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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WhimsyTheFae" data-source="post: 2889460" data-attributes="member: 8964">I have some of these.  Those of my doing include forgetting little things (SR, DR, abilities) at different times.  Usually nothing too major.  If I remember any of my good ones, I'll post them.  For now, memories of my first DM's "dopey things" overrides memories of my own.  Here are some of them:------Party dwarf, wearing full plate, falls in quick sand.Me:  I'll throw a rope to him, what do I need to roll?DM:  Well, his AC is a 25, so roll an attack roll.Me:  Uh...I'm pretty certain that he can't use his dex in quicksand, I am not trying to bypass his armor and he is not actively trying to avoid being rescued...He gave me some bonuses...------DM:  You see a winged creature in the distance.PCs:  What does it look like?DM:  It looks like a large winged creature flying toward you.PCs:  What type of winged creature?DM:  You really can't tell.PCs:  How far away is it?DM:  Well, it's getting closer, it's at about 100 yards.PCs:  Can we tell what it looks like now?DM:  Not really.PCs:  Dude, does it have two legs or four?  Scaled wings or feathers?DM:  Hmmm...okay, make me a roll.PCs:  We've been watching it approach...fine...*clatter* *clatter*DM:  Oh, okay, it looks like a giant eagle.PCs:  I think that we would have figured out it was a big bird of prey before it got to 100 yards.DM:  100 yards?  No, it just flew over.------DM:  Surprise rolls.PCs:  *clatter* *clatter*DM:  Everyone's surprised...great...*clatter* *clatter*...okay, so player1 gets hit for 23 by a hill giant.  You now notice that there are 4 hill giants on the road in front of you.PCs:  huh?player1:  I warn the others.DM:  Roll to see if you hear him shout his warning....blah blah blah...In the end, one player took four rounds before he noticed that the party was fighting 4 hill giants.  He only found out when he was critically hit and almost killed.</blockquote>

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