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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4532014" data-attributes="member: 19675">1) A high level campaign back in 1988 or so- what we'd call "epic" today- the party is about to ambush a group of undead (a lich, a deathknight and others) in a wooded area in an evil demiplane.The party "Übermage" is getting ready to launch his biggest, baddest fireball.  My Drow Rgr/Dru/M-U says "If you launch a fireball in this forest, its the last thing you'll ever do..."  That made him think...was I serious?  Then he cast lightning bolt instead.2) A supers campaign- nobody has been introduced, but everyone gets "the call" that there is a break-in at a particular warehouse.  My PC (a "brick" named Omega) arrives just in time to see a costumed figure lurking about...and attacks!  The martial arts/skill monkey evades my blows long enough to reveal that he's attempting to find the bad guys...Omega doesn't speak English.The fight continues- Omega simply can't tag the guy, and he can't even scratch Omega.  Finally, other heroes- ones Omega recognize- arrive and break up the fight.  However, the commotion allowed the burglars to escape, so we had to track them down.3) Bear was a great fighter.  Maxed out Str, Dex and Con and max HP for several levels.  He also had an Int, Wis and Cha that added up to 18.  He was manipulated mercilessly by the party thief who befriended him, then hid behind him after stealing from the party or otherwise causing problems.  Eventually, the thief stole something important- City Watchmen poured out of barracks like fire-ants from a toppled mound.  As the party ran for their lives, the thief asked Bear to do what he always did- "Protect me!"Bear stopped at the middle of the bridge they were crossing in their escape.  He turned and faced the Watchmen, and started mowing them down.  After many rounds of combat, Bear was killed and thrown into the river, but the party escaped.After a few Wanted posters appeared, so did the thief.  He was hanging from a tree (by his neck), the stolen item at his feet, and a notation on a Wanted poster that the reward money be spent to bury Bear properly.</blockquote>

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