supermonkeyjoe
2011-03-29, 04:44 AM
Hi all, I was reading an advice thread for new GM/DMs and the most pertinent piece of advice was; "you will screw up, don't panic" I realised this was very true and I have screwed up many times so here's a thread to share the unintended, frustrating, disastrous or hilarious moments when us GMs have made a mess of things.
My story takes place in Fairhaven in the Eberron campaign setting, fighting a rogue house Deneith captain (kind of like legally sanctioned mercenaries for those unfamiliar with Eberron), the PCs had reduced him to just a couple of remaining HP and as I wanted him to be a recurring villain (at least for a time) when his turn rolled around I had him utter a quip and then leap dramatically out of the window. Unfortunately I was reminded that they were all fighting on the second floor and after a couple of D6 falling damage the PCs looked out to see their foe lying dead on the street below.
Luckily with some quick thinking I announced the villains public death had attracted the city guards! His death went from being a comic fall to an insidious plot to implicate the PCs in his murder.
My story takes place in Fairhaven in the Eberron campaign setting, fighting a rogue house Deneith captain (kind of like legally sanctioned mercenaries for those unfamiliar with Eberron), the PCs had reduced him to just a couple of remaining HP and as I wanted him to be a recurring villain (at least for a time) when his turn rolled around I had him utter a quip and then leap dramatically out of the window. Unfortunately I was reminded that they were all fighting on the second floor and after a couple of D6 falling damage the PCs looked out to see their foe lying dead on the street below.
Luckily with some quick thinking I announced the villains public death had attracted the city guards! His death went from being a comic fall to an insidious plot to implicate the PCs in his murder.