Red Fel
2014-06-04, 11:37 AM
File this under "just for fun." I was idling my way through my lunch hour, when I came across this ever-enjoyable quote:
That is the question-
Whether 'tis more noble in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of Tucker's Kobolds
Or to take arms against a Sea of Mooks
And by casting Protection from Arrows (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/protectionFromArrows.htm), end them?
and wondered what some classic Shakespearean quotes, scenes, or monologues would look like... At the gaming table. Will it be Two Gentlemen of d20? Taming of the Shadowrun? Or is The Munchkin of Venice more to your tastes? I'd like to open the floor to anyone who wishes to invoke their muse (it's a +1 on your invocation roll if you're a Bard) and try to rewrite a piece of classic theater for gamer consumption.
Allow me to start the thread by offering a humble submission of my own, from Shakespeare's well-known comedy, Romeo and Juliet in Faerun. Spoiler'd for length.
GREGORY: I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as an Intimidate check.
SAMPSON: Nay, as they dare. I will fail my Diplomacy roll at them, which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it. (Rolls a 1 on Diplomacy)
ABRAM: Do you fail your Diplomacy roll at us, sir?
SAMPSON: I do Bluff, sir. (Rolls a 1 on Bluff)
ABRAM: Do you fail your Diplomacy roll at us, sir?
SAMPSON (aside to GREGORY): Is the party Paladin of our side if I say “ay”?
GREGORY (aside to SAMPSON): No.
SAMPSON: No, sir. I do not fail my Diplomacy roll at you, sir, but I Bluff, sir.
GREGORY: Do you roll initiative, sir?
ABRAM: Initiative, sir? No, sir.
That is the question-
Whether 'tis more noble in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of Tucker's Kobolds
Or to take arms against a Sea of Mooks
And by casting Protection from Arrows (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/protectionFromArrows.htm), end them?
and wondered what some classic Shakespearean quotes, scenes, or monologues would look like... At the gaming table. Will it be Two Gentlemen of d20? Taming of the Shadowrun? Or is The Munchkin of Venice more to your tastes? I'd like to open the floor to anyone who wishes to invoke their muse (it's a +1 on your invocation roll if you're a Bard) and try to rewrite a piece of classic theater for gamer consumption.
Allow me to start the thread by offering a humble submission of my own, from Shakespeare's well-known comedy, Romeo and Juliet in Faerun. Spoiler'd for length.
GREGORY: I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as an Intimidate check.
SAMPSON: Nay, as they dare. I will fail my Diplomacy roll at them, which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it. (Rolls a 1 on Diplomacy)
ABRAM: Do you fail your Diplomacy roll at us, sir?
SAMPSON: I do Bluff, sir. (Rolls a 1 on Bluff)
ABRAM: Do you fail your Diplomacy roll at us, sir?
SAMPSON (aside to GREGORY): Is the party Paladin of our side if I say “ay”?
GREGORY (aside to SAMPSON): No.
SAMPSON: No, sir. I do not fail my Diplomacy roll at you, sir, but I Bluff, sir.
GREGORY: Do you roll initiative, sir?
ABRAM: Initiative, sir? No, sir.