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<blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 3641574" data-attributes="member: 424">I don't know who was more shocked by the outcome - the DM or myself.Background:&nbsp; The DM was a real stickler for playing characters as rolled and as indicated, the character stats was a real stinker and the only class (and race) I could qualify for was halfing thief.&nbsp; DM wouldn't let me re-roll or axe the character so thief with a 9 Dex it was.I tried to get the character killed so I could create a new one but due to luck, odd misfortune/fortune and perhaps some DM fiat (I suspect), my pathetic thief made it to 5th level.Party finds a lair with a sleeping ancient red dragon and decides to give it a pass.&nbsp; Party retreats but discovers the thief is missing.&nbsp; I had moved undetected (by the dragon and my party) into the lair and announced an attack on the dragon.&nbsp; There was no way that I was going to survive this and I looked forward to ditching the thief and rolling up a less than pathetic character. The DM asked if I was striking to subdue (as per the rules).&nbsp; I thought, why the hell not, it is so remote a chance to succeed that my demise was a certainty and I certainly didn't what killing off the character to be that blantantly obvious.Natural 20 - I managed to hit.&nbsp;&nbsp; I did 3 subdual damage.Subdual chance is percentage equal to damage.&nbsp; DM gave me a evil grin, rolled openly and ....02.I don't know who was more shocked or amused by the outcome - the DM or myself.Red Dragon wakes up, grabs his nose, goes &quot;ouch&quot; and surprised (and apparently cowed) by the diminuative halfing, surrenders.I had mixed feelings.&nbsp; Delighted on outcome (I made a bundle on the sale of the dragon and got a major share of the hoard) but I still had a well below average character....albeit, a rich one now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlackMoria, post: 3641574, member: 424"] I don't know who was more shocked by the outcome - the DM or myself. Background: The DM was a real stickler for playing characters as rolled and as indicated, the character stats was a real stinker and the only class (and race) I could qualify for was halfing thief. DM wouldn't let me re-roll or axe the character so thief with a 9 Dex it was. I tried to get the character killed so I could create a new one but due to luck, odd misfortune/fortune and perhaps some DM fiat (I suspect), my pathetic thief made it to 5th level. Party finds a lair with a sleeping ancient red dragon and decides to give it a pass. Party retreats but discovers the thief is missing. I had moved undetected (by the dragon and my party) into the lair and announced an attack on the dragon. There was no way that I was going to survive this and I looked forward to ditching the thief and rolling up a less than pathetic character. The DM asked if I was striking to subdue (as per the rules). I thought, why the hell not, it is so remote a chance to succeed that my demise was a certainty and I certainly didn't what killing off the character to be that blantantly obvious. Natural 20 - I managed to hit. I did 3 subdual damage. Subdual chance is percentage equal to damage. DM gave me a evil grin, rolled openly and .... 02. I don't know who was more shocked or amused by the outcome - the DM or myself. Red Dragon wakes up, grabs his nose, goes "ouch" and surprised (and apparently cowed) by the diminuative halfing, surrenders. I had mixed feelings. Delighted on outcome (I made a bundle on the sale of the dragon and got a major share of the hoard) but I still had a well below average character....albeit, a rich one now. [/QUOTE]

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