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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8119133" data-attributes="member: 4534">It's okay that it cracked you up because it cracks me up too.&nbsp; The same player a few year earlier in a Delta Green (powered by GURPS) game.&nbsp; This was a modern game and I instructed the players that their characters could have any weapon a law enforcement officer might reasonably be able to get a hold of legally or illegally.&nbsp; Me:&nbsp; You stealthy move down the stairs, whose creaks and moans seem amplified by your desire to remain silent.&nbsp; Now that you're halfway down the stairs, the only light is spilling out from the kitchen above and you can barely make out the shelves, old furniture, and appliances scattered throughout the musky basement.&nbsp; Within this darkness, you observe an inky blackness flowing across the concrete floor, stopping at the base of the stairs, and coalescing into a vaguely man shaped object with unnaturally long arms ending in sharp rending claws.&nbsp; What do you do?&nbsp; FBI Agent:&nbsp; I take out my bolas.Me:&nbsp; You take out your what?&nbsp; FBI Agent:&nbsp; I take out my bolas.&nbsp; Me:&nbsp; You mean those string things with the weights on them that gauchos use? FBI Agent:&nbsp; Yes.Me:&nbsp; &lt;Stares in silence for a few seconds&gt;&nbsp; Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!&nbsp; FBI Agent:&nbsp; &lt;Visibly flustered&gt;&nbsp; What?&nbsp; I honestly thought he was joking when he said his FBI agent was armed with bolas.&nbsp; I rolled with it though and told him he couldn't use bolas in the basement because there just isn't enough room to swing it effectively.&nbsp; I eventually decided we were not compatible when it came to gaming and eventually removed him from my games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8119133, member: 4534"] It's okay that it cracked you up because it cracks me up too. The same player a few year earlier in a Delta Green (powered by GURPS) game. This was a modern game and I instructed the players that their characters could have any weapon a law enforcement officer might reasonably be able to get a hold of legally or illegally. Me: You stealthy move down the stairs, whose creaks and moans seem amplified by your desire to remain silent. Now that you're halfway down the stairs, the only light is spilling out from the kitchen above and you can barely make out the shelves, old furniture, and appliances scattered throughout the musky basement. Within this darkness, you observe an inky blackness flowing across the concrete floor, stopping at the base of the stairs, and coalescing into a vaguely man shaped object with unnaturally long arms ending in sharp rending claws. What do you do? FBI Agent: I take out my bolas. Me: You take out your what? FBI Agent: I take out my bolas. Me: You mean those string things with the weights on them that gauchos use? FBI Agent: Yes. Me: <Stares in silence for a few seconds> Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! FBI Agent: <Visibly flustered> What? I honestly thought he was joking when he said his FBI agent was armed with bolas. I rolled with it though and told him he couldn't use bolas in the basement because there just isn't enough room to swing it effectively. I eventually decided we were not compatible when it came to gaming and eventually removed him from my games. [/QUOTE]

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