Well, I'm glad some of you accepted the challenge, and it was fun
to read. Now this actually reminded me of a few incidents of my
own, but which happened not recently, kind of group's classic.
- A player was very obsessed with the "Polymorph Other" spell,
always bragging about how much fun it would be if he could show
off his magi power once by posing, err, pointing dramatically his
finger at some unfortunate foe and saying "You worm!"
This went on for quite a long time without ever succeeding for
him. Then finally a DM showed mercy and does that _on him_!
Thankfully it lasts for some time, because no other PC witnessed
it, and even when the group found out, they had no immediate means
to revert it, him being _the (only) mighty_ wizard of the group.
Man, that was fun to see how he suffered from his wish, coiling
around, at the mercy and (un-)wits of his fellows!
- Group provokes a bar brawl by my PC failing a check to identify
a spell cast by some NPC ("Detect magic" turns out to be "Hold
Person" => TREACHARY, ATTACK!). We quickly learn that we're in a
hostile envirnoment, when majority of guests side with the NPC.
As the fight goes on, somebody calls for the guards, who'd
probably arrest us being the agitators. One PC of our group, who
hasn't participated much in the fight so far, secures the main
entry, watches out for the guards. At first I think he wants to
turn us agitators in when he, too, calls "Guards, over here!" when
they are near, but when they arrive, he shouts "They fled _that_
way!", pointing further down a dark street, and the whole squad
simply continues. That was _quick smart_ thinking there.
- Another group travels through some rocky mountains with deep
steep chasms, some giant vultures or eagles gliding through the
air. The DM (and PCs by their silence) created a convincing
atmoshpere of boredom and desolation describing the current phase
of the journey, when suddenly for no reason other than to "support
the DM/ atmosphere" a player at his loudest and deepest voice
produces very well a fake of a sparrow "TCHIIIIIIIIIRP", completey
and utterly destroys the atmoshpere, making us all laugh.
- An adventure is comes to an end. A group just has finished a
fight and was not fully rested, but neither completely worn down.
There will be a special ritual at a known fixed(!) time which
decides about success or failure of a villain the group has been
opposing. It's pretty obvious the group _must act now_ and enter
some secret passage to confront him, otherwise it's too late. On
the way the group is ambushed: the wizard, with all his magic
tricks remaining, manages to escape (the DM wanted to capture the
group for plot's sake, acutally leaving no chance for the group,
but they can't be prepared for _everything_
.
Much to the suprise of all others, the wizard declares he goes
back to get some rest so he can re-memorize his full arsenal of
spells: "You can't confront an enemy without full spells ready."
So, the wizard went away, not only leaving he fellows in enemy
hands, but also missing (sleeping over) the climax of the whole
adventure, the player doomed to watch the other players "win".
This happens when a player believes the story waits for the
hero(es).
- A new PC has to be introduced to the group. It's a Chevalier/
Knight, mounted on heavy warhorse with lance. The group is
surrounded by several ogres. With hope to make a good start,
player decides to rescue the group dramatically with a mounted
charge attack, rolls 1, fumble! DM interprets (in agreement with
player/s) that the lance gets stuck in the ground, dismounting the
rider in a big arc like a pole vaulter, landing at the feet of the
ogres. Guess who had to be rescued after _that_ crash.
- 2nd Ed: Group is fighting in deep underground dungeon with long
narrow passages and with few rooms here and there, but not all has
been explored, especially behind the enemies. Wizard deploys a
fireball "some XYZ yards behind the enemies", only to have
_everyone_ caught on fire, after the fireball detonates at the
desired location!
Admittedly he planned to save the group, or at least himself,
from being fried by it, but he simply underestimated the volume of
a 2ndEd fireball and the little space that was actually there, so
the fireball filled almost half of the whole dungeon after
backfiring from dead ends and generally expanding equally in _all_
directions (left).
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© Rado S. -- You must provide YOUR effort for your goal!
Even if it seems insignificant, in fact EVERY effort counts
for a shared task, at least to show your deserving attitude.
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