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roggs
10-05-2009, 06:53 AM
As long as we're going to boast, we might as well have a thread to post our impressive foul-ups, too.

I'll get the ball rolling...


After casting the first stone 3 times, the highest number you have achieved is...

1

"Pathetic!" roars the rider, laughing cruelly, leering at the stone you've just cast.

:(

Elrond
10-05-2009, 07:00 AM
Lol .... How about missing the following game rewards:

- 4 AT's in the testing of Fate Choices.
- 4 AT's in Castle Baleward
- 24 AT's by not killing Tarn's Troll.
- 512 xp to All Skills and Powers in an adventure the name of which I don't currently remember!

Now, that "1" doesn't look too bad; does it? :)

roggs
10-05-2009, 07:43 AM
Nah, I think I had it worse.

He laughed at me, Elrond. Cruelly.

Elrond
10-05-2009, 07:52 AM
Nah, I think I had it worse.

He laughed at me, Elrond. Cruelly.

Lol .....

(pat on shoulder to Roggs) "Don't take it too harshly! He laughs cruelly at his wife and kids too!" :p

Daffanka
10-05-2009, 08:33 AM
- 24 AT's by not killing Tarn's Troll.

Pretty sure this one'll come back to us. Us two who didn't kill him.

I just wanted to be fair. :(

Elrond
10-05-2009, 08:48 AM
Pretty sure this one'll come back to us. Us two who didn't kill him.

I just wanted to be fair. :(

:D Yeah! I'm sure it will come back; but when? A few months, a couple of years, :rolleyes: .

But at least it isn't just the two of us. I think there are more players who fell for it ....err I mean who wanted to roleplay this thing!

Daffanka
10-05-2009, 09:14 AM
Betcha we'll get to keep that ring while every single one of them die of old age. ;)

Elrond
10-05-2009, 09:20 AM
Betcha we'll get to keep that ring while every single one of them die of old age. ;)

Hehehe :D . I just hope the 24 AT's become 28 or 32 AT's for us :cool:

Ka keng
10-05-2009, 09:51 AM
I just left that corner untouched

thingirl
10-05-2009, 12:51 PM
Hehehe :D . I just hope the 24 AT's become 28 or 32 AT's for us :cool:

If that happens, Alanne will have fun storming Rivendell Castle.

Oh yeah, and I got 128/24 and no orb from Tarn.

Daffanka
10-05-2009, 02:04 PM
My alt died to Tarungar - twice. Figured that'd suit the thread. Those 40SP special attacks of his!

Elrond
10-05-2009, 02:40 PM
If that happens, Alanne will have fun storming Rivendell Castle.

Lol ... I can guarantee that she won't be having that much fun if she decides to storm my castle! In fact, I think that storming Rivendell will be as enjoyable to Alanne as it was for the Witch King of Angmar and the Nazgul in LotR ;) .

scout1idf
10-05-2009, 02:47 PM
I think there are more players who fell for it ....err I mean who wanted to roleplay this thing!

What do you mean "roleplay"? Killing vile, cruel nasties is how I roleplay. Protector of the people.... Bla, Bla, Bla...... *some day they will owe me big*

Elrond
10-05-2009, 02:49 PM
What do you mean "roleplay"? Killing vile, cruel nasties is how I roleplay. Protector of the people.... Bla, Bla, Bla...... *some day they will owe me big*

Dang! What's with the fine print nowadays? :p Anyways, I roleplay taking the baddie all the way to the grave before killing it ;)

scout1idf
10-05-2009, 02:53 PM
Dang! What's with the fine print nowadays? :p Anyways, I roleplay taking the baddie all the way to the grave before killing it ;)
Sorry about the fine print, trying to keep Scout's image clean while he's thinking to himself.:D

Oldschool
10-05-2009, 04:48 PM
Pretty sure this one'll come back to us. Us two who didn't kill him.

