I killed our campaign

[Barendd Nobeard]

Am I the only one who sees the possibilities here?

Apparently.

Anyone want to stat this puppy out?

Apparently not.

 

[Andor]

I like this. A broth elemental.

No, unfortunately what happens the the elemental takes on the nature of the ingrediants used...

PC: BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ha! Fools! By soaking beef jerky in my summoning solution I have managed to summon an even more powerfull elemental! Go my minion! Crush my enemies!
Elemental: Mooo...
PC: D'oh.

 

[ARandomGod]

Heh, I would have given him a horribly twisted cross between a water elemental and a flesh golem. Combine some of the drawbacks of both creatures until you wind up with something with a slightly lower CR than the smaller water elemental from the bowl, but it starts out berserk (as per the flesh golem) and out to destroy whomever called it into its tortured existence. Heck, he might even try to destroy the bowl if there are no other convenient targets around...

Ahh, Conaill. This is exactly the type of evil thing *I* do to my players when they try to push for something. To the extent where, when my non-pushy players ask for something, they sometimes say "If you don't like it, just say no, please don't tell me 'Yes, but you'll get a Urine golem that's weaker than the original golem would have been, and attacks the party on sight'. Heheheh." Because they've seen me do that to the exuberant one* too many times.


(Ooh, a new nickname. Probably not as good as Puppy Dog Boy, but useable in his presence.)

 

[focallength]

We were ninth level. We had fun early in the WLD, but lately it just wasn't as fun. The DM couldn't kill us with the MAW (Module As Written), so he added encounters. We're talking an advanced chimera with 659 hit points. We all survived.

Ok why do so many DM's have a ME vs. them mentality. A DM's job is not to see how he/she can kill the PC's or how he can srew them over, A DM is their to tell a story and chornical events. I always hear about how a DM wants to find a way to TPK their group or how can I screw "so and so" over because he has an interesting character. Maybe these are the same DM's who have a new group every month and wonder why he/she always has to find new players.

<gets off his soap box>

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Maybe it's just me, but putting some jerky in the water in order to get salt water for a stronger water elemental is a stroke of freakin' genius.

I'd allow it (if the item specified salt water and not seawater) - though, for laughs, I'd make it beef-flavored.

 

[Pbartender]

You know, Barendd, if nothing else, my group needs to recruit a new player by the end of the summer... How far are you from Batavia?

 

[focallength]

Now I know this is way off the deep end, and some people may ostrisize me and hunt me down for being a freethinking radical...but why dont you put salt in the water to make salt water. I know, I know, it goes against everything youve been taught, but give it a try, it might work.

 

[Tewligan]

Hmm. Maybe I missed something, but I don't see how figuring out that the NPC couldn't really cast spells is metagaming. What's the PC's INT? If you can't coax someone who claims to be able to make magic items into demonstrating any sort of casting ability, I'd think that would trump the huge Bluff skill. I know I'd want some sort of proof before handing over a bunch of cash and expensive materials.

 

[BlueBlackRed]

Anyone who tries to tell me how to play my character or run my game gets turfed fast.

As for the chimera fight...wtf?!?
I assume you're talking about Anguish. He is normally a tough fight, but not a fatal kind of critter. Now his twin, Madness, is nastier.

But even 9th level characters not even breaking a sweat?!

Did your DM just hand you magic left and right? Were you allowed to use every d20 book in ever printed?

Eh, doesn't matter. Just so long as you have more fun than not.

 

[Pbartender]

Now I know this is way off the deep end, and some people may ostrisize me and hunt me down for being a freethinking radical...but why dont you put salt in the water to make salt water. I know, I know, it goes against everything youve been taught, but give it a try, it might work.

How often do you spend the 5 gp to write down "salt, 1lb." as a part of your character's equipment inventory?