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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM with a vengence" data-source="post: 316239" data-attributes="member: 1679">This is actually my second game, but really the first one that mattered, as I took two actions in my first game.The Character:  Kun Laan, Elven Ranger, 3rd levelI don't remember much about him, but I know that he was the first demonstration of my Min/Maxing Powergaming abilities.He was a wood elf, because I wanted the extra strength, which is good, but on the down side, he had negative con, skill points in Profession: Guide, and above all, was a ranger.  His primary weapon was a bow.The party:Me[Long Latin Name] Halfling Pyromaniac Sorcerer dual-wielding Kamas.  He should have something like -8 and -14 to attacks, dealing 1d3-1 points of damage.FUBAR-Necromancer cleric of Wee-Jas, uses a Scythe and wear leather armor.An Evil DruidA Half-Orc Barbarian.An Elven Monk.2 WizardsA ClericWe begin the adventure in a small dwarf town whose mine has been invaded by trogledytes.  We all go down the mine, except for the Monk and Druid, who remain in town, and hack our way through some entry rooms.  I do better than most because I can climb onto ledges and my attack is pretty good.  However the DM has no sense of the rules and resolves attacks by rolling a d20.  Above ten, hit, below ten, miss, no modifiers or AC.After a few rooms, we arrive at this bucket in the corner.  The closer you get to it the hotter it becomes.  We throw things at it and piss on it and do all of the things newbie adventurers are supposed to do.  Objects evaporate, burst into flames, or melt according to what they are.  Eventually, the half-orc barbarian just grabs the bucket.  He bursts into flames and is reincarnated on the spot, except now he's deaf.  This leaves the problem of communicating because he can't hear and can't read.  The Monk meanwhile, attempts to seduce one of the dwarf inhabitants.  The Druid murders the shopkeeper for no reason.We try and open a door, which turns out to be a mimic with a cleric behind it.  The cleric casts searing light and the door hits someone.  I run back start shooting, while everybody else closes, sets fire to the door, and hacks it to splinters.  We kill the cleric and some more trogs, and eventually go into this throne room with a bunch of trogs.  I move along the walls firing arrows at the trogs while the rest of the party charges.  Eventually everybody is dead except for the big baddied, who's at negative.  I go over and CdG him.  The Druid attempts to kill the Monk, but fails and is killed him self.  He is reincarnated as a small furry creature that could only speak Gaelic (We had an illustrated Gaelic phrasebook floating around, so good fun.)The DM awards experience.  Unfortunantly he hasn't gotten up to page 166 in the DMG yet, so I get 25 XP.  Then I get my first chance at DMing, give the party 3x their level in magic items, and send the 4th level characters against Fire Giants and a Great Wyrm Red Dragon.</blockquote>

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