invincibleoverlord wrote:Very kind of you Stephen…I'm sure the OCE will find a nice new home. Best of luck all…

Blackmoor, your miniature site is amazing. You and your wife are at the top level. I really enjoyed the scratch built stuff…It's my favorite part of the hobby. If you get a chance visit the Dwarven Forge Forum? There are many talented painters as well as do-it-yourself miniaturists. BTW, are the columns in the "Ruined Temple" standard ones for wedding cakes? I've used them and those look familiar.

I have tons of Dwarven Forge stuff as well, it is cool but a very big pain to set up.

I already have an OCE, so I don't need one, but here's my favorite D&D joke.

It is, of course, The Head of Vecna

El Diablo Robotico wrote:It is, of course, The Head of Vecna

heheheh that is very funny that would be one of the best moments to DM imo

oh what joy

Al

Papatoetoe wrote:Wow, that's a generous offer! I'm such a novice I never knew there was a white box edition. "You mean the boxes came in colours other than red???"

I've been watching ebay to see if you guys are right and I'll be able to pick one up at a reasonable price. But when you're paying NZ$ into US$, at the moment if I got one I'd have to cut a door in the side of the box and move into it.

Still really happy with that deities and demigods with cthulhu I got off bclarkie though!

I am glad you are happy with it and it arrived safe and soundly. I did have to get a little bit innovative though as the damn Greyhawk folio didnt fit flat in the GPM box. Oh well, glad you are happy.

El Diablo Robotico wrote:I already have an OCE, so I don't need one, but here's my favorite D&D joke.

It is, of course, The Head of Vecna

That story is funny as hell but one thing is for sure though, there is no compensating for how really stupid some people can be.

afoolandhis$ wrote:I want to give it to someone who's either new to collecting, or who wants a set to play with, or who's always wanted one but is too cheap to lay out for one.

Technically, I qualify on all three counts and I'm shameless enough to admit it. Don't forget that. But if I haven't humiliated myself enough already, read on.

The original version of this story may be on a message board somewhere but this is how I remember it. It happened four or five years ago.

Deprived of real gaming, I was experimenting with massively multi-player online games, in this case, the one known as EverQuest. My character that day was an enchanter. Enchanters could, among other things, charm various creatures and have them follow certain instructions. My enchanter was a cheery, pleasant gnomish fellow, quite innocuous in his behaviour and I will, by virtue of a divinely granted Speak With Dead spell, allow him to retell the events of one particularly fateful day.

"I think it was in the North Karanas that it all started to go wrong. I took a moment to rest in the company of some gypsies who were camped by the side of the road. Soon another little gnome, just like me, came running along. Unlike me, however, this poor soul was in great distress. He was being chased and mauled by a lion from the plains beyond. He was crying for help. Of course, I acted immediately.

"I stood, for enchantment is not a school of magic one can practise when all o one's weight is on one's buttocks, and turned to see my fellow gnome make his final stand against the relentless beast. Without hesitation, concentrating solely on the lion, I cast a spell that would place the creature under my command."

Now, I realise it's just getting exciting but I should explain, for those who don't do EQ et al, that speaking in-game is achieved much like chat, through a line editor. Messages are spoken when the Enter button is pressed.

"Who's telling this story?"

Sorry.

"As I performed the somatics, words of reassurance intended for my fellow gnome's handsome ears began to form on my lips. But it was then I realised my mistake. In my haste, I had begun to perform the wrong spell. This enchantment would place under my command not only the lion but every other creature in the vicinity as well, unless the affected creatures resisted the enchantment.

"I wanted to to disrupt my own spell, to wave my arms, to run, jump, duck or sit, anything to interrupt the spell before it was completed.

"But I had begun to speak, if you recall. I had unspoken words on my lips. And in my world, such things mattered. Instead of running, jumping, waving, ducking, sitting or performing any other life-saving gesture, I simply uttered something incomprehensible. Then it was too late. My spell had been cast.

"Caught within its radius was one of the gypsies, a human woman who also, as it turned out, was an enchanter. Until now, she had been quite friendly but my apparent attempt to subdue her will had angered her greatly, so she cast a spell on me. As it happens, she was a more gifted enchanter than I. Suddenly, I had no control over my actions. I was running towards the bewildered gnome I had been trying to save only moments before. My dagger was drawn before I reached him. I plunged it into him again and again and did not stop until his bloody remains collapsed upon the field. A moment later I was set upon by the lion while the gypsy witch incinerated me with bolts of flame.

"Some time later, when myself and the other unfortunate gnome were resurrected, I apologised to him, explained what had happened, and gave him a gift of some fine magic items by way of compensation.

"He said, 'It was so strange. I shouted for help and you stood up and said, "Don't worry! I'll D D D S SWWAAAARR," as you came running up and killed me.'"

Head of Venca

I've almost got my non-serious WG7 party going down that route at the moment. I've said it's available for purchase, and explained a little about it. No-one has batted an eyelid yet.


However, I think I prefer the Gazebo story

BJS

PS - One memorable incident came from a mace-wielding cleric, played by my wife, who was being set about by stirges.
Trying to remove the offending creatures, he (she) stated
"I'll bash myself off"

Since then the cleric occasionally get knows as the bishop!
I do hope this translates into American okay  :wink:

b_stedman wrote:Head of Venca

I've almost got my non-serious WG7 party going down that route at the moment. I've said it's available for purchase, and explained a little about it. No-one has batted an eyelid yet.


However, I think I prefer the Gazebo story

BJS

PS - One memorable incident came from a mace-wielding cleric, played by my wife, who was being set about by stirges.
Trying to remove the offending creatures, he (she) stated
"I'll bash myself off"

Since then the cleric occasionally get knows as the bishop!
I do hope this translates into American okay

I know what that means.
(half English plus have English friends...not counting those on here )

ShaneG.

johnhuck wrote:Are you sure you aren't thinking of S1 Tomb of Horrors? There was a Sphere of Annihilation that was part of a carving. The mouth I think. I remember because my high level MU threw his Quasit familiar in to see where the "hole" went. And a dead familiar isn't good for your health.

hey john!

nah its not S1, never played that one. i will try and remember which module it was....really thought it was S4 tbh..... but i will get to the bottom of it

Al

b_stedman wrote:PS - One memorable incident came from a mace-wielding cleric, played by my wife, who was being set about by stirges.
Trying to remove the offending creatures, he (she) stated
"I'll bash myself off"

Since then the cleric occasionally get knows as the bishop!
I do hope this translates into American okay

Er... I don't get it.  I might be able to figure out what "bash myself off" means, but don't know how that relates to being a bishop.