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Post by Mhegrrrim Skulltosser on Oct 11, 2008 14:07:56 GMT -5
I hope there is an award the most epic goat pun... I plan on milking her for all she's worth  For what its worth I once had a GM rip up my character sheet and throw it in my face and in situations like that the only thing you can do is walk away. That is the closest I have ever come to a physical confrontation over a gaming table. Keeping your cool is always the best revenge, if you retain your composure everyone will realize that your not the one being unreasonable. WOW!  You had a real messed up situation there. I don't think I've ever played with anyone who actually touched someone else's character sheet without asking permission. |
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Oct 11, 2008 15:01:15 GMT -5
I hope there is an award the most epic goat pun... I plan on milking her for all she's worth For what its worth I once had a GM rip up my character sheet and throw it in my face and in situations like that the only thing you can do is walk away. That is the closest I have ever come to a physical confrontation over a gaming table. Keeping your cool is always the best revenge, if you retain your composure everyone will realize that your not the one being unreasonable. WOW! You had a real messed up situation there. I don't think I've ever played with anyone who actually touched someone else's character sheet without asking permission. Yeah he had real control issue problems. This was while playing that other two letter acronym game and I was running a dwarf Fighter/Assassin. Apparently he was not happy with my character and I was supposed to die in the first part of the adventure. Long story short I survived the whole thing, although it was painfully clear that he was desperately trying to kill me. As we where riding through a forest on our way back to the city an orc shot me from behind a tree. No dice where rolled, I got no saving throw and I was declared dead on the spot with no chance of resuscitation. He then proceeded to grab my character sheet off my clipboard, rip it up into tiny pieces in a fit of rage and fling the pieces into my face. I was honestly stunned until he threw the shredded sheet into my face. The next thing I knew I was out of my chair, fortunately my friend Rob tapped me on the shoulder and pointed out that the mans children where in the room with us. I said nothing gathered my books and left, the other players followed after and we never gamed with him again. No matter how mad I was at that moment it just was not worth causing a confrontation in front of the "DM's" children. I sometimes wonder what I would have done if we had been gaming out or if Rob had not been there to snap me out of it. Nothing I would not be ashamed to talk about probably. |
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Post by Mhegrrrim Skulltosser on Oct 11, 2008 22:10:44 GMT -5
Actually that is pretty sad that the GM could not kill you character honestly. My usual problem is keeping characters alive!
You did the right thing.
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Oct 12, 2008 1:46:20 GMT -5
Actually that is pretty sad that the GM could not kill you character honestly. My usual problem is keeping characters alive! You did the right thing. If he would have tried it fairly I would have been dead meat, but he kept calling for all these saving throws versus death. The strange thing is while I have an almost comedic history of critical failures with weapons rolls I have never failed a SR versus death in a GM'ed adventure ( I wish I could say the same about Naked Doom, man that is a meat-grinder! ). I've died bunches of times from combat damage, slow diseases, spells, insanity, Gangrene, self-decapitation, ticking off gods, two midgets on a motorcycle with a laws rocket, fleeing from a tiger and getting hit by a truck, accidentally propositioning the Kings daughter and the like. SR or die not once, it's kind of freaky. ( although I have managed to critically fumble myself to death...a lot. Runquest fumbles can be very unforgiving. So it kind of averages out. ;D ) |
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Post by mahrundl on Oct 12, 2008 1:56:21 GMT -5
You handled that well, I'd say. The GM was being an utter prat.
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unclecranky
5th Level Troll
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Post by unclecranky on Oct 12, 2008 14:38:03 GMT -5
Past that, I'd say. The GM was mentally ill, and definitely posed a danger to himself and others. You said he had kids? How long ago was that? Anyone who gets that worked up over a game has no business caretaking children.
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Oct 12, 2008 14:51:51 GMT -5
Past that, I'd say. The GM was mentally ill, and definitely posed a danger to himself and others. You said he had kids? How long ago was that? Anyone who gets that worked up over a game has no business caretaking children. Geeze, maybe sixteen years ago. He was in his early thirties and I was a little under sixteen. |
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Post by gamepunk26 on Oct 12, 2008 15:01:41 GMT -5
My GMing solution to that would have been to burden the PCs with the cost of goat feed. Then to have predatory animals follow them to the adventure. As well as lengthening the road to the destination, ("It used to be around here somewhere...") to allow those predators to eat up most of the herd. Players act silly sometimes, but it is far beyond me to ruin their fun with a big fat NO.
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Oct 12, 2008 15:13:11 GMT -5
My GMing solution to that would have been to burden the PCs with the cost of goat feed. Then to have predatory animals follow them to the adventure. As well as lengthening the road to the destination, ("It used to be around here somewhere...") to allow those predators to eat up most of the herd. Players act silly sometimes, but it is far beyond me to ruin their fun with a big fat NO. You actually made me think of a great GM solution to the problem. Ticks, have the goats be infested with ticks. The kind of thing a rancher would look for, but a PC would be ignorant of and then let the little parasites take up host in the PC's clothing and armor. A few penalties to combat and spell casting later and soon no goats. If you wanted to be really cruel and you do because hey your the GM ;D add in lice. Can you even imagine trying to impress the king with a scalp full of those noxious little vermin. There goes your Charisma score as you scratch constantly, hope you don't have to shave your head and don't forget to boil your clothes or the will come right back. |
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unclecranky
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Post by unclecranky on Oct 12, 2008 23:49:30 GMT -5
Or have the little horned bugger butt everything in sight. Goats love to butt things, just to see if they can knock them over. Imagine getting into the royal presence, and having her majesty knocked on her can while her hubby accepts the gift.
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machfront
11th level Troll
Stalwart of the Trollbridge
"Let's go dark!"
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Post by machfront on Oct 13, 2008 4:03:43 GMT -5
...and trying to eat everything in the party's possession.
"Hold on. Lemme take a look at the map. ...umm...hmm...I know it was here a minute ago..."
*looks at goat*
Goat: *Munch. Munch. Munch.*
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Oct 13, 2008 4:15:22 GMT -5
...and trying to eat everything in the party's possession. "Hold on. Lemme take a look at the map. ...umm...hmm...I know it was here a minute ago..." *looks at goat* Goat: *Munch. Munch. Munch.* I suspect that the only thing in that goat's future is cabrito ( Pit Barbecued goat ). ;D |
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unclecranky
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Post by unclecranky on Oct 14, 2008 15:42:38 GMT -5
goat-b-q? Ravenous pit goats from hell? Aieeee!
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Post by ragnorakk on Mar 17, 2009 21:19:28 GMT -5
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uburoi
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Post by uburoi on Mar 18, 2009 10:01:06 GMT -5
two midgets on a motorcycle with a laws rocket You know, I'm not sure if I want to hear the story on this one, 'cause the image I have is just too good to spoil with reality. |
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You had a real messed up situation there. I don't think I've ever played with anyone who actually touched someone else's character sheet without asking permission. 