I just wanted to be fair. :(

Actually make that four since Voltan didn't kill him either. Also, if I'm not mistaken a certain Judge makes it a quartet.

thingirl
10-05-2009, 04:50 PM
I thought Voltan was your evil... Oh, siding with the evil troll is evil. And yes, I think that Badstench has said that JF sided with the troll.

wetheril
10-05-2009, 04:52 PM
Also, if I'm not mistaken a certain Judge makes it a quartet.

Hm...is that so? I thought he did not pick up the ring dropped by the demoness.

thingirl
10-05-2009, 04:55 PM
That was Shadowblack. (I remember going through people's profiles that night with dad from the active adventures list and seeing that, several hours later, Shadowblack still didn't have it.)

Oldschool
10-05-2009, 05:07 PM
Hmmmm...... I'm with Wetheril, I thought it was Judge Fury who passed on the ring.

Off to necrothread....... ;)

shadowblack
10-05-2009, 05:36 PM
Uh, may I ask what ring you guys are talking about?

thingirl
10-05-2009, 05:36 PM
Band of Gruljasa.

wetheril
10-05-2009, 05:37 PM
Uh, may I ask what ring you guys are talking about?

The Band of Gruljasa

Edit: Ninja'd! ;)

shadowblack
10-05-2009, 05:38 PM
And do I look like I don;t have that ring?

thingirl
10-05-2009, 05:40 PM
OK, so I'm an idiot who didn't look at your profile.

EDIT: @Wetheril: But you have spoiler tags.

Daffanka
10-05-2009, 05:51 PM
What do you mean "roleplay"? Killing vile, cruel nasties is how I roleplay. Protector of the people.... Bla, Bla, Bla...... *some day they will owe me big*

Paladin justice is not justice. ;)

thingirl
10-05-2009, 05:56 PM
I wonder how Marissa's handler chose his character's name.

EDIT: Marissa (http://www.sryth.com/ci.php?f_c=pcp.inc&f_i=1283ebbxce1aa1b1b)

Joddelle
10-05-2009, 08:49 PM
- 512 xp to All Skills and Powers in an adventure the name of which I don't currently remember!

Probably choosing the wrong path and not fighting the Stone Construct in 7 goblins? Ouch, to your whole list!

zmflavius
10-05-2009, 10:59 PM
I don't actually feel bad about biding my time with Urktuln. I'm not as hasty as some greedy people.

Usually.

psychoadept
10-05-2009, 11:27 PM
Probably choosing the wrong path and not fighting the Stone Construct in 7 goblins? Ouch, to your whole list!

Which part was that in? I didn't find it in a glance through the wiki.

wetheril
10-05-2009, 11:41 PM
Which part was that in? I didn't find it in a glance through the wiki.

Part IV: Unlikely Captive.

If you didn't take the Southeast Passage and kill the living stone idol, you will miss out on the S&P rewards.

psychoadept
10-06-2009, 01:11 AM
Part IV: Unlikely Captive.

If you didn't take the Southeast Passage and kill the living stone idol, you will miss out on the S&P rewards.

Hmm, I must have missed it with all my guys. Too bad...

Elrond
10-06-2009, 08:49 PM
Probably choosing the wrong path and not fighting the Stone Construct in 7 goblins? Ouch, to your whole list!

Yup! Right on! It that one wrong path that I took which doesn't seem to erase from memory!

In any case, thanks for the compassion repp! I just hope that I don't earn similar repps in the future ;)

Young Ned
10-08-2009, 02:59 AM
- 24 AT's by not killing Tarn's Troll.

Pretty sure this one'll come back to us. Us two who didn't kill him.

