Against the Shadows VII - A Faded Glory Story Hour (Re-Updated - 5/17)
Quickbeam
Explorer
Re: Re: Rats with swords!
In a campaign I DM'ed last year (1st and 2nd level characters), one of the PCs was scouting ahead of the party and stumbled onto a nest of dire rats. The rats rolled very well during the encounter, while our fearless adventurer managed to fumble about in a thoroughly inept manner (who does this remind you of
?!), almost dying before reinforcements arrived.
The player in question decided subsequent to the encounter that his PC had developed an overwhelming fear of rats...all rats. Thereafter, whenever the group came across rats (wererats, dire rats, sewer rats, etc.) his character would let loose a bloodcurdling scream and begin either fleeing or hacking about in a blind panic. It was hilarious and most entertaining to behold!!
Old One said:
In a campaign I DM'ed last year (1st and 2nd level characters), one of the PCs was scouting ahead of the party and stumbled onto a nest of dire rats. The rats rolled very well during the encounter, while our fearless adventurer managed to fumble about in a thoroughly inept manner (who does this remind you of
?!), almost dying before reinforcements arrived.The player in question decided subsequent to the encounter that his PC had developed an overwhelming fear of rats...all rats. Thereafter, whenever the group came across rats (wererats, dire rats, sewer rats, etc.) his character would let loose a bloodcurdling scream and begin either fleeing or hacking about in a blind panic. It was hilarious and most entertaining to behold
!!Re: Re: Re: Rats with swords!
QB -
I love it when PCs develop quirks like that. Back in the 2E days, I played swashbuckler-type who was dashing, brave and fearless...unless he was confronted by bugs.
I had him make a WIS check anytime he had to fight bugs...failure meant he panicked and ran away at top speed for 1-4 rounds. An encounter with a giant tick almost killed the entire party because Arturio ran away!
~ Old One
Quickbeam said:
In a campaign I DM'ed last year (1st and 2nd level characters), one of the PCs was scouting ahead of the party and stumbled onto a nest of dire rats. The rats rolled very well during the encounter, while our fearless adventurer managed to fumble about in a thoroughly inept manner (who does this remind you of
The player in question decided subsequent to the encounter that his PC had developed an overwhelming fear of rats...all rats. Thereafter, whenever the group came across rats (wererats, dire rats, sewer rats, etc.) his character would let loose a bloodcurdling scream and begin either fleeing or hacking about in a blind panic. It was hilarious and most entertaining to behold
QB -
I love it when PCs develop quirks like that. Back in the 2E days, I played swashbuckler-type who was dashing, brave and fearless...unless he was confronted by bugs.
I had him make a WIS check anytime he had to fight bugs...failure meant he panicked and ran away at top speed for 1-4 rounds. An encounter with a giant tick almost killed the entire party because Arturio ran away
!~ Old One
Re: Re: Re: Old One's Back!
If I explained what I was talking about it would be a spoiler for upcoming bits of the tale you're telling, and I enjoy watching the readers squirm as much as you enjoy watching the party squirm during play!
Old One said:
Tortoise -
Whatever are you talking about?
~ Old One
If I explained what I was talking about it would be a spoiler for upcoming bits of the tale you're telling, and I enjoy watching the readers squirm as much as you enjoy watching the party squirm during play!
My response to Old One’s most excellent soon-to-have-baby news. Re-posted here at his request:
And lo, the Rat Bastard DM will be laid low by a child in swaddling clothes. His scheming will be interrupted by squalling. His maps will be vomited upon. His dice will be consumed.
Yea, even his vaunted familiar- The Table of Elemental Evil- will be reduced to a mere changing station, shrouded in a layer of half-digested formula.
Thus speaks the sorcerer, Quintus, whose experience, both in RL and Faded Glory, ensures the truth of these predictions.
Congrats buddy,
Corey
BTW- will trade advice for xp or denarri.
Additional prediction- His fine clothes, made of player-hide, will bear small, white milk-burp stains on each shoulder. (You parents out there know what I’m talking about.)
And lo, the Rat Bastard DM will be laid low by a child in swaddling clothes. His scheming will be interrupted by squalling. His maps will be vomited upon. His dice will be consumed.
Yea, even his vaunted familiar- The Table of Elemental Evil- will be reduced to a mere changing station, shrouded in a layer of half-digested formula.
Thus speaks the sorcerer, Quintus, whose experience, both in RL and Faded Glory, ensures the truth of these predictions.
Congrats buddy,
Corey
BTW- will trade advice for xp or denarri.
Additional prediction- His fine clothes, made of player-hide, will bear small, white milk-burp stains on each shoulder. (You parents out there know what I’m talking about.)
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