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Now they're just begging for someone to put them in their place. Maybe a surprise walk-on!
Story-time: tell a tale about when your overconfidence was your undoing!
Ity was a long time ago in Earthdawn, but I recall my T'skrang character helping with a plague mystery. The team solved it and I managed to insult one of the town guild leaders because we ended the plague with just our wits and a little work when the guild leader had a wealth of resources he could have used and didn't get anywhere. I was confident we upstaged him.
So he surprised me when he knew of the T'skrang rules of invoking a duel. And unless I want to completely lose my honor I have to accept. And he chose my hometown for the venue.
Curse that overconfidence. XD
So he surprised me when he knew of the T'skrang rules of invoking a duel. And unless I want to completely lose my honor I have to accept. And he chose my hometown for the venue.
Curse that overconfidence. XD
I was playing a level 20 alchemist that I'd souped up pretty high. Our lvl 20 group engaged another almost-party that included a dhampir magus riding a wyvern, a high-level drow priestess, and an epic lich wizard. Literally everyone else in the party ignored the wizard and attacked the other two. No one even moved close to him. So my alchemist moves to be adjacent to him so that he's threatened and has a high-defense target to focus on.
Well, he hits my touch AC even so with an Energy Drain that nerfs me for 7 levels. The next turn, after I hit him with some bombs, his contingency hits me with a disintegrate that I managed to fail, finishing me off. Luckily, I had imbibed an elixir of life and was immediately targeted by a resurrection. However, I discovered that wizards were still the bane of my existence.
Well, he hits my touch AC even so with an Energy Drain that nerfs me for 7 levels. The next turn, after I hit him with some bombs, his contingency hits me with a disintegrate that I managed to fail, finishing me off. Luckily, I had imbibed an elixir of life and was immediately targeted by a resurrection. However, I discovered that wizards were still the bane of my existence.
Honorary mention of when overconfidence was their undoing?
"Don't worry, he's a god- so he must be overconfident."
-my brother
...Though maybe that was overconfidence on both sides. Anyway, we fought a powerful god of ruin by summoning three of our gods and standing on the sidelines.
"Don't worry, he's a god- so he must be overconfident."
-my brother
...Though maybe that was overconfidence on both sides. Anyway, we fought a powerful god of ruin by summoning three of our gods and standing on the sidelines.
I was fighting a bunch of mook monks with my Synthesist. They needed a natural 20 to hit me, and I needed a 2 to save against their stunning fists. So I charged ahead of the party to get their attention while they dealt with the real opponents.
There were a *lot* of stunning fists. And after I was stunned and flanked, they didn't need a 20 to hit me anymore.
Same character, failed an almost-as-easy save against a gorgon's petrification breath, after sneaking off on his own into a pit filled with poisonous mist to 'scout'.
...come to think of it, that character needs to be rescued a lot.
There were a *lot* of stunning fists. And after I was stunned and flanked, they didn't need a 20 to hit me anymore.
Same character, failed an almost-as-easy save against a gorgon's petrification breath, after sneaking off on his own into a pit filled with poisonous mist to 'scout'.
...come to think of it, that character needs to be rescued a lot.
That sounds like Jade Regent...and eerily similar to one of our front-line guys lol
I don't think my overconfidence has ever been my undoing.
It's usually my faith in my friends...
It's usually my faith in my friends...
I've had a Shadowrun GM once tell me that I'm too much a "team player" to survive with the running team I was with.
I didn't know how to respond to that.
I didn't know how to respond to that.
Was... was that a stealth reference? I think that was a stealth reference. Nice.
How about the character who hasn't been spending any of her stamina?
Here's an old one.
What season 3-5 episode do you think he can do?
2 parts don't count for obvious reasons.
What season 3-5 episode do you think he can do?
2 parts don't count for obvious reasons.
Maybe Twilight and Trixie players meet up and do some wizard PvP for giggles with Magical Duel.
Or perhaps "Slice of Life" for like a Con table the DM is running and a member or two of the usual group walks by and watches briefly?
Or perhaps "Slice of Life" for like a Con table the DM is running and a member or two of the usual group walks by and watches briefly?
What you do is you go to your local grocery, buy a cake, and then kick back and relax with a well-deserved sugar high. :D
Can't believe it's been 4 years. Really?
Can't believe it's been 4 years. Really?
Um... is that not what Spud just said in his notes above? This coming Tuesday?
I tend to forget to check the author comments sometimes.
Not just one cake. Do something really wild!
Buy TWO cakes!
Buy TWO cakes!
It's only wild if you meant to buy one cake but you end up buying two...
Cake for breakfast is a beautiful thing. Especially if it's a well-made bakery cake and not that 2nd rate stuff from Walmart.
Follow it up with Cake after dinner and Cake as a midday snack and it doesn't last long at all.
Follow it up with Cake after dinner and Cake as a midday snack and it doesn't last long at all.
I dunno, the series started picking up again with Backdoor Sluts 15: Bigger Blacker edition.
I'll be honest, Raxon. I expected more. This list seems so...mundane. Unless you are only listing the things that he'll agree to so you can surprise him with the fun stuff.
In that case, how about a special story time about milestones in long running campaigns?
Yeah, I have some vague memory of you mentioning how long they take to make. Whatever you decide to do, including just kicking back to relax for a few, thanks.
As awesome as that sounds for the readers, pretty sure that's seems contradictory in the name of celebration...
Have the first letter of each word in one of the word ballons spell out "Four Years" backwards
No time like the present to practice, I suppose.
And I have no idea what to do for it.