I just wanted to be fair. :(

Then there are those of us who simply don't have the ability to kill him. 18+ to hit and can't use magic... :(

shadowblack
10-08-2009, 07:32 AM
But you can use items...

thingirl
10-08-2009, 01:15 PM
Let's see, I used Enchanted Troll-bont (awesome special and I have no hope of getting him below 18+) at least 1 QS heal, at least 1 FoD blast, the WoD, and 3 QS 20s. If I had had it at the time, I might have used the WB.

shadowblack
10-08-2009, 01:26 PM
He was 18+ for me as well. I used my best weapon (not the Troll-Bont), the Wand, the Finger (2 charges - I believe I saved one for the goblin), 2 or 3 Blessings, and a few 20s (not sure if I used all 3). I probably used 1 or 2 Quickstone heals too - more likely 1, and the other was saved for the fight with the goblin. Agains the goblin I used the Finger and probably a Quickstone heal. Somehow I won both fights, but they were HARD.

Hastifer
10-08-2009, 04:35 PM
Proving Grounds III, Stonegate, ... scenario? Into the Dark....


At the end, when attempting to close the shadow path, I didn't have Gating at 50+. No biggie! I've got the shadow stone. Yay.

So, I go to use the bugger... you have to roll 1-100 with modifiers of Aura, Mind & Spirit (for a total of +60).

Well, I found out the hard way that just because, statistically, a person should succeed around 60% of the time in that case... doesn't mean that I will.

Here are my rolls:

78, 72, 88, 68, 86, 96

That's how I found out the success value is (most likely) 100+ for that...

oh and
every time you fail you have to fight a skeletal troll... it gives 5-9 xp, though, so if you fail enough *cough* you can rack up the combat xp

Joddelle
10-08-2009, 09:05 PM
- 24 AT's by not killing Tarn's Troll.

24? Has it changed? Did I miss something? I got 8 AT for the troll and 8 AT for the goblin. And I've seen reports that the goblin part has dropped to 4 AT?

shadowblack
10-08-2009, 10:10 PM
Eh? I just checked and at the time I finished this I got:
* 8 after killing Urktuln
* 4 after giving the amulet to the goblin

How did you get 8 for the amulet? And how did anyone get 24? Or am I missing something?

Joddelle
10-09-2009, 01:42 AM
I got 8 back when it was first opened, first day I think, maybe even first person through.

I am pretty sure it's been 4 almost since it went out.

And the 24 thing was my question - did anyone get 24?

Elrond
10-09-2009, 02:34 AM
I got 8 back when it was first opened, first day I think, maybe even first person through.

I am pretty sure it's been 4 almost since it went out.

And the 24 thing was my question - did anyone get 24?

My bad, I was under the impression that the troll gave 24 AT's. I wonder where that number got in my head. But it looks like killing it gave an 8-AT reward. Then there was mention of 4 AT's from a goblin and amulet. Would that make it 12?

Joddelle
10-09-2009, 02:42 AM
My bad, I was under the impression that the troll gave 24 AT's. I wonder where that number got in my head. But it looks like killing it gave an 8-AT reward. Then there was mention of 4 AT's from a goblin and amulet. Would that make it 12?
Yes

Young Ned
10-10-2009, 06:04 AM
Let's see, I used Enchanted Troll-bont (awesome special and I have no hope of getting him below 18+) at least 1 QS heal, at least 1 FoD blast, the WoD, and 3 QS 20s. If I had had it at the time, I might have used the WB.

He was 18+ for me as well. I used my best weapon (not the Troll-Bont), the Wand, the Finger (2 charges - I believe I saved one for the goblin), 2 or 3 Blessings, and a few 20s (not sure if I used all 3). I probably used 1 or 2 Quickstone heals too - more likely 1, and the other was saved for the fight with the goblin. Agains the goblin I used the Finger and probably a Quickstone heal. Somehow I won both fights, but they were HARD.

Interesting. I had the impression that those things wouldn't help enough. Guess I'll have to give him a try, then. Thanks!

shadowblack
10-10-2009, 08:27 AM
Well, it took a few tries because the daamge of the Wand is random, as is that of the Finger... And whether you'll be hit by one of his specials or not was also random...

Young Ned
10-10-2009, 09:14 AM
That makes sense. Thanks again!

