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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 4905452" data-attributes="member: 60965">That reminds me of a classic moment back in 2nd edition that still comes up at least once a session:The main villain of the campaign was an Elven prince named Reval.&nbsp; He had seven Death Knights working for him and, looking at the Death Knights, I saw that each had a sword that shot 20d6 fire-balls at will.&nbsp; I made a note that Reval had a &quot;Death Knight sword&quot;, gave him an item that made him immune to fire, then forgot about it.Two years (RL) into the campaign, the party has a magical key that unlocks the last seal to the Demon Realms - and Reval wants it.&nbsp; The 8 or so members of the party gathered in their castle after getting the key, trying to figure out what to do with the key when Reval walks in the front door and sits down at the table without saying a word.There is a moment of shocked silence as 8 minds try to process this devepment.&nbsp; Six voices cry out &quot;Kill him&quot; in unison (the other two voices cried out &quot;Run away&quot; in unison).&nbsp; I glance at Reval's stats and notice the sword, look up Death Knight, look in my dice bag, then look at my players all getting excited for the epic battle that's about to start.&quot;Reval points his sword at the ground and shoots his feet with a fireball, hitting all of you.&quot;&nbsp; I extended my hand, with 10d6 in it.&nbsp; &quot;I need more d6s.&quot;The player's expressions fell in unison.&nbsp; Two characters died instantly and the rest ran for their lives.At tonight's session, 10 years and 2 editions later, one of my players reached down to roll damage for an encounter power and said &quot;I need more d6s.&quot;Good times.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iron Sky, post: 4905452, member: 60965"] That reminds me of a classic moment back in 2nd edition that still comes up at least once a session: The main villain of the campaign was an Elven prince named Reval. He had seven Death Knights working for him and, looking at the Death Knights, I saw that each had a sword that shot 20d6 fire-balls at will. I made a note that Reval had a "Death Knight sword", gave him an item that made him immune to fire, then forgot about it. Two years (RL) into the campaign, the party has a magical key that unlocks the last seal to the Demon Realms - and Reval wants it. The 8 or so members of the party gathered in their castle after getting the key, trying to figure out what to do with the key when Reval walks in the front door and sits down at the table without saying a word. There is a moment of shocked silence as 8 minds try to process this devepment. Six voices cry out "Kill him" in unison (the other two voices cried out "Run away" in unison). I glance at Reval's stats and notice the sword, look up Death Knight, look in my dice bag, then look at my players all getting excited for the epic battle that's about to start. "Reval points his sword at the ground and shoots his feet with a fireball, hitting all of you." I extended my hand, with 10d6 in it. "I need more d6s." The player's expressions fell in unison. Two characters died instantly and the rest ran for their lives. At tonight's session, 10 years and 2 editions later, one of my players reached down to roll damage for an encounter power and said "I need more d6s." Good times. [/QUOTE]

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