Lisa Nadazdy
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Did you say.... "Pirate Raid"? That has possibilities... 
Enough With The Orc And Pie!
- Thread starter King_Stannis
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I think, King_Stannis, and possibly SHARK, although not likely, because SHARK is wise beyond his years, that perhaps you have missed the whole point of Orc and Pie.
Orc and Pie is not a joke, and so is not funny in and of itself. Now, I know you realize that, since you say that at the top. The bewildering thing is when you say that it's old and needs a rest, since that implies that once you thought it was funny. I know SHARK didn't think it was funny, ever, because that would imply rolling a critical failure on his wisdom check, and that could never happen to such a wise individual.
Orc and Pie is an archetype for every role-playing game encounter ever played. Not to mention how well it fits real-life situations.
Once more for the slow, Orc and Pie is not a joke. It's an archetype.
The only people it could be amusing is for those that never realize that every role-playing adventure ultimately boils down to Orc and Pie. Without the Orc, that +2 keen, brilliant energy, vorpal scimitar really holds no value, because we truly only treasure what we earn for ourselves. Without the Pie, there's no reason to attempt to bring down the corrupt Duke and his necromancer ally.
If you give Orc and Pie a rest, then you give up gaming. You take away either the motivation or the conflict. That's pretty boring.
Orc and Pie is not a joke, and so is not funny in and of itself. Now, I know you realize that, since you say that at the top. The bewildering thing is when you say that it's old and needs a rest, since that implies that once you thought it was funny. I know SHARK didn't think it was funny, ever, because that would imply rolling a critical failure on his wisdom check, and that could never happen to such a wise individual.
Orc and Pie is an archetype for every role-playing game encounter ever played. Not to mention how well it fits real-life situations.
Once more for the slow, Orc and Pie is not a joke. It's an archetype.
The only people it could be amusing is for those that never realize that every role-playing adventure ultimately boils down to Orc and Pie. Without the Orc, that +2 keen, brilliant energy, vorpal scimitar really holds no value, because we truly only treasure what we earn for ourselves. Without the Pie, there's no reason to attempt to bring down the corrupt Duke and his necromancer ally.
If you give Orc and Pie a rest, then you give up gaming. You take away either the motivation or the conflict. That's pretty boring.
Tom Cashel
First Post
Attn. joke police:
turn off your computer. Chill out.
turn off your computer. Chill out.
King_Stannis
Explorer
Alright! I guess there’s not a general consensus to drag this dead horse to the river and push him in. By all means, then, “Orc and Pie” yourselves to death. I can’t wait to read that someone’s “new campaign world is, GET THIS - ORC AND PIE!!!!????”…..or the next time someone wants suggestions for a low level adventure, “they should go and get…..ORC AND PIE!!?”. Oh, dear reader, I can just picture the guffaws of nerds everywhere when that happens! It may come as a surprise, but I’ll be laughing, too. Just remember, though:
I’m only laughing on the outside
My smile is just skin deep
If you could see on the inside I’m really crying
You might join me for a weep
I’m only laughing on the outside
My smile is just skin deep
If you could see on the inside I’m really crying
You might join me for a weep
One side effect of internet communication is that because your opinion is there, in print, people sometimes assume that it really means a lot to you, and that you'll defend that opinion to your last dying breath - when you could well have been posting just for a lark.
In other words, it is possible that you have underestimated the weight of seriousness of the posts on this thread, Tom. What we anti-old jokesters have set in motion today goes deeper and is a lot more far-reaching than you could ever imagine. We will crush all of teh old jokes! Crush! CRUSH!!1!! MOO-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Grr! Arggh!!
Thank you for your attention.
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Tom Cashel
First Post
rounser said:
I'm willing to admit that it's possible...
Tom Cashel
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King_Stannis said:
To some people (and not necessarily everyone), playing D&D, posting on the EN World messageboards, and getting published in KotDT fully qualifies you as a full-blown nerd, King.
You seem to be in denial.
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