Tickled To Death?

[StupidSmurf]

This thread reminds me of a conversation I had with a buddy of mine recently:

Me: I dunno, to me, tickling is something with sexual overtones to it, sometimes overt, sometimes subtle, bu always there in one degree or another.
Friend: Baloney. You just have a dirty mind.
Me: Oh really? How many girls have you tickled?
Friend: Oh, a few. Don't remember numbers, but who does?
Me: Very true. And have you been tickled by girls?
Friend: Sure have!
Me: OK, so....how many guys have you tickled?
Friend: Um...none....
Me: Uh huh. I see. How many guys have tickled YOU?
Friend: None, especially if they want to keep their teeth.
Me: Riiiight. So. Why is that?
Friend: (flustered) I don't know! It's...just...it's...weird, that's all! Guys tickling guys?
Me: Uh huh. Right.

So anyways....On to the matter at hand...I think someone could die of asphyxiation or something like that, if forced to laugh for a prolonged period of time. I'd make it a Con based save, although there's an argument for making it a Wil based save.

 

[Bartmanhomer]

Cool, man!

 

[Ukyo the undead]

I suggest this article:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_207.html

(...)

Most of the victims of laughing fits recover. But some die from a combination of starvation and exhaustion. You can't eat or sleep while laughing, and we all know if you try to drink it just sprays out your nose.

And that makes things even worse .

 

[caudor]

I dunno, I laughed so hard I almost passed out when my dog tried to eat a peanut butter sandwhich.

It must be pretty funny, maybe they're sticky or something.

I agree, animals can crack up just about anyone. Need proof? Grab yourself a .wav file of a donkey. Listen to it over and over. That covers just the sound aspects. How many times did it take before you laughed?

On a serious note...strong laughter jars lose mucus from your neopharanx area which drips into your throat, which can be sucked into your airway by strong intakes of air, also associated with a laughing. When you move from laughing hard to choking, it is much more difficult for people to determine that you are unable to catch your next breath.

 

[hong]

This thread reminds me of a conversation I had with a buddy of mine recently:

Me: I dunno, to me, tickling is something with sexual overtones to it, sometimes overt, sometimes subtle, bu always there in one degree or another.
Friend: Baloney. You just have a dirty mind.
Me: Oh really? How many girls have you tickled?
Friend: Oh, a few. Don't remember numbers, but who does?
Me: Very true. And have you been tickled by girls?
Friend: Sure have!
Me: OK, so....how many guys have you tickled?
Friend: Um...none....
Me: Uh huh. I see. How many guys have tickled YOU?
Friend: None, especially if they want to keep their teeth.
Me: Riiiight. So. Why is that?
Friend: (flustered) I don't know! It's...just...it's...weird, that's all! Guys tickling guys?
Me: Uh huh. Right.

Ah, it's a foot massage thing!

 

[Bartmanhomer]

I really think the DC save should be a dex. vs con. save. When the torturer use it's Dex. bouns to tickle the victim. The victim must use con. save to succedd the torturer save.

 

[genshou]

"Tickled to death" means the following to me:

Anyone tries to tickle me, and they're dead. End of story.

 

[genshou]

Can a person die from laughing too hard? I think the same thing applies to being tickled.

Try to read this entire thread in one sitting. Now imagine reading for 24 hours straight. I'd be a goner; my body could barely hande 30 posts!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In one of our Deadlands games, a PC was spanked to death by his own midget.

Man, I never get to play in the really good campaigns.