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<blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 1515863" data-attributes="member: 633">The game is GURPS, I'm playing a member of a reptiloid underground race who's currently in an elven village and has just waken up with a nasty hangover from being drunk the evening before.&nbsp;Me (doing my best hangover acting): &quot;Mrgrz...&quot;&nbsp;Elf: &quot;Wake up, we've got to go, it's late&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;What's that shiny yellow thingy in the sky?&quot;&nbsp;Elf: &quot;It's the sun!&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;...put it off...&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;-----------------&nbsp;&nbsp;Another time, in a kinda low-roleplaying, epic-level, beer-n-pretzels game, I was talking to the ruler of a powerful city-state.&nbsp;Me: &quot;You will do what I say&quot;.&nbsp;NPC: &quot;Mind what you say!&quot;&nbsp;Me (rolling): &quot;He is bloody well going to do what I say. Diplomacy!&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;You aren't actually being much diplomatic. What have you rolled?&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;49&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;Uh... ok...&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Same game, some time later.&nbsp;Me: &quot;I ready an action to counterspell&quot;.&nbsp;DM: &quot;Ok, next...&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;Hey, wait! I also cast two maximized polar rays at him&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;Just how many quickened spells do you have?&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;All of them, duh!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;-----------------&nbsp;&nbsp;Elf has just climbed a tree in a thick forest to see where we're going.&nbsp;Party: &quot;What do you see from up there?&quot;&nbsp;Elf: &quot;Laaaaand in siiiiiight!!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;-----------------&nbsp;&nbsp;Playing Vampire.&nbsp;ST: &quot;Roll willpower, target number 6&quot;.&nbsp;Me: &quot;Fail&quot;&nbsp;Other guy: &quot;Botch&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;No, with the new rules you only botch if you roll no successes at all&quot;&nbsp;Other guy: &quot;Oh, ok. Then it's a fail&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Some time later (after some running and screaming).&nbsp;ST: &quot;Roll willpower, target number 6&quot;.&nbsp;Me: &quot;Double botch... uhm, I'm spending a willpower point to cancel the botch&quot;&nbsp;Other guy: &quot;Uhm... I think I'll have to do the same&quot;&nbsp;ST: *sigh*&nbsp;&nbsp;Much time later (after much running and screaming).&nbsp;ST: &quot;Roll willpower, target number 5&quot;.&nbsp;Other guy: &quot;Botch... I'm spending another willpower...&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;Heck, I'm down to willpower 3, at least I can't roll more than 3 ones&quot;&nbsp;*roll*&nbsp;Me: &quot;Aaand... triple botch!&quot;&nbsp;Other guy: &quot;I suggest we just go back to the prince and tell him that this guy is too tough for us...&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;-----------------&nbsp;&nbsp;Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 game which has taken a star-trekkish turn. We're talking with some aliens.&nbsp;PC1, off the radio: &quot;The sensors we have don't detect any weapons on their ship, I say we can take them on!&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;Uh... is your ship armed?&quot;&nbsp;Aliens: &quot;Lightly&quot;&nbsp;Me: &quot;What are your weapons capable of?&quot;&nbsp;Aliens: &quot;We only have small weapons here. We can destroy small planets&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;-----------------&nbsp;&nbsp;Planescape, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=68383" target="_blank">the Abyssal campaign</a>, the PCs are fighting for their lives in the bowels of an Abyssal prison and the psion is being grappled by a monstrous bear.&nbsp;Psion: &quot;Fireball them! I'm still in good health and I have excellent reflex saves and evasion!&quot;&nbsp;Wizard: &quot;Uhm... you sure?&quot;&nbsp;Psion: &quot;C'mon! You'll never get them this packed again!&quot;&nbsp;Wizard: &quot;Ok, fireball in the bunch of them&quot;&nbsp;Wizard rolls.&nbsp;Wizard: &quot;Uhm... you'd better make that roll, you know&quot;&nbsp;Psion: &quot;Fail. Well, I still have 54 HP, how much damage is it?&quot;&nbsp;Wizard: &quot;The Abyss automatically Enhances all evocations, I told you when we arrived here!&quot;&nbsp;Psion: &quot;So?&quot;&nbsp;Wizard: &quot;67!&quot;&nbsp;Psion: &quot;WHAT?&quot;&nbsp;DM (me): &quot;On the plus side, the bears are fried. Your imp familiar says 'nice shot boss! Next time have him sign his soul to you before though!'&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Same game.&nbsp;DM: &quot;The vrock lifts his arms and chants&quot;&nbsp;PC: &quot;Oh noo! He's summoning another one!&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;Another vrock appears in mid-air, covered in foam and dripping water, with a large brush and a piece of soap in its claws. It glares at the first demon and then at you&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;---------------&nbsp;&nbsp;Dragonlance (beer'n'pretzels game). I'm the DM.&nbsp;Alienist: &quot;I'm going to summon a balor!&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;WhAt Do YoU aSk Of Me MoRtAl?&quot;&nbsp;Alienist: &quot;Mighty demon, smite my foes!