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It occurred to me the other day how often the PCs in my group, no matter who's DMing, tend to end up nude. Witness: The wizard that lost all his gear with a Deck of Many Things and reported nude to the chief wizard's office after the fact. The time we were all drugged and dumped in a field...

I once had a player who did the same thing with Sanctuary. Dork.

Oh, I forgot the part where the mage ended up back in the Guildmaster's office totally naked (he lost all his items). There was a brief moment of silence before he walked out, proudly, as if to say "what?".

In my old campaign, the Mages Guild had a labrynthine dungeon underneath it which was used for securely storing all the really dangerous magical items. The head of the Guild sent the party down there to retrieve one particular item (I forget which one). He was also very specific in saying the...

Slowly. Averaging one session per month. Very frustrating, but what can you do? Of course! I can nail my players' feet to the floor! Brilliant! Thanks for the tip!

Wow. I understood exactly none of what you just said.

Ring of the Ram - Allows the wearer to cast create sheep 3/day. Ring of Death - You put it on, you die. Not terribly useful, but I can think of some uses for it. Rod of Rod of Lordly Might - Pretty self-explanatory; allows the user to extend the length of his penis 5/day. Women probably...

"That weird-arse manta ray thing that nobody knows how to pronounce." Seriously, I'm hopeless with pronunciation. We were calling liches "likes" for ten years because nobody told us it rhymed with "itch."

If they only change one thing, just one thing, in fourth edition, I hope they change the rules for cantrips (and orisons). A 20th level wizard can cast three or four ninth level spells. He can stop time, change into anything, undo the fabric of reality. But he can't cast detect magic more than...

"Double-entendre accounting"? "So...why don't you show me your hidden assets and I'll work out your deductions..."

A couple of thoughts struck me when I read this: 1. Did he also insist male characters roll for penis size? 2. Why did nobody hold him down while Jen kicked him in the nuts and punched him in the face? 3. What a loser.

"And tonight's secret ingredient is..." "GRIMUROCKU!!!!"

Alright fine, not "remember". "Note". "Please note" that the man was a moron.

All of which is true, but please also remember the guy was quite dangerously stupid. He once ran a red light because he thought you were allowed to run red lights if you did it before traffic started moving. I swear I am not making this up!

Two gnomes and a dwarf walk into a bar... Maybe?

What's the worst example of a newcomer's introduction to an RPG in your experience? An example: Once time we invited a player whose entire previous gaming experience consisted of Warhammer 40K. He therefore had no clue as to the nuances of "role playing", and thought D&D was just some sort of...

A postmodern D&D game: Nobody plays, and instead we all go ice skating with chickens on our head. Then we claim we slayed a dragon. Ironically.

Almost every campaign I've ever run or played in has just petered out or ended abruptly when one or more people (usually the DM) got sick of it. The worst ending was my previous campaign where the players revolted and walked out. Never mind why - suffice it to say it was my fault and I felt like...

I have already established that membership in the Mages Guild is mantatory for spellcasters, and if you're expelled from the Guild you're not allowed to continue practicing magic (unless you want large men to get you). That's a pretty powerful deterrent. But it leaves aside the tantalising...

I actually really like that idea. It sounds just perfect. A sort of Tammany Hall with saving throws. Thanks to Kael and to others who suggested something like this.