tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post6370933818004893049..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: What's my motivation?Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-41024219219444416012009-02-18T13:30:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:30:00.000-06:00Very nice list and very funny. I need to get one o...Very nice list and very funny. I need to get one of these random rollers for my everyday life, because I'm often asking myself, "Why the hell should I go into work today?" and "What possible reason could there be for me to <I>pay</I> for this?"mountaintreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622793999837332658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-78809055717063651012008-09-27T09:29:00.000-05:002008-09-27T09:29:00.000-05:00Awwwww, sweet.Awwwww, <I>sweet.</I>Devin Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-42534057078140609612008-09-27T01:19:00.000-05:002008-09-27T01:19:00.000-05:00Well done, Jeff! Any such recalcitrant knave *dese...Well done, Jeff! Any such recalcitrant knave *deserves* to owe 60,000 gp. to a bossy, murderous Hutt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20054789679255949992008-09-26T23:16:00.000-05:002008-09-26T23:16:00.000-05:00Jeff, this is about the funniest post (and set of ...Jeff, this is about the funniest post (and set of replies) I have read in weeks. Thanks, man!Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-48346984341674714842008-09-26T20:21:00.000-05:002008-09-26T20:21:00.000-05:00Regarding #12: What about thieves?No self-respecti...<B>Regarding #12: What about thieves?</B><BR/><BR/>No self-respecting thief should need to roll on that table. They're in the dungeon for the gold.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-64453924139649540622008-09-26T19:10:00.000-05:002008-09-26T19:10:00.000-05:00@Erin: Thieves are questing for all of the above....@Erin: Thieves are questing for all of the above. Greedy bastards.<BR/><BR/>15. Character recently developed agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), dungeon seems much more appealing now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-21116546644098637452008-09-26T16:07:00.000-05:002008-09-26T16:07:00.000-05:00Regarding #12: What about thieves?Regarding #12: What about thieves?Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-7474659022695665762008-09-26T14:17:00.000-05:002008-09-26T14:17:00.000-05:0010) PC's true love has been trapped in amber and i...<I>10) PC's true love has been trapped in amber and is on display in the trophy room of Lord Utterdark.</I><BR/><BR/>Especially appropriate for thri-kreen PCs. :)<BR/><BR/>Glorious chart, many thanks.Doctor Apocalypsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002801879387232554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-2971909983631384202008-09-26T13:39:00.000-05:002008-09-26T13:39:00.000-05:00d% Motivation01-95 Crass greed96-100 Roll on ...d% Motivation<BR/><BR/>01-95 Crass greed<BR/>96-100 Roll on Subtable A, AboveWelcome to Dungeon!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14346914156633328775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-29973702940698481162008-09-26T13:06:00.000-05:002008-09-26T13:06:00.000-05:00I've experienced this before. Here's my E...I've experienced this before. Here's my EnWorld sig:<BR/><BR/>exasperated DM: "Underlying what? ... motivation? Do you want to play Dungeons & Dragons or not?" <BR/><BR/>drama obsessed player: "How can I narrate my character's co-mingled sense of alienation and ennui towards modern society in this second-rate dungeon hack? My character returns to the surface and uses his remaining gold to start up an organic coffee shop that caters to left-wing revolutionaries... and hot elvish chicks."<BR/><BR/>Thus I think more need to be added...<BR/><BR/>How about:<BR/><BR/>"After riding on a freaky amusement park ride, you somehow got sucked into this creepy dimension. Some short dude told you that you can find your way home by going down in the dungeon."Chris Tichenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866673632888599928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-45581130758995422752008-09-26T13:04:00.000-05:002008-09-26T13:04:00.000-05:00Jeff, sometimes greatness is born freely, and some...Jeff, sometimes greatness is born freely, and sometimes you have to drag it out kicking and screaming. Almost all of them are newbs, and thus sometimes don't "get" why they're taking on things like giant ants or evil gypsies. <BR/><BR/>They are being educated...Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-81843048016150026772008-09-26T12:58:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:58:00.000-05:00As others have noted, there's an easy solution to ...As others have noted, there's an easy solution to that:<BR/><BR/>"Okay, you stay behind. I'll get back to you after everyone else is finished with the dungeon."Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014351433814844942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20297006772874297502008-09-26T12:55:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:55:00.000-05:00Sweet list. I actually used #2 to introduce a new...Sweet list. I actually used #2 to introduce a new player to my current game - she joined the party as it was about to go adventuring through a Gate because her brother had died on the other side some years ago and she wanted to recover his remains and his heirloom items. Worked reasonably well - better than a "Hey, you're gonna go kill giant ants? Sweet! I wanna go kill giant ants too!".Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-11922036152023465492008-09-26T12:51:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:51:00.000-05:00Sounds like we need a debt sub-table...Sounds like we need a debt sub-table...Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-54969169972296493582008-09-26T12:45:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:45:00.000-05:00I think you could add a subtable to roll on if the...I think you could add a subtable to roll on if they roll a 4 though:<BR/><BR/>PC owes d6x10,000 gp to:<BR/><BR/>0-50% Jabba the Hutt<BR/>51-00% Pizza the Hutt<BR/><BR/>Actually this could get expanded quite a bit to include all sorts of interesting people to be debt too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-6240970969760581832008-09-26T12:43:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:43:00.000-05:00Well done Jeff.Well done Jeff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-62278970173441357372008-09-26T12:38:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:38:00.000-05:00the best part is the use of the much maligned d12 ...the best part is the use of the much maligned d12 for the table itself. <BR/><BR/>WOhoo! d12 FTW!Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-75750427915467487612008-09-26T12:26:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:26:00.000-05:00This is awesome, and needs to be expanded to a d10...This is awesome, and needs to be expanded to a d100 roll ASAP. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69241448351361074282008-09-26T12:05:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:05:00.000-05:0014) Because playing games is fun and being ignored...14) Because playing games is fun and being ignored while the rest of the party plays is notDave The Gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568427491720287020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-16414796004307709122008-09-26T12:01:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:01:00.000-05:00*enthusiastic fist-pump**enthusiastic fist-pump*Dr Rotwanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750632906878388570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-51119373896217207302008-09-26T11:58:00.000-05:002008-09-26T11:58:00.000-05:00Jeff, how do I go about nominating you for saintho...Jeff, how do I go about nominating you for sainthood?<BR/><BR/>If only I had this 9-10 years ago. I was running a game in what was then my regular group, when one of the players asked that very question. He snarled up the game for quite a while.<BR/><BR/>Now, here's the kicker: I was only running to give him a break; HE was the regular DM for the group!<BR/><BR/>He always did that. He's the kind of guy you love to see behind the screen but not in front of it. In short, he makes a lousy player. Not because he's not creative, but because he's too creative. And he wants to pull things the way HE thinks they should go, regardless of the DM or the other players.Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-70654087535135880112008-09-26T11:50:00.000-05:002008-09-26T11:50:00.000-05:00/print/add to DM Notebook/laugh evilly/print<BR/><BR/>/add to DM Notebook<BR/><BR/>/laugh evillyStorytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543093412299841092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-81421932286759165952008-09-26T11:45:00.000-05:002008-09-26T11:45:00.000-05:00This nearly derailed a Burning Wheel game I played...This nearly derailed a Burning Wheel game I played in last year. The players had all agreed that the first session would entail the heroes leaving the village and heading into the mountain wilderness. All went well until the assassin, after a night of drinking and whoring, declared that he saw no reason to leave the comfort and safety of the little town. It actually took PC vs. PC social dice rolls to convince him to, y'know, <I>play the game</I> we had all agreed on.Patrick W. Rollenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832604648690667589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-4570993229342116762008-09-26T11:36:00.000-05:002008-09-26T11:36:00.000-05:0013) Character wants to kill monsters and take thei...13) Character wants to kill monsters and take their stuffQuesting GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498040036123327415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-17907131095472894662008-09-26T11:17:00.000-05:002008-09-26T11:17:00.000-05:00Please publish a PDF of your random tables please....Please publish a PDF of your random tables please. Will give you internet points of your choosing.cappadociushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444938548248623609noreply@blogger.com