … if l upset you.”
“l wanted to correct a mistake made years ago, when l saved a creature not worth saving.”
“Even then l knew his bloodthirsty nature, but l thought my heart could change him.”
“Well, how many dragons do you know?”
“You tricked me, ____! No matter where you fly, no matter where you go, l will find you!”
“Through the heart, we share each other’s pains and power.”
“Once you swore your sword and service were mine; to call when l had need of you, to ask what l would of you. l hold you to your vow, ____!”
“Half my heart to make you whole. lts strength to purify your weakness.”
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