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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7418733" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I surprise my players by jumping out of the closet with a running chainsaw.&nbsp; Then when I take off my mask and they start laughing because it's just me I double down by cutting off one of their heads.&nbsp; The looks on their faces, not to mention the spattered blood, is priceless.&nbsp; Ah the memories.As far as surprising PCs, I don't very often.&nbsp; But when I do it's usually more than just a monster jumping out of the closet.&nbsp; Something in the scene will change, either environmentally because the floor collapses, or &quot;harmless&quot; NPC vendors are really vampires. Another scenario is to have someone they thought was a trusted ally betrays them.&nbsp; If I just want to mess with them, I'll hand a random person a piece of paper telling them that there's nothing wrong but they need to roll a d20, write down the result and then hand me the paper back.&nbsp; If I really want to mess with them, a different PC has been secretly replaced by a doppleganger.&nbsp; The player of the PC has to be the kind that will have fun running the doppleganger and be&nbsp; able to do it with a straight face of course.The PCs may find themselves in over their head and face unexpected challenges based on their actions or lack therein.&nbsp; But straight up rounds where some of the PCs may be surprised?&nbsp; Doesn't happen often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7418733, member: 6801845"] I surprise my players by jumping out of the closet with a running chainsaw. Then when I take off my mask and they start laughing because it's just me I double down by cutting off one of their heads. The looks on their faces, not to mention the spattered blood, is priceless. Ah the memories. As far as surprising PCs, I don't very often. But when I do it's usually more than just a monster jumping out of the closet. Something in the scene will change, either environmentally because the floor collapses, or "harmless" NPC vendors are really vampires. Another scenario is to have someone they thought was a trusted ally betrays them. If I just want to mess with them, I'll hand a random person a piece of paper telling them that there's nothing wrong but they need to roll a d20, write down the result and then hand me the paper back. If I [I]really[/I] want to mess with them, a different PC has been secretly replaced by a doppleganger. The player of the PC has to be the kind that will have fun running the doppleganger and be able to do it with a straight face of course. The PCs may find themselves in over their head and face unexpected challenges based on their actions or lack therein. But straight up rounds where some of the PCs may be surprised? Doesn't happen often. [/QUOTE]

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