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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PatrickLawinger" data-source="post: 2716736" data-attributes="member: 2735">Hmmm, okay, the funniest gaming session I have ever had (okay, there are a few others but this is the most recent) was about 2 years ago. The full description would take a lot of space, let's just say "mage on a rope" still brings laughter from that group.Long story as short as possible; the party comes upon goblins excavating an ancient temple deep in a cliff-enclosed "ravine"  for lack of a better term. Now, they wisely try to avoid a frontal assault on the only easy way down.The beginning of the plan starts with the player of the Wizard PC, "Okay, we lower the wizard about half way down on a rope..." Basically, he was trying to get within sleep spell distance of some goblin guards. Mind you, this is coming from experienced, skilled players. The plan got better and, of course, everything hit the fan pretty fast.First the PCs lower down the rogue (who actually makes it down 150 ft. without getting spotted). THEN, they pull back up the rope (they didn't have enough to lower down the mage.Step 1; Strand the rogue, alone, in a deep cliff-enclosed area with a minimum of 15 goblins that you have counted, probably more.Step 2: suspend the wizard on a rope about 50 ft above two goblin guards to cast a sleep spell. Spell is only half successful. wizard is spotted alarm goes up.Step 3: Goblins start spotting everyone above on the cliffs and start firing arrows while others charge out of the ravine to attack them on the cliff. meanwhile the big tough types are holding onto the rope (remember the wizard).Step 4: Rogue get's spotted, runs into the area the goblins were guarding against, discovers why, charges back through and dives into a pool of water intending to stay under for protection (it works, I don't think I hit him a single time...)Step 2.5 or so: cleric in heavy armor and with a low strength score decides to go around to the other side, he takes a short cut that involves jumping over a 7 ft. gap. rolls a 1. Makes the reflex save I pull out of the air and is left clinging to the cliff on the other side.Step 3.5 (yeah, this was going on while the other stuff was). Second party cleric goes to help, does she go all the way around? Nope, tries to make the same jump, heavy armor, LOWER strength score, no running start... 2 clerics clinging to the cliff wall screaming for help. (oh, 0 ranks in Jump for both of them).So yes, we have two fighter-types holding a rope, wizard is on the rope, rogue is under water beginning to think about the after-life, 2 clerics are clinging to a cliff 150 ft. above the ground screaming for help.Worst part is, I was rolling so badly that I couldn't even kill anyone. I did get a few blows in, but really, my rolls were pathetic. I don't think the rogue ever got hit.The brief description doesn't really do it justice. Let's just say that at one point everyone was laughing so hard that people had tears streaming down their faces and we had to take a 15 minute break just to calm down.</blockquote>

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