Lightwielder
10-10-2009, 10:04 AM
I was playing Proving Grounds VI. Fought a multiple-battle enemy. Fighting one after the other. I didn't use Restoration until I was low, because I wanted to conserve NV, and they were weak. My final attack should have taken him out, and then I could heal.

I became yet another poor victim of the incredible force known as "low roll."
Didn't kill him in that attack, and, of course, he gets lucky enough to pull off a special.
---Died---

And it was Proving Grounds, so it was more than just a Rune of Life loss.

Elrond
10-10-2009, 11:04 PM
I was playing Proving Grounds VI. Fought a multiple-battle enemy. Fighting one after the other. I didn't use Restoration until I was low, because I wanted to conserve NV, and they were weak. My final attack should have taken him out, and then I could heal.

I became yet another poor victim of the incredible force known as "low roll."
Didn't kill him in that attack, and, of course, he gets lucky enough to pull off a special.
---Died---

And it was Proving Grounds, so it was more than just a Rune of Life loss.

Oh well! In our dear Sryth, Proving Grounds are were you do NOT want to take a gamble if you can help it! Better luck the rest of the way! Here is a sympathy repp for the loss!

Oldschool
10-11-2009, 09:06 PM
Arrggghhhh..... :mad:

Getting a portal choice in LoO while still hunting BoB gems and going through the black portal instead of the red one...... :rolleyes:

Bad multitasking handler - lol.

texlaw1992
10-12-2009, 03:09 AM
First took the path that keeps you out of sight of the Tzaril on the island.

Needed less than 10 to pass either of two rolls to avoid death plunge.

Got less than 5 on both.

Then got killed by the last elemental in front of theinn in the funeral portion.

Only PG to date I won't get 100%.

Lightwielder
12-08-2009, 09:38 AM
I was fighting Ildraria, and I score a few good criticals, so I decide to see if I can get 1000 point to get in the club. I fire my Wand AND all my QS 20's. 960-ish. My next round, didn't use a single item or anything, just rolls. 924. Just my luck that, if I had chosen to use THAT round to try, I would've gotten it.

Elrond
12-08-2009, 10:51 PM
I was fighting Ildraria, and I score a few good criticals, so I decide to see if I can get 1000 point to get in the club. I fire my Wand AND all my QS 20's. 960-ish. My next round, didn't use a single item or anything, just rolls. 924. Just my luck that, if I had chosen to use THAT round to try, I would've gotten it.

Lightwielder, that's more bad luck than failure. Better luck next time around!

Lightwielder
12-08-2009, 10:54 PM
Lightwielder, that's more bad luck than failure. Better luck next time around!

Yes, but isn't almost ANY failure in this game the result of bad luck? Low rolls, the enemy pulling off a special, your Power fizzling, it's all luck-based.

Elrond
12-08-2009, 11:01 PM
Yes, but isn't almost ANY failure in this game the result of bad luck? Low rolls, the enemy pulling off a special, your Power fizzling, it's all luck-based.

Most of my failures have resulted from bone-head mistakes, not miserable rolls. The list is quite lengthy; and I don't feel like bragging about it here now :p

Lightwielder
12-08-2009, 11:03 PM
Well, then, forgetting to count up to see if I was close BEFORE I launched my QS 20's and Wand could be considered a mistake.

texlaw1992
12-08-2009, 11:28 PM
I don't know why, but suddenly all my rolls were coming up 19's and 20's and I had him below 40%. I used all three quickstone 20s at that point, with any one special enought to beat him. No specials, he still beat me.

One of these days Barnybor, one of these days ...

Oldschool
12-08-2009, 11:49 PM
Yeah my alts are still getting slapped around by him - those specials are nasty indeed.

Lightwielder
12-08-2009, 11:54 PM
Where did Elrond's post go? It was right here.

Elrond
12-08-2009, 11:55 PM
Where did Elrond's post go? It was right here.

Lol ... because Elrond decided that it needed to go :) . Sorry for the mix-up! It was a totally "un-necessary" post!

