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gridloreGary Gygax has failed his last saving throw.
For those of us of a certain age, D&D was, if not the first, one of our early gaming experiences. Yes, the man could be an opinionated bastard, but he was a creative, generous, opinionated bastard. And that makes the difference.
So, as we gather at the tavern to wait for the inevitable adventure hook to walk through the door, relate you favorite D&D tale. In character, table talk, odd events with dice.. whatever.
You enter a 10x10 room, an orc is guarding a chest...
For those of us of a certain age, D&D was, if not the first, one of our early gaming experiences. Yes, the man could be an opinionated bastard, but he was a creative, generous, opinionated bastard. And that makes the difference.
So, as we gather at the tavern to wait for the inevitable adventure hook to walk through the door, relate you favorite D&D tale. In character, table talk, odd events with dice.. whatever.
You enter a 10x10 room, an orc is guarding a chest...
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+5 Frying Pan of Bard Slaying
Date: 5 Mar 2008 05:19 (UTC)So, there's that guy, wandering around a village, trying to pick up chicks. He spends some time on that, and finally notices a pretty girl in the window of one of the houses. He strikes a rock star pose, and just as he's about to pull the strings, an old woman's hand drags the girl away from the window.
The guy walks over to the window and sticks his head inside. I tell the player, "Okay, you're being hit on the head with a frying pan."
"Huh? All right, can I have an attack roll for that?" - probably hoping that his 18+ Dex, insane AC, and the old granny's THAC0 of 22 would get him out of that predicament.
"Allright," I say and roll the D20.
As you probably expected, it lands with a 20 on top.
10 minutes later, when everyone is finally done cracking up, I check the Vicious Critical Hit Table for Bludgeoning Weapons(tm). The results were as follows: "Broken spine: save vs. polymorph at -10 or remain permanently paralyzed."
Well, being a nice enough DM, I let the guy get away with a concussion and a viciously bit tongue. But that's how the +5 Frying Pan of Bard Slaying became a legendary artifact in my setting.