WanderingMonster
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P-Kitty needs to post his Worst Game Session. It's just the boost all us mere mortals need. Isn't it funny how others' misfortune is so entertaining?
Bad night at D&D
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Numion
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My worst session
PCs are investigating the missing of a certain Silver Dragon, who has a castle atop a cloud. They manage to find the castle, and proceed to knock on the door. A cloud giant opens the door. PCs ask if the dragon is in the castle.. to which the giant answers "Nope, not seen her here". PCs are just "Ok, let's go". I was a bit WTF because then they just left without any interest as to why cloud giants were in Dragons lair, when the dragon was not.
On time I hoped that the paladin had used his detect evil, which he usually never failed to do. From there on I really had no adventure and the players had no clue. Oh well.
PCs are investigating the missing of a certain Silver Dragon, who has a castle atop a cloud. They manage to find the castle, and proceed to knock on the door. A cloud giant opens the door. PCs ask if the dragon is in the castle.. to which the giant answers "Nope, not seen her here". PCs are just "Ok, let's go". I was a bit WTF because then they just left without any interest as to why cloud giants were in Dragons lair, when the dragon was not.
On time I hoped that the paladin had used his detect evil, which he usually never failed to do. From there on I really had no adventure and the players had no clue. Oh well.
Quickbeam
Explorer
Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone is entitled to an off night, so chalk it up as a lesson learned regarding the value of thorough preparation and move on. I DM'ed a session two weeks ago on the same night I returned home from four days in Las Vegas. I never really felt into the game, and the session suffered accordingly. Going forward I won't schedule games for nights in which I know that I'm gonna be tired, distracted or worn out. It cheats the whole group and diminishes my story and campaign.
I'll wager your next session is great simply because you're determined to compensate for the previous effort.
I'll wager your next session is great simply because you're determined to compensate for the previous effort.
GravyFingerz
Gravymancer
The worst session I've ever run was quite a doozy. I will not recall it, but let me tell you of the aftermath.
It a Vampire the Masuerade game. It was a combination of my fault and the players (moreso the players). Anyway, it was my first game running Vampire, and it turned out so badly I sold my books and vowed to never run another Vampire the Masquerade game as long as I shall live.
It a Vampire the Masuerade game. It was a combination of my fault and the players (moreso the players). Anyway, it was my first game running Vampire, and it turned out so badly I sold my books and vowed to never run another Vampire the Masquerade game as long as I shall live.
Cutty Sark
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I know how you feel
My last session was just like yours. So was the one before that, and the one before that. Those were three months ago, before my group split up. I keep beating myself up for having such a run of bad sessions. In retrospect, I think the trick is to have a backup. If you have an exciting combat planned, make sure you have one other thing that can come up if you need it, or not if the players are already into the game.
PS: Just out of curiosity, where in the Twin Cities, Oogar?
My last session was just like yours. So was the one before that, and the one before that. Those were three months ago, before my group split up. I keep beating myself up for having such a run of bad sessions. In retrospect, I think the trick is to have a backup. If you have an exciting combat planned, make sure you have one other thing that can come up if you need it, or not if the players are already into the game.
PS: Just out of curiosity, where in the Twin Cities, Oogar?
Great Umbrage
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At least your players didn't spend the entire session making obscene variations of PHB spells.
But this was back in high school...they're much more mature now...kind of.
But this was back in high school...they're much more mature now...kind of.
Heathen72
Explorer
We did that once. It involved substituting the word 'fart' for words in a spell title. It was very funny, but then, we were very drunk. I can still remember some of them....Great Umbrage said:
Bigby's Clenched Fart
Burning Fart
Nystul's Undetectable Fart
Fart Without Error
Otto's Irrisistable Fart
and, of course, the ultimate....
Tasha's uncontrollable hideous farting
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