&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;We WiLl HaVe To AgReE oN a SuItAbLe PaYmEnT...&quot;&nbsp;Alienist: &quot;What are thy requests?&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;Oh, I think about some thousand GPs and a dozen souls or so... maybe we can have lunch together to discuss the details&quot;&nbsp;Alienist: &quot;Uhm... what happened to the scary demon voice?&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;The fiend says that it makes his throat hurt&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Same game, same alienist.&nbsp;Alienist: &quot;I tire of this! I'm going to summon the biggest Pit Fiend I can find!&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;WHO DARES SUMMON...&quot;&nbsp;Cleric (w/ travel domain): &quot;Teleport without error away from here!&quot;&nbsp;DM: &quot;...BAALZEPHON OF THE DARK EIGHT?&quot;&nbsp;Rest of the party: &quot;We jump on the cleric! Get us out too!&quot;&nbsp;Alienist: &quot;...bastards&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zappo, post: 1515863, member: 633"] The game is GURPS, I'm playing a member of a reptiloid underground race who's currently in an elven village and has just waken up with a nasty hangover from being drunk the evening before. Me (doing my best hangover acting): "Mrgrz..." Elf: "Wake up, we've got to go, it's late" Me: "What's that shiny yellow thingy in the sky?" Elf: "It's the sun!" Me: "...put it off..." ----------------- Another time, in a kinda low-roleplaying, epic-level, beer-n-pretzels game, I was talking to the ruler of a powerful city-state. Me: "You [i]will[/i] do what I say". NPC: "Mind what you say!" Me (rolling): "He is bloody well going to do what I say. Diplomacy!" DM: "You aren't actually being much diplomatic. What have you rolled?" Me: "49" DM: "Uh... ok..." Same game, some time later. Me: "I ready an action to counterspell". DM: "Ok, next..." Me: "Hey, wait! I also cast two maximized polar rays at him" DM: "Just how many quickened spells do you have?" Me: "[i]All[/i] of them, duh!" ----------------- Elf has just climbed a tree in a thick forest to see where we're going. Party: "What do you see from up there?" Elf: "Laaaaand in siiiiiight!!" ----------------- Playing Vampire. ST: "Roll willpower, target number 6". Me: "Fail" Other guy: "Botch" Me: "No, with the new rules you only botch if you roll no successes at all" Other guy: "Oh, ok. Then it's a fail" Some time later (after some running and screaming). ST: "Roll willpower, target number 6". Me: "Double botch... uhm, I'm spending a willpower point to cancel the botch" Other guy: "Uhm... I think I'll have to do the same" ST: *sigh* Much time later (after much running and screaming). ST: "Roll willpower, target number 5". Other guy: "Botch... I'm spending another willpower..." Me: "Heck, I'm down to willpower 3, at least I can't roll more than 3 ones" *roll* Me: "Aaand... triple botch!" Other guy: "I suggest we just go back to the prince and tell him that this guy is too tough for us..." ----------------- Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 game which has taken a star-trekkish turn. We're talking with some aliens. PC1, off the radio: "The sensors we have don't detect any weapons on their ship, I say we can take them on!" Me: "Uh... is your ship armed?" Aliens: "Lightly" Me: "What are your weapons capable of?" Aliens: "We only have small weapons here. We can destroy small planets" ----------------- Planescape, [url=http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=68383]the Abyssal campaign[/url], the PCs are fighting for their lives in the bowels of an Abyssal prison and the psion is being grappled by a monstrous bear. Psion: "Fireball them! I'm still in good health and I have excellent reflex saves and evasion!" Wizard: "Uhm... you sure?" Psion: "C'mon! You'll never get them this packed again!" Wizard: "Ok, fireball in the bunch of them" Wizard rolls. Wizard: "Uhm... you'd better make that roll, you know" Psion: "Fail. Well, I still have 54 HP, how much damage is it?" Wizard: "The Abyss automatically Enhances all evocations, I told you when we arrived here!" Psion: "So?" Wizard: "67!" Psion: "WHAT?" DM (me): "On the plus side, the bears are fried. Your imp familiar says 'nice shot boss! Next time have him sign his soul to you before though!'" Same game. DM: "The vrock lifts his arms and chants" PC: "Oh noo! He's summoning another one!" DM: "Another vrock appears in mid-air, covered in foam and dripping water, with a large brush and a piece of soap in its claws. It glares at the first demon and then at you" --------------- Dragonlance (beer'n'pretzels game). I'm the DM. Alienist: "I'm going to summon a balor!" DM: "WhAt Do YoU aSk Of Me MoRtAl?" Alienist: "Mighty demon, smite my foes!" DM: "We WiLl HaVe To AgReE oN a SuItAbLe PaYmEnT..." Alienist: "What are thy requests?" DM: "Oh, I think about some thousand GPs and a dozen souls or so... maybe we can have lunch together to discuss the details" Alienist: "Uhm... what happened to the scary demon voice?" DM: "The fiend says that it makes his throat hurt" Same game, same alienist. Alienist: "I tire of this! I'm going to summon the biggest Pit Fiend I can find!" DM: "[i][b]WHO DARES SUMMON[/b][/i][b][/b]..." Cleric (w/ travel domain): "[i]Teleport without error[/i] away from here!" DM: "...[b][i]BAALZEPHON OF THE DARK EIGHT?[/i][/b][i][/i]" Rest of the party: "We jump on the cleric! Get us out too!" Alienist: "...bastards" [/QUOTE]

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