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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DungeonmasterCal" data-source="post: 1768562" data-attributes="member: 5388">I'd been playing D&D about a year at this point.  My friend and DM Wolf (his real name, btw) and I were in Waldenbooks in the mall looking at the comics rack (yes..they had a comics rack in those days).  This guy we knew through another gamer comes up with someone in tow and says, "Roach, Wolf-I want you to meet Allen." (Roach is my real last name).  Allen looks at us, and in this screechy voice shouts, "Roach and Wolf? Are those your D&D names? They call me the Black Unicorn!!!"Wolf barely kept his composure, but stiffly walked out of the store.  From somewhere near the food court I then hear maniacal laughter.  I'm left standing there with these guys.  Allen snatches a DM's Guide off the shelf and begins leafing through it, telling me how all the illustrations were his but were stolen by other artists who put their names on them.  He also tells me how FASA Games has tried to break into his house to steal the designs for the Mechs he plays in Mechwars.  THEN he starts telling me how Gygax and Arneson stole his ideas to create the game in the first place (despite the fact he would've been about 6 years old when they created the game).During this whole time, I've not said a word; just stared in mute stupefaction at this idiot. He finally stops, after telling me how FASA Games has offered him $50,000 cash to design a Dison's Sphere for one of their Star Trek RPG adventures.   Greg, the guy who'd walked up and introduced him, seemed really uncomfortable now, and was looking very apologetic.  Allen "The Black Unicorn", then asks, "So, do you think you'd let me DM for you?  I only charge $50 a session, but if your players chip in it won't be so bad."Wolf had come back at this point, and now made no effort to not laugh in the guy's face.  I led him away, still giggling.And then there was this guy named Bill, who claimed to have been thrown out of his church when he successfully cast a Light Spell to prove that he, not his character, was a 371st Level Magic-User.  But I'll save him for another day....</blockquote>

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