Beowulf
12-30-2009, 06:34 PM
...just realized today that my character had a DBZ reference in it. >_>;;

Ugh. Least those who know me know what the name "Saiyan" is for me.

...must...put...name-changer...in "other" for "What would you like in 2010..."

And another foul on originally posting in "don't you hate it when..."

Young Ned
12-31-2009, 12:44 AM
...just realized today that my character had a DBZ reference in it. >_>;;

Ugh. Least those who know me know what the name "Saiyan" is for me.

...must...put...name-changer...in "other" for "What would you like in 2010..."

I'm having trouble understanding what the problem is, Beowulf. First, I'm guessing that DBZ is DragonBallZ? I'm not much into anime/manga, but I've at least heard of that one.

After that, then... hmm. Is it that you don't like DBZ? Or that you like it, but you don't like the character of Saiyan in it? And for those of us who don't know you, what does Saiyan mean to you, if it's not intended as a DBZ reference?

BTW, if it's that important to you, you can probably petition the GM to change your character's name for you.

demojan777
12-31-2009, 05:31 AM
Well, right now having a fairly low percentage in the current Proving Grounds seems like some epic failing. I did miss some ATs (I thought I had done everything in Fogbough but finding out what I missed has me using my Thievery skill an awful lot more now), and also didn't kill the troll in Tarn (Rundum usually lets beasties go or deals with them, where-as he has no patience for so-called "humans" who mock or haunt him. Demons are attacked on sight. Goblins, trolls, ogres, giants, he likes to bargain because he never knows if one day he may need their services. Dead things can't pay you back, but you can loot their bodies :)).

wetheril
12-31-2009, 12:22 PM
...just realized today that my character had a DBZ reference in it. >_>;;

Ugh. Least those who know me know what the name "Saiyan" is for me.

...must...put...name-changer...in "other" for "What would you like in 2010..."

And another foul on originally posting in "don't you hate it when..."

I've definitely heard of Dragon Ball Z, but I'm not familiar enough with the details to really catch the references. ^^; I agree that petitioning the GM about a name-change might produce more immediate results, though a name-change implemented in 2010 sounds very useful. It would be nice if that could be implemented in a limited way, to prevent abuse.

Lightwielder
01-01-2010, 11:15 AM
It would be nice if that could be implemented in a limited way, to prevent abuse.

Costing AT, for example?

demojan777
01-01-2010, 07:54 PM
Costing AT, for example?

Ouch! Eek! No! :(

Take my gold or xp but not my AT!

That's my gut response, but on a more rational level I don't think too many people will be changing names for hard-earned Adventurer's Tokens.

A similar game (well, not necessarily similar but a PBBG/RPG) has a system for changing names that requires you to do a special quest while dead, maybe if changing names costs Runes of Life that would be a more reasonable, yet less costly, manner of payment. Just my 2 cents.

Lightwielder
01-02-2010, 11:33 AM
Ouch! Eek! No! :(

Take my gold or xp but not my AT!

That's my gut response, but on a more rational level I don't think too many people will be changing names for hard-earned Adventurer's Tokens.

A similar game (well, not necessarily similar but a PBBG/RPG) has a system for changing names that requires you to do a special quest while dead, maybe if changing names costs Runes of Life that would be a more reasonable, yet less costly, manner of payment. Just my 2 cents.

Well, not a lot of Adventurer Tokens, maybe 2 or 4. Luridor's Stone costs one, and it only lasts a day.

demojan777
01-02-2010, 01:53 PM
Well, not a lot of Adventurer Tokens, maybe 2 or 4. Luridor's Stone costs one, and it only lasts a day.

