[Gloating] This is what happens to unprepared characters.
- Thread starter Craer
- Start date
well,
My DM did us in with a RAT BASTARD move:
inv barb was waiting behind a tree. When someone was close enough- he raged and charged, using power crit, rhino hide, keen scythe with impr crit.
I dont know what the exact numbers were, but he came to something like 200 pts in that single hit- killed our fighter immediately.
The funniest thing was that when we were moving through the forest, he said we could not move at full speed because of the trees and such- and when we wanted to hide behind trees fom the NPCs- he said, "OK, the trees magically vanish- no more trees!!"
that was just fine and dandy for him cause he has to charge to get that extra crit bonus for his barb (some feat) and also the rhino hide...
Right aftrewards- he shrugged and said, "its all legal..."
My DM did us in with a RAT BASTARD move:
inv barb was waiting behind a tree. When someone was close enough- he raged and charged, using power crit, rhino hide, keen scythe with impr crit.
I dont know what the exact numbers were, but he came to something like 200 pts in that single hit- killed our fighter immediately.
The funniest thing was that when we were moving through the forest, he said we could not move at full speed because of the trees and such- and when we wanted to hide behind trees fom the NPCs- he said, "OK, the trees magically vanish- no more trees!!"
that was just fine and dandy for him cause he has to charge to get that extra crit bonus for his barb (some feat) and also the rhino hide...
Right aftrewards- he shrugged and said, "its all legal..."
The_Old_one
First Post
Dms like that are the reason players have Weapon Focus- Hurled D20.
CRGreathouse
Community Supporter
The_Old_one said:
Point Blank Shot is even better - hurt the DM a little more.
I am sorry to jak this thread for my own selfish purposes, but this will be the last post i make that is off topic- if there are any more replies, i will start a "My group got the shaft" thread... 
you dont know ho wmany times we have gotten in quarrels about the things he did- and yes- we do hurl the D20, but not at him. Usually at the table and walk away for the night.
We have one characetr in particular thatis notorious for THROWIG the dice when he is upsetf or dying or controled (but it is not his fault- he is a rogue with a will save of +5 or so, and the Dm targets him for all his mind control and will save spells- kinda cheap if you ask me)
and he has been dying a lot as of late- luckily, my cleric just got true resurrection so we are fine and dandy- but he still gets upset because he feels that the Dm is only targeting him with the will saves- which i think is a legitmate gripe on his part...
you dont know ho wmany times we have gotten in quarrels about the things he did- and yes- we do hurl the D20, but not at him. Usually at the table and walk away for the night.
We have one characetr in particular thatis notorious for THROWIG the dice when he is upsetf or dying or controled (but it is not his fault- he is a rogue with a will save of +5 or so, and the Dm targets him for all his mind control and will save spells- kinda cheap if you ask me)
and he has been dying a lot as of late- luckily, my cleric just got true resurrection so we are fine and dandy- but he still gets upset because he feels that the Dm is only targeting him with the will saves- which i think is a legitmate gripe on his part...
Craer
First Post
As to the 'fine pink mist' thing, I described it as his entire ribcage had been torn away and there was a hole in his chest large enough to fit a watermelon through. He just kept hacking, though. We had to end it before he started in on the other players, but one of the funnier moments was when the blind monk guy ran into the room thinking that the feral bellows of anguish were coming from the gorillons. And yes, he got all of them.
Skarp Hedin
First Post
THis is kind of interesting and even somewhat relevant!
From the Tain bo Cuailgne, translated by Thomas Kinsella, from "The Combat of Ferdia and Cuchulainn":
"So that day they took up their two solid broadshields and their big burdensome stabbing-spears and began piercing and drilling each other and felling and overwhelming from the grey morning until the evening sunset. If ever birds in flight could pass through men's bodies they could have passed through those bodies that day and brought bits of blood and meat with them out into the thickening air through the wounds and gashes."
Later:
"So that day they took up their two great full-length shields and their massive stroke-dealing swords and began hacking and hewing and striking and destroying, and cutting bits and pieces the size of baby's heads from each other's shoulders and backs and flanks."
I just thought of that stuff with the "hole in his chest large enough to fit a watermelon through." bit. That's some combat. I don't think anything like that's ever happened in my campaign (which just ended).. heck, this past weekend was like, the first critical we'd seen in a while. Oh.. wait.. a long time ago, in a 2e campaign, the party paladin slid down a chute and landed in a puddle of oil. It was dark, so he lit a torch. He had 10 flasks of lamp oil in his backpack. I think he wound up at like, -74 or something, and sort of smouldered for a few days. Heh, thank heavens for raise dead. And that ol' reconstructive healing spell.
From the Tain bo Cuailgne, translated by Thomas Kinsella, from "The Combat of Ferdia and Cuchulainn":
"So that day they took up their two solid broadshields and their big burdensome stabbing-spears and began piercing and drilling each other and felling and overwhelming from the grey morning until the evening sunset. If ever birds in flight could pass through men's bodies they could have passed through those bodies that day and brought bits of blood and meat with them out into the thickening air through the wounds and gashes."
Later:
"So that day they took up their two great full-length shields and their massive stroke-dealing swords and began hacking and hewing and striking and destroying, and cutting bits and pieces the size of baby's heads from each other's shoulders and backs and flanks."
I just thought of that stuff with the "hole in his chest large enough to fit a watermelon through." bit. That's some combat. I don't think anything like that's ever happened in my campaign (which just ended).. heck, this past weekend was like, the first critical we'd seen in a while. Oh.. wait.. a long time ago, in a 2e campaign, the party paladin slid down a chute and landed in a puddle of oil. It was dark, so he lit a torch. He had 10 flasks of lamp oil in his backpack. I think he wound up at like, -74 or something, and sort of smouldered for a few days. Heh, thank heavens for raise dead. And that ol' reconstructive healing spell.
evileeyore
Mrrrph
Sodalis said:
Hmmm, and to think i thought I had it rough when the DM would target my Uber=Reflexe Rogue with Reflex (or pretty much die) saves (yeah a couple of times I did die... took the Blade Barrier for the team
)As for RAT BASTARDS. Our DM just hit us with 16 Stirges!!!
STIRGES!!!
2 deaths out of 6 characters with the Cleric down 12 Con (leaving him at 2)...
They got a suprise round and mostly mananged to win initiave, 4 characters got swarmed with 4 Stirges each... The monk managed to kill 1 and had 2 not make his touch attack during the surprise, on round one I moved 1st (monk/fighter with jacked up iniative) and killed 1 on the Cleric... If I hadn't he would have dropped too...
Similar Threads
Recent & Upcoming Releases
-
June 16 2026 -
June 16 2026 -
September 16 2026 
Arcana Unleashed(Dungeons & Dragons)
Rulebook featuring "high magic" options, including a host of new spells.
Replies (181) -
September 16 2026 -
October 1 2026 -
October 6 2026 -
January 1 2027
