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<blockquote data-quote="Mystic_23" data-source="post: 863840" data-attributes="member: 11693">This is the story of the most emotional I've gotten when gaming:This was in a 2nd ed DND FR game.&nbsp; Throughout the game there was rumors of a plague that was spreading.&nbsp; Eventually, we found the source of the plague.&nbsp; He was a gunpowder dealer who's ship full of gunpowder blew up&nbsp; in Baldur's Gate and killed a favored priest of the goddess of disease (forgot her name).&nbsp; So, she cursed him with this plague in such a way that 1) he spreads it to whomever comes within a certain distance from him, 2) he cannot be killed and 3) the plagues effects do not advance as long as you remain within a certain distance from him.So, we met him...his name was Farren.&nbsp; He was found to have the plague (he had the look of a plaguebearer but it didn't kill him like others) in a small town.&nbsp; They staked him out with other plaguebearers and burned him alive.&nbsp; Of course, he didn't die, he was just burned severely and in pain.&nbsp; Eventually, because we were (for the most part) kind to him (exept for a couple of characters who didn't like him from the getgo) he told us about his problem and, because we had the plague, and it didn't advance when he was about, we kept him around.Eventually we went to Silverymoon because we heard that the &quot;Moon Pools&quot; would cure us of the disease and could ultimately stop the plague all together.&nbsp; So, after several months of gaming, and battling our way to a moon pool, we finally were able to go into them and get healed by Selune.&nbsp; The only caveat to this is we found out that Selune couldn't help Farren to get rid of the plague.&nbsp; The best she could do was make it so he could actually die, thereby stopping the plague from spreading further.&nbsp; It was a VERY emotional moment when the DM described Farren walking out of the moon pool and going off alone pulling out one of his handguns, and then hearing the report of the gun as he shot himself in the head.&nbsp; Not only did he sacrifice himself for the greater good, but he had also become a trusted ally and a good friend.&nbsp; I think it effected all of us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mystic_23, post: 863840, member: 11693"] This is the story of the most emotional I've gotten when gaming: This was in a 2nd ed DND FR game. Throughout the game there was rumors of a plague that was spreading. Eventually, we found the source of the plague. He was a gunpowder dealer who's ship full of gunpowder blew up in Baldur's Gate and killed a favored priest of the goddess of disease (forgot her name). So, she cursed him with this plague in such a way that 1) he spreads it to whomever comes within a certain distance from him, 2) he cannot be killed and 3) the plagues effects do not advance as long as you remain within a certain distance from him. So, we met him...his name was Farren. He was found to have the plague (he had the look of a plaguebearer but it didn't kill him like others) in a small town. They staked him out with other plaguebearers and burned him alive. Of course, he didn't die, he was just burned severely and in pain. Eventually, because we were (for the most part) kind to him (exept for a couple of characters who didn't like him from the getgo) he told us about his problem and, because we had the plague, and it didn't advance when he was about, we kept him around. Eventually we went to Silverymoon because we heard that the "Moon Pools" would cure us of the disease and could ultimately stop the plague all together. So, after several months of gaming, and battling our way to a moon pool, we finally were able to go into them and get healed by Selune. The only caveat to this is we found out that Selune couldn't help Farren to get rid of the plague. The best she could do was make it so he could actually die, thereby stopping the plague from spreading further. It was a VERY emotional moment when the DM described Farren walking out of the moon pool and going off alone pulling out one of his handguns, and then hearing the report of the gun as he shot himself in the head. Not only did he sacrifice himself for the greater good, but he had also become a trusted ally and a good friend. I think it effected all of us. [/QUOTE]

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