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Vertaxis said:
Especially when paired with his twin brother.
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Stupidest things PCs/DMs have done
- Thread starter Lalalei2001
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Especially when paired with his twin brother.
demiurge1138
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ThirdWizard
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Lesse...
Decide to talk to the ogre warlord who has been terrorizing the populace, which involved walking into his fort surrounded by more than a dozen orcs, not to mention the ogre himself and his half orc advisor. At least they didn't agree to leave their weapons at the gate.
A wizard letting several enemies up next to him because he had burning hands prepared and they were "only orcs" in one of our first 3E games. (classed monsters are fun)
Taking shiney objects off of pedestals in treasure rooms without even bothering to check for traps. (multiple times)
Sticking one's finger into a swirling pond of earth and stone deep underground beneath an undead keep. It turned out to be an earth weird, Fort save or be petrified, fall in, and be crushed. (that was me!)
Decide to talk to the ogre warlord who has been terrorizing the populace, which involved walking into his fort surrounded by more than a dozen orcs, not to mention the ogre himself and his half orc advisor. At least they didn't agree to leave their weapons at the gate.
A wizard letting several enemies up next to him because he had burning hands prepared and they were "only orcs" in one of our first 3E games. (classed monsters are fun)
Taking shiney objects off of pedestals in treasure rooms without even bothering to check for traps. (multiple times)
Sticking one's finger into a swirling pond of earth and stone deep underground beneath an undead keep. It turned out to be an earth weird, Fort save or be petrified, fall in, and be crushed. (that was me!)
Dark Dragon
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Last session was great.
The party (all at level 24 !!!) tried to observe three low-level rogues in an inn. It was nearly midnight.
The rogues stayed in a sleeping room, one of them was guarding the room, door was closed.
After the wizard and the cleric had gone to bed, it was the paladin's turn to keep an eye on the room with the rogues. Paladin, in full plate mail, heavy steel shield and fully armed, activates his ring of invisibility and marched to the room, standing in front of the door. Player rolled up a low move silently check.
Guard opens door, lantern in hand and looks around, nobody there, closes door.
Paladin moves to door to listen closer. Another low MS check...
Door opens again, guard looks around, makes a step forward.
Paladin moves back, guess his MS check...
Fight erupts in darkness...But the paladin quickly pinned the guard, keeping him from raising alarm (the paladin had blind-fight AND good luck from that point). And I constantly rolled REALLY low listen checks for the two sleeping rogues (IIRC, three 1's).
A few minutes later, the party knocked the the sleeping rogues unconcious to ask them some questions later.
Observing people, an epic-level challenge
The party (all at level 24 !!!) tried to observe three low-level rogues in an inn. It was nearly midnight.
The rogues stayed in a sleeping room, one of them was guarding the room, door was closed.
After the wizard and the cleric had gone to bed, it was the paladin's turn to keep an eye on the room with the rogues. Paladin, in full plate mail, heavy steel shield and fully armed, activates his ring of invisibility and marched to the room, standing in front of the door. Player rolled up a low move silently check.
Guard opens door, lantern in hand and looks around, nobody there, closes door.
Paladin moves to door to listen closer. Another low MS check...
Door opens again, guard looks around, makes a step forward.
Paladin moves back, guess his MS check...
Fight erupts in darkness...But the paladin quickly pinned the guard, keeping him from raising alarm (the paladin had blind-fight AND good luck from that point). And I constantly rolled REALLY low listen checks for the two sleeping rogues (IIRC, three 1's).
A few minutes later, the party knocked the the sleeping rogues unconcious to ask them some questions later.
Observing people, an epic-level challenge
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Queen_Dopplepopolis
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Most of the stupid things I have been a part of or witnessed have been a result of stupid role playing. For example, I once witnessed a PC attempt to calm a very disturbed crowd that just had their homes destroyed by armies of undead and lizard-men by poly-morphing into the likeness of an individual that (as was well known to the PCs and all of the NPCs) heralded the Apocalypse.
Needless to say, the world's highest diplomacy check can't put a peasant in a "Happy Place" when they are CERTAIN the end of the world is near.
In our 1879 Modern Game, somewhere in the American Wild West, I also watched a PC insist to a group of angry Native Americans that they should "Let us go because the Cavalry is coming" ... like that's going to stop them from killing us. Eesh!
Lastly, a paladin of mine once jumped feet first into a swiftly moving river... in her breastplate. Swimming + Plate = BAD DECISION.
Needless to say, the world's highest diplomacy check can't put a peasant in a "Happy Place" when they are CERTAIN the end of the world is near.
In our 1879 Modern Game, somewhere in the American Wild West, I also watched a PC insist to a group of angry Native Americans that they should "Let us go because the Cavalry is coming" ... like that's going to stop them from killing us. Eesh!
