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Hey nerds! Have you been sleeping on the incredible Twitter account @AwfulFantasy? It's as if The Onion started writing 280 character articles about science fiction and fantasy. As one can imagine, the passages range from devilishly clever to laugh-out-loud hilarious. We've put some of our favorites together here, but for more of their five years of content, go ahead and peruse their Twitter.

We don't usually expect to get all teary-eyed from a Tumblr writing prompt, but we definitely appreciate surprises. This particular prompt imagines a situation in which Death decides to offer a game in exchange for our protagonist's life. Dungeons and Dragons, a game that can be endless, is quickly chosen. We follow their years-long journey and by the end the sappiness is supreme. 

We're of the mind that escaping reality is the best thing for us to do these days. Best way to avoid actuality? A goddamn fantasy role playing game. Whether you're a shamelessly horny Bard or a kill-happy barbarian, these memes are sure to tickle your nerdy fancy.

If you're looking for sophisticated LOTR humor go somewhere else - this is not for you!

The legendary author of Lord of the Rings would have been 116 today - do we need a better excuse to drop this bomb of dank LOTR memes? We think not. 

With so many terrific crossovers out there, we definitely had our work cut out for us; but these stood out amongst the ones we came across.