Dorkiest Thing You've Ever Done in Gaming...

[Mallus]

You mean in addition to gaming? I'll have to think about that...

 

[Hawkeye]

Well, hold on there just a sec...

Another larp story: We were playing a theater-style game (no swinging sticks at each other) at a local sci-fi con. Wound up wandering through the con space in a conga-line, dancing, carrying signs saying, "We are invisible."

Yeah, but that wasn't really out in public. It was at a con where it wouldn't draw a second look.

Hawkeye

 

[Canaan]

I have a penchant for giving things and NPCs outrageous names. In one game, the PCs needed to hire a sea faring vessel. The only one willing to brave the stormy seas was the captain of the ship "Sweet Cheeks." They eventually had to abandon ship in Sweet Cheeks' dinghy, named "Pink Pucker."

The paladin was a chaste virgin girl. You should have seen the confused look on her player's face when she scanned the dinghy's plaque bearing its name. It was priceless. And, of course, there was much laughter. Dorky, nonetheless.

 

[Zander]

I proposed to my girlfriend in character.

Your real life girlfriend? A real life proposal? Ooooh, that is dorky!

What did she say?

 

[Scribble]

Well, hold on there just a sec...

Another larp story: We were playing a theater-style game (no swinging sticks at each other) at a local sci-fi con. Wound up wandering through the con space in a conga-line, dancing, carrying signs saying, "We are invisible."

Hrmmm this story doesn't happen to have taken place at a con in North Jersey does it? (possibly one of the Defcons if I remember right...)

 

[Imperialus]

Not gaming per say... but still pretty dorky.

I used to have a summer job working for a company called Valentine Armouries. We built handmade replica armour, using techniques that were as close to historical as possible (though we didn't use a hot forge). Anyhow, as one of the 'quirkier' local businesses we always made appearances at stuff like the Childrens Festival, Lilac Festival, and stuff like that.

At the lilac festival one year I was wearing a full suit of Maximilian Plate. It was 30 degrees out. I had been drinking water by the gallon to cool off. This led to a desperate need to pee.

Now Maximilian armour is one of the most complex suits of armour to get into or out of. It takes about 15 minutes, with help. I didn't want to take all my armour off... However some strategically located bits can be loosened and gotten out of the way... again, however with help...

Lets just say, finding someone to go to a public urinal with you and hold your codpeice is when you figure out who your real friends are.

 

[roguerouge]

Passed up you know what for you know what.

Multiple times

Wow. What an indictment of your partner's skills....

 

[Asmor]

Wow. What an indictment of your partner's skills....

More like having ready access to one and entirely too little access to the other.

It's a common problem for geeks, though in mine and shilsen's case it seems to be the opposite problem of most others.

 

[Fifth Element]

I joined ENWorld.

 

[Umbran]

Yeah, but that wasn't really out in public. It was at a con where it wouldn't draw a second look.

He asked for dorkiest, not most embarrassing.

Plus, this was in a hotel in a major metropolitan area - the con took up the function space, but not even half the rooms of the hotel. There were mundanes aplenty, I assure you