Lastly, a paladin of mine once jumped feet first into a swiftly moving river... in her breastplate. Swimming + Plate = BAD DECISION.
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I used to play a psudo-kender named Ozzl (back in 2e and he made the upgrade to 3.0).
During an adventure when he was 9th level or so he left the party to go and get some rocks from a previous room - to throw though a door way or something. While he was gone a lich showed up and started decimating the party. By the time I get back its only the lich and one party member left... a gnome illusionist/thief. I kick in my ring of flying, sneak up behind the litch and backwack it with my 'perfect weapon for all occasion's - the hoopack and roll a 20. Wohoo!
It not being magical it bounces off the back of the lich's head doing no damage. Ugg. I scan my character sheet... and had nothing. Knowing I didn't hurt it the first time the lich ignores me.
Ha! I fly up take my new found 7 foot long non-magical cloak (rolled up at the bottom so it won't drag on the ground) and jump on the litches head covering it up. Then I hang on... tightly.
I look at the remaining character and say "Do something!"
Close to that is when we were sneaking up on some pirate/slavers in a hidden cave. We were oh so carefully rowing our small boat up along side their much larger one. It being way to serious, I reach my hand into the water and splash the uptight paladin. Who splashes me back starting a small water fight.
The rest of the party just about had kittens.
rv
During an adventure when he was 9th level or so he left the party to go and get some rocks from a previous room - to throw though a door way or something. While he was gone a lich showed up and started decimating the party. By the time I get back its only the lich and one party member left... a gnome illusionist/thief. I kick in my ring of flying, sneak up behind the litch and backwack it with my 'perfect weapon for all occasion's - the hoopack and roll a 20. Wohoo!
It not being magical it bounces off the back of the lich's head doing no damage. Ugg. I scan my character sheet... and had nothing. Knowing I didn't hurt it the first time the lich ignores me.
Ha! I fly up take my new found 7 foot long non-magical cloak (rolled up at the bottom so it won't drag on the ground) and jump on the litches head covering it up. Then I hang on... tightly.
I look at the remaining character and say "Do something!"
Close to that is when we were sneaking up on some pirate/slavers in a hidden cave. We were oh so carefully rowing our small boat up along side their much larger one. It being way to serious, I reach my hand into the water and splash the uptight paladin. Who splashes me back starting a small water fight.
The rest of the party just about had kittens.
rv
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I just remembered another one where the Player drank too many beer when playing.
Him and his companion entered the first level of a tower that was sticking out of the ocean. The room had a large portion of its wall collapsed allowing the ocean and tide to flood it up to knee level. Because of the contrast with the bright light and darkness it was hard to see. There was also a large portion of the floor which had collapsed to the lower submerged levels that was hard to detect by sight alone. Player 1 (Salrak) had the good idea and inched into the room probing for any holes, Player 2 (Caius the Drunk) was right behind him.
Sal discovered the large hole bisecting the room and told Caius. They had also startled (on the other side) some Seals that were resting. The seals fled into the water, with their young behind them. Raising his morning star and letting out a battle cry Caius decided to charge the fleeing seals to club a few....Did I mention he was also decked out in Banded mail and had a large iron shield?? Needless to say he didn't drink at the gaming table anymore.
Him and his companion entered the first level of a tower that was sticking out of the ocean. The room had a large portion of its wall collapsed allowing the ocean and tide to flood it up to knee level. Because of the contrast with the bright light and darkness it was hard to see. There was also a large portion of the floor which had collapsed to the lower submerged levels that was hard to detect by sight alone. Player 1 (Salrak) had the good idea and inched into the room probing for any holes, Player 2 (Caius the Drunk) was right behind him.
Sal discovered the large hole bisecting the room and told Caius. They had also startled (on the other side) some Seals that were resting. The seals fled into the water, with their young behind them. Raising his morning star and letting out a battle cry Caius decided to charge the fleeing seals to club a few....Did I mention he was also decked out in Banded mail and had a large iron shield?? Needless to say he didn't drink at the gaming table anymore.
Hypersmurf
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Queen_Dopplepopolis said:
Cavalry!
Bloody cavalry!
-Hyp.
I explained to the player that the room he was in had many torture implements and execution devices along with what appeared to be many experimental traps. Upon scanning the room I explained that on one wall was a hole just large enough that a medium size being could stick their head inside. Around the bottom of the hole was a black stain that ran to the floor.
In all seriousness his response was to stick his head in the hole to see if he could see what was on the other side.
I simply replied that there was a bright light.
In all seriousness his response was to stick his head in the hole to see if he could see what was on the other side.
I simply replied that there was a bright light.
Queen_Dopplepopolis
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*laughing and shaking head* My fingers sometimes type things that my brain doesn't tell them to...Hypersmurf said:
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