Normally my characters are fairly smart. I like being able to have an excuse to out-think NPCs in a game. I find it enjoyable. And then there are times when I just need to hit things. Guess what this is a story about? I was playing a...
Adventurer Misadventures: Innuendon’ts
posted by Caitlin
This is a story from the World of Darkness Crossover Game I was in for a time. For your own sanity: DO NOT EVER RUN OR PLAY IN A WoD CROSSOVER GAME–an article about that will probably pop up some time in the future. My much-stressed Hunter,...
Adventurer Misadventures: The Starbucks Incident.
posted by Caitlin
*A version of this story appeared on my previous blog, Adventurer Misadventures. This is a short story about my long-running character, Aeniyah the Acanthus Mage, and how she learned the perils of chasing bad guys into public Starbucks bathrooms...
Adventurer Misadventures: How to Win Friends & Defenestrate People
posted by Caitlin
In 2012, I was at a small convention and had one of those unfortunate/fortunate incidents where my game didn’t get enough players to get off the ground, meaning I was able to hop over to the table of one of my favorite GMs, Mage Mistress. She...
Adventurer Misadventures: “Haints!” or “Why I Never Volunteer to Be Team Leader”
posted by Caitlin
*Originally this story appeared on my previous blog, Adventurer Misadventures. I tend to wind up being “Team Leader” in RPGs. I don’t know quite how it happens. Aenaiyah, my Acanthus Mage, doesn’t care for any sort of responsibility but...
Adventurer Misadventures: The Doctor of the Opera
posted by Caitlin
*Originally this story appeared on my previous blog, Adventurer Misadventures. Because I am a strange creature of many odd whims, one day I decided “You know what would be hilarious? A mash-up of Doctor Who and The Phantom of the...
Adventurer Misadventures: Flash Frozen–The Death of Valeria de Valfierno
posted by Caitlin
*Originally this story appeared on my previous blog, Adventurer Misadventures. Every roleplayer has had one of those moments where a sensible little voice inside their brain goes “That’s the stupidest thing you could possibly do!” The most...
Adventurer Misadventures: The Lich in the Spigot
posted by Caitlin
A little background: I used to write funny RPG stories on a blog called Adventurer Misadventures. I have decided that, as a semi-regular feature of mine, I will keep up the Adventurer Misadventures tradition here on RPS, starting with a D&D...
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