Rafael Ceurdepyr
First Post
Wow, last night our GM threw us a couple of curves, one that completely blindsided me and the other I never thought he'd have the nerve to do.
In our Leviathan game, which we're resuming after about a 6 month hiatus, we encountered a creepy and mysterious man in a gray cloak, his head strangely cocked to one side, with a raspy voice. Naturally he tried to kill us with a spell--drowning on dry land isn't fun. And who should it turn out to be but Tolver Grayjoy, our boss in "first season", head of a spy ring who was captured and hanged by the bad guys. Turned out he was resurrected and sent after us. This was a shock, as I believed him to actually be dead.
But the REAL shocker was during the battle with undead Grayjoy. Will Corby--an NPC originally intended as a mere messenger for Grayjoy, who looked on Grayjoy as a mentor and father-figure, and with whom one of the PCs, Ari, fell in love--was killed in the battle. Here I must explain that Ari is played by the GM's wife (I'll call her Shiphrah). And Shiphrah is VERY attached to Will. Shiphrah has frequently said, "Oh, you can do anything you want, just don't kill Will."
And he killed Will.
Although his spirit still lives in a mysterious crystal shard, and our dwarven companion Ulgar has sworn to reunite his spirit with a body and give him back to Ari. Small comfort.
Have to say, I've never seen real tears in a gaming session before. But Shiphrah is quite tender-hearted and identifies Will with her husband the GM.
So, with that long intro--what's YOUR GM/DM done lately--in game--that shocked or surprised you?
In our Leviathan game, which we're resuming after about a 6 month hiatus, we encountered a creepy and mysterious man in a gray cloak, his head strangely cocked to one side, with a raspy voice. Naturally he tried to kill us with a spell--drowning on dry land isn't fun. And who should it turn out to be but Tolver Grayjoy, our boss in "first season", head of a spy ring who was captured and hanged by the bad guys. Turned out he was resurrected and sent after us. This was a shock, as I believed him to actually be dead.
But the REAL shocker was during the battle with undead Grayjoy. Will Corby--an NPC originally intended as a mere messenger for Grayjoy, who looked on Grayjoy as a mentor and father-figure, and with whom one of the PCs, Ari, fell in love--was killed in the battle. Here I must explain that Ari is played by the GM's wife (I'll call her Shiphrah). And Shiphrah is VERY attached to Will. Shiphrah has frequently said, "Oh, you can do anything you want, just don't kill Will."
And he killed Will.
Although his spirit still lives in a mysterious crystal shard, and our dwarven companion Ulgar has sworn to reunite his spirit with a body and give him back to Ari. Small comfort.
Have to say, I've never seen real tears in a gaming session before. But Shiphrah is quite tender-hearted and identifies Will with her husband the GM.
So, with that long intro--what's YOUR GM/DM done lately--in game--that shocked or surprised you?