Wed 9 Aug 2006
Apparently those swords that people have hanging on their walls do work. A local Minnesota man defended his apartment with a sword. The three would be robbers sure picked the wrong apartment. Just because the apartment owner is a Dungeons and Dragons fan does not mean that he won’t be able to defend himself.
According to police, once the burglars were inside, they got into a fight with one of the residents who grabbed his roommates sword and started slashing the intruders. His feisty attack send the invaders running, but not before he wounded several.
Shortly after Minneapolis police arrived, they were called by doctors at HCMC about the arrival of three people to the ER with severed fingers and lacerations.
Man uses sword to fight off burglars
Good thing he didn’t start throwing fireballs at him. Those 1D20 rolls can sure hurt.
August 10th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Is this a geek test? I think we all know that Fireball is 1d6 per two levels (max 6d6 I think). Man, I knew I should have brought my Players Manaual into work today.
August 10th, 2006 at 3:30 pm
You’ve been caught in a geek trap. I knew it wasn’t 1d20 but couldn’t quite remember the correct answer.
How much damage does Fireball actually do?
August 10th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Not a whole lot of damage to NPCs or Player Characters with magic resistance. But it can do a number on your social life. Hehe.
“I attack the darkness.”
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/220487
August 11th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
“Can I have a mountain dew?”
That thing is way too reminiscent of my D&D days. It was years before I actually saw the video that went along with the audio.
I can’t belive I forgot the fireball was 1d6/level max 10. That thing is awsome, except in closed spaces.
August 11th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
I’m fairly sure I’ve played with those guys.
August 11th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Lol. Since I was generally the GM, I usually killed off people that played like that. They hated me. There’s nothing like the shocked look on someone’s face after their character is assaulted by a mob and beaten to death. …that’s what you get for randomly killing people on the street in my games.
August 11th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
I always got annoyed with the guy who was always more interested in searching for snacks and girls.
August 11th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Yeah, that kind of takes the point out of roleplaying…I mean, I could do all that in my real life.
A good roleplaying game should be like a good book or a video game; there should be some plot and effort involved.
August 14th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Yeah, but some people really dig the hack ‘n slash. By the way, this is the best thread ever