That's true. I was thinking maybe in a certain area (like Axepath Cemetary or some other spooky place), if you die, death gives you a chance to either use a rune of life as normal or you can spend 10 to choose a new name, something like that. This is all hypothetical anyway, but I was thinking more creatively harder to abuse than expensive. (To me, Luridor's Stone is expensive as all get out.)

kanex7
02-28-2010, 09:56 PM
this count as necroposting?
anyway i've been wonder where Anri's Assasin's Bracelet was for the past few months when suddenly I realized that in inventory there are 3 options
equipped | all | hide
*clicked all*
*gasp* there it is! oh how many deaths could've been avoided...
and if that doesn't count as a fail hows this:
Snowflake amulet
You've imbued the amulet 8 times
hehe oops...

Draxas
06-21-2010, 10:59 AM
My failure today was interfering into a solo MP battle, I had it my mind to leave, and just entered fight with the wolf, do not know where my mind was. I am truly sorry.
I hope dahammet can forgive my rudeness.
I know exactly how you feel, and swore I would not do that sort of stuff to people

Young Ned
06-22-2010, 10:11 AM
Okay, Draxas, hold out your wrist so I can smack it with the ruler...

mahansolo
12-04-2010, 09:09 PM
MOD EDIT: This post started another thread that was later merged here


This can be considered the antithesis of the Braggart's Corner. I was inspired to create it based on the dumbest thing I've ever done during game play...just now:

So Mr. Bengaard, the Illustrious Lord of Mediocrity (aka: my character) is in the LoO (Insert British snicker here) with 7 SP left. As all illustrious adventurers do, he uses a BoP to pull a Brave Sir Robin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYFefppqEtE) and live to fight another day. "Wait," he thinks to himself. "Instead of fleeing, I could kill this puppy and get one last chance at that ever-so-elusive portal to the Silent Temple!" (Poor Gretten still has a few gems to collect and hasn't encountered a portal in a loooong time) So 2 QS 20's later and, you guessed it, he has vanquished his foe. Yay! Lo and behold, the next level is a portal to the Silent Temple! Yay again! The BoP has paid off in spades! Gretten skips his way through the ensuing corridor, merrily slaying a few undead ogres en route while singing, "We're off to see the Temple..."

A smug grin creeps onto Gretten's face as his red key begins to glow...

...whereupon he inexplicably decides to instead step through the portal back into the challenge!

:eek:

If you have a shameful story to tell, please join the ranks of Gretten Bengaard's Mentally Challenged Circle of Dullards. Perhaps a new group is in order...

(sympathy reps to anyone with an embarrassing story to tell)

texlaw1992
12-04-2010, 10:07 PM
I tried to take on Ildaria as a low-power character, based on the guy in Trithik who told me about her. Let's just say I think I was killed in the first round without even landing a blow.

I also recall being in a dungeon when somebody named Billy ran past me, crying that he got a "boo boo" from fighting a rat or something. I wonder who it could have been (lol).

thingirl
12-06-2010, 06:18 PM
Rhaknar's 14.

I put the stones and the liquid in the chest, and couldn't for the life of me figure out what else needed to be done until I woke up the next morning thinking about soup. Duh, you need to stir the soup too! *puts ice scepter in*

Lightwielder
12-09-2010, 09:05 AM
Sorry to steal your spotlight, Oldschool, but I think some necrothreading and/or revival is in order.

Mahansolo, just to let you know, we already have such a thread.

Failure's Corner (http://www.srythforum.com/showthread.php?t=487)

I figure, either we should merge that one onto this one to revive the thread, or move these posts to that thread, since it's already there. I'm not a mod, so I'll leave that up to them.

mahansolo
12-09-2010, 09:39 AM
Thanks, Lightwielder

Just when we noob's think we're getting original......:rolleyes:

Speaking of un-original, I just read that the venerable OS did the same thing! Gretten can't even fail in original style! :(

Scarbrow
12-09-2010, 04:26 PM
Done. Thanks for the Necrothreading, Lightwielder. Repped.

