Re: (TFT) I knew this guy (1

[Eric Coles <eac42@columbia.edu>]

Hehe - thats what he gets for insufficient prep - with that much junk and 
all the weird stuff available in D&D, he should have had flight, hostile 
environment prot, and some sort of "recall to homebase" emergency button on 
him at all times.  But I would have loved to see the expression on his face....

Best,

Eric


At 07:49 AM 9/13/2006, you wrote:
>      Let me tell you about this guy I knew.  He showed me his pride and 
> joy, his Paladin Lord.  He had been playing this D&D character for 
> years.  He had so much treasure and equipment it took twelve sheets of 
> paper to list it all.  He told me "This guy is so good, he can beat six 
> baalrogs single handedly."  I was interested so I examined the sheets a 
> little closer and told him I could beat this Paladin Lord with just six 
> baalrogs.
>      We arranged a time and place to have it out with paper and 
> pencils.  He started getting nervous and saying things like...
>     "I want all my equipment to act like it always has.  I don't want any 
> of the magic rules to suddenly change under my feet.  I don't want to be 
> anywhere strange; in fact, I want to start out in the bedroom of my own 
> castle in my own world.  I don't want..."
>     "Relax, it'll be a fair fight." I said.  "You're fully armed and 
> armoured, standing in the master bedroom of your castle when a portal 
> opens up in one wall.  Through the portal you see a one hundred foot by 
> one hundred foot stone platform, floating in the middle of the abyss.  It 
> comes flush right up to your wall.  Standing on the opposite side are six 
> baalrogs, waiting.  What do you do?"
>     "I ready my holy avenger and close to attack."
>     "The six baalrogs combine their telekenesis and toss you into the 
> abyss where your character is lost forever."
>     "What!?"  he said.
>     "I added up the encumbrance total of all twelve sheets of loot you 
> have there, and the combined telekenisis of six baalrogs can lift more 
> than that.  See here... and the begining of the section on Demons where 
> it says abilities all demons have?"
>     He checked the numbers and admitted defeat.  It was a new experience 
> for him.  He had never been beaten by encumbrance before.  I have found 
> that the basics are usually the best way to beat the high and mighty.
>
>       David Michael Grouchy II
>
>
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Eric A. Coles
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