Rogue (disappearing): ‘I’ll go ahead and check for traps.’
Dwarven Ranger: …
Monk: ‘What’s wrong?’
Dwarven Ranger: ‘Don’t you remember—he ALWAYS does this!’
Monk: ‘Oh, he wouldn’t do that again, would h—’
DM: ‘SURPRISE, MUTHAFUKKAS!’
Rogue (disappearing): ‘I’ll go ahead and check for traps.’
Dwarven Ranger: …
Monk: ‘What’s wrong?’
Dwarven Ranger: ‘Don’t you remember—he ALWAYS does this!’
Monk: ‘Oh, he wouldn’t do that again, would h—’
DM: ‘SURPRISE, MUTHAFUKKAS!’
Rogue: ‘We could steal it?’
Paladin: ‘WE SHALL NOT RESORT TO STEALING FROM THESE GOOD PEOPLE!’
Cleric (sheepish): ‘Well, I have an idea—I just need the Bard and a 10 ft pole…’
(Bard plays music as the Cleric twirls on the pole)
Paladin: ‘WHAT IN HOLY HELM’S NAME?!’
Rogue: ‘We could steal it?’
Paladin: ‘WE SHALL NOT RESORT TO STEALING FROM THESE GOOD PEOPLE!’
Cleric (sheepish): ‘Well, I have an idea—I just need the Bard and a 10 ft pole…’
(Bard plays music as the Cleric twirls on the pole)
Paladin: ‘WHAT IN HOLY HELM’S NAME?!’
Ranger: ‘Your armour is trying to talk…’
Cleric: ‘What armour?’
Ranger: ‘Erm… the armour you’re wearing?’
Cleric: ‘This? This isn’t armour…’
Ranger: ‘Not armour—then what is it?’
Cleric: ‘A Mimic that bit off more than it can chew…’
Mimic: ‘MFFM!!!!’
Ranger: ‘Your armour is trying to talk…’
Cleric: ‘What armour?’
Ranger: ‘Erm… the armour you’re wearing?’
Cleric: ‘This? This isn’t armour…’
Ranger: ‘Not armour—then what is it?’
Cleric: ‘A Mimic that bit off more than it can chew…’
Mimic: ‘MFFM!!!!’
Rogue: ‘Now what?’’
Ranger: ‘The Wizard could cast Water Walk?’
Wizard: ‘Erm, it’s really not that kind of spell…’
Ranger: ‘That’s a RIVER! We can WALK it!’
Wizard: …
(Several drips later)
Wizard: ‘I did try to warn you…’
Ranger; ‘WTF!’
Rogue: ‘Now what?’’
Ranger: ‘The Wizard could cast Water Walk?’
Wizard: ‘Erm, it’s really not that kind of spell…’
Ranger: ‘That’s a RIVER! We can WALK it!’
Wizard: …
(Several drips later)
Wizard: ‘I did try to warn you…’
Ranger; ‘WTF!’
(Covers exhaustion, relief, sadness, collapses onto the sofa, or whatever fits the bill).
(Covers exhaustion, relief, sadness, collapses onto the sofa, or whatever fits the bill).
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.