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<blockquote data-quote="the_mighty_agrippa" data-source="post: 3629518" data-attributes="member: 6297">Damn, where to begin?1. The first-level party of five spies a well-armed, uniformed band of two-score gnolls marching in tight military formation within the domain of a human city known to tolerate non-human mercs and muscle.&nbsp; The PC ranger draws his bow and fires a wild shot at medium range.&nbsp; The gnolls calmly form ranks and load their crossbows for a missile volley.&nbsp; The PCs don't move and the ranger fires two more wild shots.&nbsp; The gnoll leader steps forward, raises his sword and the PCs stay still.&nbsp; The ranger fires two more shots, including one that hits for about 3 points of damage.&nbsp; The gnoll's sword comes down and forty heavy crossbow bolts rip through the party.&nbsp; No survivors.2. PCs, heavily wounded and diseased, decide to camp in an evil temple with incorporeal undead floating around - for four days.3. A 2E gnome tries to vault a 30 foot chasm in combat.&nbsp; Odds were 1:20 tops!&nbsp; If a 2E gnome falls down a chasm, do cavedwellers like gnome salsa?4. A DM with a woody for lesbians and woman dominance challenged my much lower level 2E berserker to a fistfight with her mid-level guard captain NPC.&nbsp; 2E berserkers?&nbsp; Immune to subdual damage while in fury.&nbsp; 5. A PC gained four levels after a good round with a Deck of Many Things.&nbsp; The PC dies next game, because the player never bothered to update his character sheet.&nbsp; Fails saves, runs out of HP and doesn't catch the problem for months after he died.6. Two halflings disguise themselves as goblins - very well, I might add - to bluff their way past an orc sentry.&nbsp; One even passes himself off as a Bugs Bunny inspired goblin tranvestite.&nbsp; They mosey up to the orc and... don't speak orc OR goblin.7. A 2E pally played by a real holy roller constantly detects evil on everything.&nbsp; The DM tries several tactics to have the PC only use the tactic when necessary but the PC continues to scan priests, merchants, etc at every chance.&nbsp; But the DM gets a reprieve; when we find a bone dagger made from a human child's leg, no Detect Evil.&nbsp; The other PCs put the highly evil demi-artifact in the pally's backpack.&nbsp; The next time he detects evil, he's also trying to climb a sheer rock face in heavy armor and beat back a wyvern.&nbsp; Multitasking did him in.8. Same player.&nbsp; Paladin stands guard while two PC dwarves beat a caravan master for additional gold.9. Same player.&nbsp; After the death of his noble godgiven steed, his paladin is convinced by the chaotic neutral barbarian that the party should not have to go hungry...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the_mighty_agrippa, post: 3629518, member: 6297"] Damn, where to begin? 1. The first-level party of five spies a well-armed, uniformed band of two-score gnolls marching in tight military formation within the domain of a human city known to tolerate non-human mercs and muscle. The PC ranger draws his bow and fires a wild shot at medium range. The gnolls calmly form ranks and load their crossbows for a missile volley. The PCs don't move and the ranger fires two more wild shots. The gnoll leader steps forward, raises his sword and the PCs stay still. The ranger fires two more shots, including one that hits for about 3 points of damage. The gnoll's sword comes down and forty heavy crossbow bolts rip through the party. No survivors. 2. PCs, heavily wounded and diseased, decide to camp in an evil temple with incorporeal undead floating around - for four days. 3. A 2E gnome tries to vault a 30 foot chasm in combat. Odds were 1:20 tops! If a 2E gnome falls down a chasm, do cavedwellers like gnome salsa? 4. A DM with a woody for lesbians and woman dominance challenged my much lower level 2E berserker to a fistfight with her mid-level guard captain NPC. 2E berserkers? Immune to subdual damage while in fury. 5. A PC gained four levels after a good round with a Deck of Many Things. The PC dies next game, because the player never bothered to update his character sheet. Fails saves, runs out of HP and doesn't catch the problem for months after he died. 6. Two halflings disguise themselves as goblins - very well, I might add - to bluff their way past an orc sentry. One even passes himself off as a Bugs Bunny inspired goblin tranvestite. They mosey up to the orc and... don't speak orc OR goblin. 7. A 2E pally played by a real holy roller constantly detects evil on everything. The DM tries several tactics to have the PC only use the tactic when necessary but the PC continues to scan priests, merchants, etc at every chance. But the DM gets a reprieve; when we find a bone dagger made from a human child's leg, no Detect Evil. The other PCs put the highly evil demi-artifact in the pally's backpack. The next time he detects evil, he's also trying to climb a sheer rock face in heavy armor and beat back a wyvern. Multitasking did him in. 8. Same player. Paladin stands guard while two PC dwarves beat a caravan master for additional gold. 9. Same player. After the death of his noble godgiven steed, his paladin is convinced by the chaotic neutral barbarian that the party should not have to go hungry... [/QUOTE]

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