Oldschool
01-27-2011, 02:58 AM
Just got kicked out of Yir-Tanon with no reward since I forgot to pay attention to the code and my three attempts at Divination fizzled. :rolleyes::o

Meduwyn
01-27-2011, 06:13 AM
Just got kicked out of Yir-Tanon with no reward since I forgot to pay attention to the code and my three attempts at Divination fizzled. :rolleyes::o

LOL OS, that's a (good) one. ;)

scout1idf
01-27-2011, 06:27 AM
Just got kicked out of Yir-Tanon with no reward since I forgot to pay attention to the code and my three attempts at Divination fizzled. :rolleyes::o
That really sucks when that happens.

I thought a couple years ago the GM said he was going to remove that....

Oldschool
01-27-2011, 03:21 PM
Scout now that you mention it I thought it and the Ice Cave keys were mentioned.

scout1idf
01-27-2011, 05:10 PM
From Questions for the GM January 2009


Spencer approached the Sage to again ask the question, “Will there ever be any use for the triangle key in the Ice troll cave? I have opened the door many, many times with the other two keys and occasionally it asks for both, but it still has never asked for the triangle key.”

Answer:

There is an ongoing issue with the keys in that scenario. The keys are likely to find themselves removed completely from that scenario since they can’t seem to behave themselves properly!


He stepped back when he was finished and Paladin pushed Scout forward. Scout turned and said, “I can step up on my own.”

Paladin replied, “I know, I was just being fair to Hawk.”

With that Scout asked, “Are there plans to fix the Yir-Tanon ‘code’ bug or are you going to eventually remove the 3 letter ‘code’?”

Answer:

That code will suffer the same fate as the keys in the ice troll lair. It will be booted.
Do you think the GM needs a reminder about the Yir-Tanon ‘code’??

Elrond
01-27-2011, 07:37 PM
Too bad! But don't distract the GM with these small details. I want the residence additions first ;)

Tetracapillactomist
01-29-2011, 01:25 AM
...that seems odd!

I personally have seen uses of the triangular key - many times.

Though I can't tell if they were ever required on their own.

They were, however, required several times (upwards of half dozen instances at least!) in combination with the other two.

All that being said, I don't give a wooden farthing... I must agree with Elrond wholeheartedly. In no way does it impact gameplay, so have a heart, let the GM get some sleep between teething cries. ;)

(Yes, that does seem a rather lax attitude for someone who names himself a "fourfold hairsplitter"... Meh, I'm complicated like that. :D)

Meduwyn
02-21-2011, 01:24 PM
DOH! Stupid dice :mad:

Thymbrak's death cry is drowned out by the angry, frantic shouts of the sea of alehouse patrons that swarm you as the renowned adventurer collapses and expires.

You struggle to fend off the surging mob, but the weight of their numbers is too great, and you sink to the floor beneath their mass.

In a matter of moments the enraged throng of patrons have trampled you to death.


SP You have been killed.



Your adventure has come to an end...
Fear not, Marden! You need only click the Please Continue option below to proceed and restore your last saved game.


EDIT: Marden had the exact, same thing happen her next attempt. It was only on her third attempt, she finally succeeded!

demojan777
02-21-2011, 05:41 PM
From Questions for the GM January 2009

Do you think the GM needs a reminder about the Yir-Tanon ‘code’??

I put as much credence into those answers from Questions for the GM than I do into the answers from fortune cookies.

Lightwielder
04-16-2011, 11:58 PM
This happened quite some time ago, but I never actually posted it here. It certainly belongs here, though.

http://www.srythforum.com/showpost.php?p=32380&postcount=448

Oldschool
04-17-2011, 01:18 AM
Nice sig changes LW. :)

Lightwielder
04-17-2011, 06:24 AM
Thanks, although they've been around for some time. It's nice that they got noticed, though. The previous ones I used to have are on my Personal Forum page in General Chat.

Any quotes in my sigi, unless otherwise specified, were thought up by me. One of my real life friends said that one of my sigi quotes was similar to one by Sun Tzu, but I assure you, I have never read Tzu's work, and had to look it up just now to make sure of who he was.

