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<blockquote data-quote="Larcen" data-source="post: 726115" data-attributes="member: 2406">Oo, oo, oo...please let me resurrect this thread so I can convey my favorite memory of all time in the 20 years of playing the game.It involved the very first PC I ever created, way back in 1978.&nbsp; I was very proud of that PC because he had made it all the way to 16th level wizard (in 1E!) without ever dying once, unlike everyone he knew around him.I think the DM at the time was trying to change all that when Baba Yaga promised to let us live...if we would steal the wand of Orcus for her.&nbsp;&nbsp; We agreed.To make a long story short, we fought our way thru hell, literally, (or was that the Abyss?) until we finally came upon Orcus himself surrounded by a slew of nasty demon guards.&nbsp;&nbsp; We won initiative and the fighters all said &quot;We'll take the demons, you go take care of Orcus.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Well..I don't know why, but I agreed.&nbsp; Now, let me tell you at this point that I have always lived in utter fear of the power of Orcus' wand.&nbsp; I had read the MM many times and was always amazed that one swat from that thing could kill, no save.&nbsp; I knew there was no way I could survive a long encounter with THIS guy.&nbsp; So what did I do to end the battle QUICK?&nbsp; I did this:ME:&nbsp; &quot;I cast a Wall of Iron right between me and Orcus.&nbsp; Since it's unsupported there is a 50/50 chance it will fall towards either him, or me.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DM: &quot;Uh, what does the spell say happens to the guy the wall falls on?&quot;ME:&nbsp; &quot;Is says here they die, no save.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Everyone at the table fell quiet and blinked a few times as the full realization that I was willing to take a 50/50 chance with my beloved 16th level PC sunk in.Me: &quot;Make the roll.&quot;&nbsp; (Believe me, I honestly felt it was my only chance anyway.)DM: (Visably nervous): &quot;I want everyone to see this roll.&nbsp; Low roll, it falls towards you.&quot;He then rolled a 63.&nbsp; The wall fell towards Orcus, killing him.&nbsp; In the first round.&nbsp; From my first spell.&nbsp; In fact, the DM was so impressed by my willingness to take such a huge chance that he didn't bother to look for loopholes or anything.&nbsp; He said Orcus was dead.Someday I may convey what happened when the same character fought Lolth.&nbsp; Or Tiamat.&nbsp; But those are other stories. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Larcen, post: 726115, member: 2406"] Oo, oo, oo...please let me resurrect this thread so I can convey my favorite memory of all time in the 20 years of playing the game. It involved the very first PC I ever created, way back in 1978. I was very proud of that PC because he had made it all the way to 16th level wizard (in 1E!) without ever dying once, unlike everyone he knew around him. I think the DM at the time was trying to change all that when Baba Yaga promised to let us live...if we would steal the wand of Orcus for her. We agreed. To make a long story short, we fought our way thru hell, literally, (or was that the Abyss?) until we finally came upon Orcus himself surrounded by a slew of nasty demon guards. We won initiative and the fighters all said "We'll take the demons, you go take care of Orcus." Well..I don't know why, but I agreed. Now, let me tell you at this point that I have always lived in utter fear of the power of Orcus' wand. I had read the MM many times and was always amazed that one swat from that thing could kill, no save. I knew there was no way I could survive a long encounter with THIS guy. So what did I do to end the battle QUICK? I did this: ME: "I cast a Wall of Iron right between me and Orcus. Since it's unsupported there is a 50/50 chance it will fall towards either him, or me." DM: "Uh, what does the spell say happens to the guy the wall falls on?" ME: "Is says here they die, no save." Everyone at the table fell quiet and blinked a few times as the full realization that I was willing to take a 50/50 chance with my beloved 16th level PC sunk in. Me: "Make the roll." (Believe me, I honestly felt it was my only chance anyway.) DM: (Visably nervous): "I want everyone to see this roll. Low roll, it falls towards you." He then rolled a 63. The wall fell towards Orcus, killing him. In the first round. From my first spell. In fact, the DM was so impressed by my willingness to take such a huge chance that he didn't bother to look for loopholes or anything. He said Orcus was dead. Someday I may convey what happened when the same character fought Lolth. Or Tiamat. But those are other stories. ;) [/QUOTE]

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