if I knew what Attack the Gazebo was from I might support it
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Laga - Apr 24, 2008 10:22:14 am PDT #2638 of 6786
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
megan walker - Apr 24, 2008 10:23:38 am PDT #2639 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Gaming 1: Will someone just shoot the Bard
This sounds like an Astérix reference to me.
NoiseDesign - Apr 24, 2008 10:23:58 am PDT #2640 of 6786
Our wings are not tired
I think just Gaming 1: Mystical strength of a doily
Miracleman - Apr 24, 2008 10:24:13 am PDT #2641 of 6786
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
It's from ancient gaming lore. A GM is giving description of the area and mentions a gazebo on a nearby hillock. His not-so-bright party of adventurers attack it, not understanding what it is and overriding the GM's protests.
Someone can probably link to the story. Victor linked to it once, I seem to recall.
Sean K - Apr 24, 2008 10:24:35 am PDT #2642 of 6786
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Aims - Apr 24, 2008 10:26:50 am PDT #2643 of 6786
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I love my Aims so much.
Love you, too honey.
Volans - Apr 24, 2008 10:26:55 am PDT #2644 of 6786
move out and draw fire
"Attack the Gazebo" is an apocryphal gaming story in which the DM is describing the grounds of the manor house, and says "You see a gazebo in one corner of the garden."
The players, not knowing what a gazebo is, assume it's a monster and attack it.
Later, D&D would introduce the "glabrezu," figuring that if any newbies attacked one of those, they would get what they deserved.
OK, I made the last part up. But I know at least two people who SWEAR they were there for the "attack the gazebo" night.
Miracleman - Apr 24, 2008 10:28:46 am PDT #2645 of 6786
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I don't wanna go with the Buffy quote because how many more Buffy quotes regarding gaming are we gonna find?
Volans - Apr 24, 2008 10:29:11 am PDT #2646 of 6786
move out and draw fire
Ha! Of course it's a cross-post.
I really like "Roll Initiative" and "Gazebo," but shouldn't the thread title be more all-inclusive? Computer and console and board, etc.
Mystical/Doily would be fine, but then the thread would be referred to as "Doily."
Sean K - Apr 24, 2008 10:29:19 am PDT #2647 of 6786
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
That's one incarnation of it. Not sure if it's actually the original. There's a couple of different "original" versions out there.