Mandarbmax@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 4 months agoThe mortifying ordeal of being knownlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1814arrow-down17
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minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 months agoMy characters often end up exasperated by how idiotic and chaotic the other characters players are. That checks out. “So the walls started bleeding, a thousand voices cried out in pain, and a sinkhole into the unseen depths opened in the kitchen.” “Right.” “And you, a normal human with no magical powers or special equipment, you jumped into the sinkhole.” “Yes.” “Why?” “It was there!” “And then your character died, as one would expect from a hundred foot drop onto stone. And now?” “I don’t understand. What else was I supposed to do??”
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 months agoOk, so, the trick is to make sure the NPC’s are the same way. That’ll really confuse the players. Person jumps off a roof and splats in front of the party player: “why did that happen?” dm: “They had just purchased boots of flying from an untrustworthy source and figured this was the best way of testing them.”
minus-squarebradorsomething@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoHaving the party run into a group of edgy adventurers is always a fun time.
My characters often end up exasperated by how idiotic and chaotic the other characters players are. That checks out.
“So the walls started bleeding, a thousand voices cried out in pain, and a sinkhole into the unseen depths opened in the kitchen.”
“Right.”
“And you, a normal human with no magical powers or special equipment, you jumped into the sinkhole.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“It was there!”
“And then your character died, as one would expect from a hundred foot drop onto stone. And now?”
“I don’t understand. What else was I supposed to do??”
Ok, so, the trick is to make sure the NPC’s are the same way. That’ll really confuse the players.
Person jumps off a roof and splats in front of the party
player: “why did that happen?”
dm: “They had just purchased boots of flying from an untrustworthy source and figured this was the best way of testing them.”
Having the party run into a group of edgy adventurers is always a fun time.