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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VoodooGroves" data-source="post: 241408" data-attributes="member: 5520">Robotech and SkipMy favorite last words always seem to come from a Robotech RPG I ran in college years and years ago.  Both involve the same unlucky / whatever (you decide) player.  If you don't know the game, it is set in the japanimation series of the same name, and basically you pilot big robotic vehicles around fighting bad guys for a significant portion of the time.--------------------------------------Party faces a group of bad guys, both sides take some serious damage and withdraw.Skip (piloting the Shadow Alpha):  Whew.  Almost killed me.Mike (piloting the Beta):  Durnit Skip, what the hell were you doing?  You almost killed me with that missile volley?  We'd have had them if it wasn't for you!!!Skip (piloting the Shadow Alpha):  (expletive) you Mike.Mike (piloting the Beta):  Hey gamemaster, I want to get those guys on the radio.  Everyone else, we're headed back.Gamemaster:  Ok Mike, channel open.  What are you going to say?Mike (piloting the Shadow Alpha):  I use all my annoying presuasion abilities, insult their parentage ... (Mike continues for about 15 minutes, culminating in a challenge that taunts the enemies to come charging back.  He finishes with a ultimatum for the largely-undamaged enemy leader).Mike (piloting the Beta):  And you, you sorry sack of (sailor-talk...beep...beep...beep), I'm going to rip your (beep, etc.).  I'm coming for you punk.  I'm the one in the Shadow Alpha.Skip (piloting the Shadow Alpha):  Huh?---------------------------------------------Then later (several characters later, Skip's died regularly)....Skip, hiding from some bad guys.Gamemaster:  They are headed over to the APC (20 ton or so tracked APC).Skip:  Hey, that's my APC!  I sneak over along the building to the side of the APC.Gamemaster:  Ok...these guys look like common street punks.  You think they might be trying to steal it.Skip:  Well, I don't have my uber-armor on, and only this one gun that will kill all of them quickly and not hurt the APC, but really I want to be cooler than I really am.  (I'm paraphrasing).Gamemaster:  Ok...Skip:  I'm going to hide under the APC and surprise them.Gamemaster:  Ok...I can not possibly fathom why you would do that since no one here is drinking, but if thats what you want to do.Skip:  I know!  I'm going to lay down in front of the treads, maybe they'll see me and think the driver hit a pedestrian!  That would be funny!Gamemaster:  Ok, Skip, let me break it down for you.  These guys look like they are going to try to steal the APC, probably drive it away and sell it for parts.  Laying down in front of the treads would not be a good idea, since if they drive it, they'll probably start with FORWARD and as you are so fond of pointing out, it weighs about 20 tons.Skip:  Nah, when they start it I'll yell.Gamemaster:  Skip, when they start it you could yell all you want past the engine towards the driver but those guys on the inside will not hear you.  You know this, it is your APC and the engine is loud.Skip:  Well, they won't drive away.Gamemaster:  Yes Skip, they will.Skip:  I don't believe you.Gamemaster:  I feel a migraine coming.  Ok skip, they manage to break in to the APC and start it up.Skip:  This is going to be cool.Gamemaster:  Yep, migraine.  Skip, to make it sporting, here's what I'll do.  You can go and lay down.  I'll roll a die.  If it is odd, they go in reverse and you can do something else, whatever it is you want to do.  But if it is even, they drive forward and crush you like a little grape.Skip:  They probably don't know how to drive it.Gamemaster:  They do.  I promise.  Skip, I'm going to roll the die, are you going to move?Skip:  No.Gamemaster:  Please?Skip:  No, this will be cool when they back up.Jerry (who's been watching in rapt horror at Skip's denial):  Dude, 50% chance of instant death. ..this is the second character you've rolled up tonight.  Skip:  Nope.Jerry (to gamemaster):  There's no chance I can somehow "be there" instantly and haul his ass out from under the APC is there?Gamemaster:  He'd probably shoot at you Jerry.  Let's just get this over with.Skip:  I would, if you tried to pull me away from my vehicle.  I'm protecting what's mine.Gamemaster:  On that note, oh look, I rolled an 8.  Well Skip, you die.Skip:  Darn!  I had a really good chance to live through that, and if I did it would have been really cool!</blockquote>

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