Any similarities are purely coincidental.

kanex7
11-21-2011, 08:42 AM
What a tease! You'll see.

The first few border ranger missions were so easy but then...
Woodhulk
*You are staring into the eyes of death.*

Tao survived with SP 43/108 NV 39/75
But there were two.
Woodhulk
*You are staring into the eyes of death (again).*
Round 20
MR 97 SP 92 NV 25/75
Round 20 You've rolled 19 Attack: Agressive
A powerful surge of negative Nevernal energy washes over your foe
@ Enemy loses 6
You execute a stroke worthy of your Adept level of mastery in Weaponry: Staves...
@ +21MR for this round. <---(still 18+ to hit)
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 10
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You lose 0
Your status: Critically Wounded (85%)
Enemy status: Near Death (86%)
It gets interesting after I used my last NV on round 48. Let the tease begin.

Round 49
MR 76 SP 33 NV 0/75 <---(oh no!)
Round 49 You've rolled 20 Attack: Agressive
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 10
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You lose 0
Your status: Critically Wounded (31%)
Enemy status: Near Death (3%)
Round 50
SP 29
Round 50 You've rolled 17 Attack: Normal
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 4
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You losee 4
Your status: Critically Wounded (27%)
Enemy status: Near Death (1%) <---(Wow, seriously?)
Round 51
SP 21
Round 51 You've rolled 6 Attack: Defensive
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 0
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You losee 8
Your status: Critically Wounded (19%)
Enemy status: Near Death (1%) <---(come on...)
Round 52
SP 12
Round 52 You've rolled 4 Attack: Defensive
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 0
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You losee 9
Your status: Critically Wounded (11%)
Enemy status: Near Death (1%) <---(still?)
Round 53 (It's not over yet!)
SP 8
Round 53 You've rolled 15 Attack: Defensive
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 2
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You losee 4
Your status: Critically Wounded (7%)
Enemy status: Near Death (1%) <---(You've got to be kidding me.)
Round 54 (It's over.)
SP 0/108
Round 54 You've rolled 6 Attack: Defensive
You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 0
The savage woodhulk roars as it swipes at you with its massive fists
@ You losee 8
The woodhulk smashes you with a fearsome blow, leaving you momentarily stunned
You managed to recover from the blow. (Ironic, isn't it?)
@ You lose 17
YOU'VE BEEN KILLED.
And to think, if Destruction had done just a little more damage (Round 48), I could've avoided all of this.:rolleyes:

Young Ned
11-21-2011, 10:59 AM
Once you got him down to 1%, you had two rounds in a row where you did zero damage to him (@ Enemy loses 0), followed by one where you only did 2 damage, so your "still?" and "You've got to be kidding me" responses on the latter two of those three rounds seem a bit naive... or perhaps you simply didn't notice you did so little damage? Then in the round after the 2 damage, you once again fail to connect with your staff (0 damage), and that time he kills you.

So yes, it was pretty suspenseful, if that's what you mean by "a tease"; I'm just a little surprised that you sound surprised he was still at 1% after all those misses, but perhaps I'm simply misreading your tone. (It's always harder to recognize tone in written form.)

And to think, if Destruction had done just a little more damage (Round 48), I could've avoided all of this.:rolleyes:
You have my sympathies there!

kanex7
11-21-2011, 05:55 PM
I am especially difficult to understand in writing. I really am, as far as tone.

It was just suspenseful because I expected to have died long before. He has a nasty and frequent special with a stun that could take me down in 3 turns.

By saying "still" I didn't mean that I was surprised he wasn't dead yet. Don't think that I don't realize that 0 damage means 0 damage.:D
I was just stressing that the battle continued. A special from either me or him could've ended it at any point and I had about 7 opportunities to end it. It's probably the most exciting fight I've had in a while. I'm looking forward to another! Although I do hope for a different outcome...

Young Ned
11-22-2011, 10:15 AM
Ah, gotcha, now I see where you were coming from. A very tense battle, indeed. Better luck next time!