Funniest Gaming Moment

[Torque]

Just for a change of pace, here are a couple of moments that amused me outside of the game.

1. In 2E, we were introducing a completely new player to the game, and after we explained the options, he wanted to make a Jester from the complete book of bards. One of the Jester's main abilities is to gain a +1 bonus to just about everything due to their luck, and it offers a large list of rolls it applies to. After reading the description, the player asked the rest of the group what possible use one of the abilities listed there was. After trying to explain it a couple of times, we actually looked at the book, and found out that the bonus applies to, among others, Bend Bards/ Lift Gates.

2. Just this afternoon, while reading the Book of Eldritch Might, I was looking at the Lace Spell: Elemental Energies feat, which increases the damage of a spell by 1d6. It goes on to explain that "Spells with different effects based on the success or failure of a saving throw (such as disintegrate and slay living) inflict the additional damage either way." I can just imagine:

DM: "A thin green beam of light arcs out from the wizard's hand to strike you, Regdar. Make a saving throw.

Regdar: [Rolls] "Crap. A 3."

DM: "Well, that's too bad. Looks like your body is torn apart and reduced to a small mound of fine grey dust, which scatters to the four winds. Oh . . . and you take [rolls] 5 damage."

 

[Hattersai]

I have plenty of funny stuff but this by far takes the cake and causes our group to crack up everytime.

Picture a Star Wars WEG Game. The players: British X-Wing Pilot, a Rebel grunt, a wussy Wookie, a Robofiliac Smuggler, and me a Squib. For those who don't know a Squib is a tiny 3 ft furry humaniod that likes shinies and good traders.

The scene: we had to break in to a Sullustan Compound to rescue a captured Rebel. Somehow all of us fit into the air shafts and we get stuck in a closet. A janitor opens the door we all freeze...the room is quiet and I say" Well there is only one thing I can do and that is I (camel's back) the Wookie's leg.

We laugh for five minutes straight. Tears were flowing liberally. Some anytime in any game when there is a situation that could be diastrous and we have no idea we say that comment.

Good times makes me wish Dice Tales was still alive.

 

[madriel]

This is a story from our last session.

Half the party was woken up in the middle of the night by an awakened carnivorous tree (CC2). It cracked open the cairn my cleric had stone shaped for our NPC guide and was stuffing the remains (long story) into its maw.

The party drove it off but the barbarian was coated in its acidic blood. The party's rogue stood guard over the two spell-drained spellcasters while the barbarian, paladin and monk raced after the retreating monster in hot pursuit. Despite the fact that we'd just been through a major battle that evening. The barbarian's armor buckles were melting from the acid and he was shedding pieces of it as he ran.

The barbarian was grappled and tossed into the tree's maw which rapidly filled up with acid. He spent the next three stabbing at it from the inside with a dagger. The monk kept running up, hitting it once then lather rinse repeat for the rest of the combat.

The paladin...ran flat out and just managed to keep them in sight at the very edge of the lantern's range the whole time without being able to attack.

The barbarian punched his way out with the dagger after three rounds with the acid up to his neck. One round away from suffocating to death.

The paladin detected evil and found three more approaching. The hairless barbarian dwarf had to pick up his missing armor on the fly as they hastily retreated.

My poor cleric was awakened in the middle of the night to be confronted with a very battered, very naked dwarf badly in need of healing.

All the stupid tree wanted was a midnight snack, f'crying out loud.