D&D Shenanigans

TDK · 08-16-2010, 08:22 PM

So Joe's original shop has just collapsed into a hole in the ground. All the honey and gold is gone. I at first suspected those godforsaken gnomes, but the tunnel is just slightly too big.

Dwarves.

I come out the other end of the tunnel after being hassled a bit by Chyme and find a dwarf camp. I wait an hour or so until sundown for them to all pass out, then I tie all the tent flaps closed and fill each tent with bees one at a time until everything inside is dead. I leave one dwarf alive to interrogate. Practically buzzing with rage, Joe asks the dwarf why. After a bit of prodding, it seems one dwarf escaped my slaughter at the giant bee hive. He went back to a nearby dwarf colony and they, lacking the military force to even attempt to take back the bee hive, went after me instead, as I'd obviously become quite the reknowned figure in the honey world.

With their love of mead, the dwarves were of course quite familiar with the honey trade. So they came after me. Destroyed my shop.

This didn't end well for them. I questioned the dwarf as to the location of the dwarf hive (Joe has a tendency to refer to large groups of any creature as a hives), but he wasn't talking, so I murdered him with bees.

So now I have to hunt down a dwarf colony, because apparently my DM wants me to commit genocide through bees. Shouldn't be too difficult to find.

There will be BLOOD.

My DM questioned my murder of the dwarves in relation to my alignment (Chaotic Neutral). I replied with, as appropriate, something regarding bees.

"Well, bees are nice. Pretty. Buzz. Make honey. Just like Joe. But if you disturb their hive, you're going to get stung to death.

...Just like Joe."

While Joe has integrated quite a bit into common society, he still retains a moderately bee-like morality in regards to stinging people to death. Sometimes its necessary for the good of the hive or to protect the honey or what have you.

He doesn't have a ton of moral compulsions against killing to protect his ~~hive~~ home, or for what he believes is right, but he is unlike most adventurers in that murder isn't always his first choice. Its only when he or something he believes in (the giant bee hive, for instance) is attacked that he goes into slaughter-people-with-bees mode.

He is also a bit short tempered, but I like to think he has control over that as appropriate in most situations.

Also, I found a very interesting class (inspiration for this character) on dndwiki, which is normally an awful site, but there's a few gems in the mounds of overpowered shit. This class, in particular, the Lurker in the Swarm, was only slightly overpowered and silly. So I fixed it and detracted some of the silly. You can see it here: http://sansrandom.com/blog/main/2010...the-swarm.html

There's also a link to the original class there.

At the DM's approval, I'm taking levels in it. I can do so next level. >:3

08-16-2010, 08:22 PM	#34
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	So Joe's original shop has just collapsed into a hole in the ground. All the honey and gold is gone. I at first suspected those godforsaken gnomes, but the tunnel is just slightly too big. Dwarves. I come out the other end of the tunnel after being hassled a bit by Chyme and find a dwarf camp. I wait an hour or so until sundown for them to all pass out, then I tie all the tent flaps closed and fill each tent with bees one at a time until everything inside is dead. I leave one dwarf alive to interrogate. Practically buzzing with rage, Joe asks the dwarf why. After a bit of prodding, it seems one dwarf escaped my slaughter at the giant bee hive. He went back to a nearby dwarf colony and they, lacking the military force to even attempt to take back the bee hive, went after me instead, as I'd obviously become quite the reknowned figure in the honey world. With their love of mead, the dwarves were of course quite familiar with the honey trade. So they came after me. Destroyed my shop. This didn't end well for them. I questioned the dwarf as to the location of the dwarf hive (Joe has a tendency to refer to large groups of any creature as a hives), but he wasn't talking, so I murdered him with bees. So now I have to hunt down a dwarf colony, because apparently my DM wants me to commit genocide through bees. Shouldn't be too difficult to find. There will be BLOOD. My DM questioned my murder of the dwarves in relation to my alignment (Chaotic Neutral). I replied with, as appropriate, something regarding bees. "Well, bees are nice. Pretty. Buzz. Make honey. Just like Joe. But if you disturb their hive, you're going to get stung to death. ...Just like Joe." While Joe has integrated quite a bit into common society, he still retains a moderately bee-like morality in regards to stinging people to death. Sometimes its necessary for the good of the hive or to protect the honey or what have you. He doesn't have a ton of moral compulsions against killing to protect his ~~hive~~ home, or for what he believes is right, but he is unlike most adventurers in that murder isn't always his first choice. Its only when he or something he believes in (the giant bee hive, for instance) is attacked that he goes into slaughter-people-with-bees mode. He is also a bit short tempered, but I like to think he has control over that as appropriate in most situations. Also, I found a very interesting class (inspiration for this character) on dndwiki, which is normally an awful site, but there's a few gems in the mounds of overpowered shit. This class, in particular, the Lurker in the Swarm, was only slightly overpowered and silly. So I fixed it and detracted some of the silly. You can see it here: http://sansrandom.com/blog/main/2010...the-swarm.html There's also a link to the original class there. At the DM's approval, I'm taking levels in it. I can do so next level. >:3 Last edited by TDK; 08-16-2010 at 08:27 PM.