Creating a song

Red Mage Black · 03-06-2005, 04:25 PM

I am creating a D&D Rhapsody or Role Playing Rhapsody using the beat of Bohemian Rhapsody. It goes like this:

This is the real life
It's also fantasy
Not in a landslide
An escape from reality.
Take a roll of your dice
Check your attack and see
is it a failure?
Or a natural 20.

I need help in making this better.
((NOTE: I will give credit to all those that help me create this song.))

phil_ · 03-06-2005, 06:52 PM

This looks like fun. I'll work out some lyrics and get back to you. If no one's posted by then, I'll edit this post.

EDIT: and here's the full intro. I got rid of the landslide part because it made no sense.

This is the real life
It's also fantasy
Let's play some tonight,
an escape from reality.
Take a roll of your dice
Check your attack and see
Is it a failure? Did you roll a twenty?
Because sometimes you hit, sometimes you don't
Try again, saving throw.
Anyway the dice rolls, determines if you win or flee,
Or flee.

I started on the rest, but the lyrics were making fun of gamers, so I'll start on the rest later with a fresh mind. You do want this to be more of an ode than a satire, right?

Second edit: See that thing about a natural twenty? No? That's because I changed it to match the original meter.

***RaiRai*** · 03-07-2005, 05:44 PM

You might want to work on the syllables in the sentences there. Although they read well, if you sing the words along with the actual song, it's hard to fit it all in without it sounding a little odd.

Is it a failure? Or a natural 20? - Unless it sounds better than when I sing it, it's kind've hard to roll that off the tongue to the tune set.

Good work so far though, guys.

The_Bear · 03-08-2005, 12:24 AM

DM, a missed my save.
Didn't mean to roll a 1.
Becuase you know that's just no fun.
DM, the game had just begun.
And now my PC goes away.
Dm, oweo. (any way the dice rolls)
I don't want to die,
but I'll be back with another PC tomorrow.
Carry on, carry on,
as if my guts didn't splatter.

Thanatos · 03-08-2005, 05:02 PM

Too late our clerics gone
no more gp to revive
somehow I thought he would survive
But then he's just a cleric
Not very strong its true
Now the party will have to make do
DM oo oo oo
Not another CR 5
I don't think we can beat it on our own
oo oo oo oo oo oo

Red Mage Black · 03-08-2005, 08:20 PM

thanks phil_mike,The_Bear, and Thanatos. I'll present the whole thing when we're done with this. The credit goes to all of your guys, even RaiRai.

***RaiRai*** · 03-09-2005, 01:58 PM

You should ask Rhyos to sing it for you. Yes, you should.

phil_ · 03-09-2005, 03:10 PM

While singing along to the lyrics we've written so far with the actual song playing, I found that "(any way the dice rolls)" should go in Thanatos' post, not The_Bear's.

'Cause that's the way Freddie Mercury would want it.

Edit: Now the part everyone likes to sing!

I see a little puny glimmer of a chance,
Whatcha got? Whatcha got? How can we survive this?
Wizard casts ball lightning, 5d6 electrical!
Look we�re winning! Look we�re winning!
Look we�re winning! Look we�re winning!
Look we�re winning! Now let�s go! What a scroll!
Random encounters are very tiring
But we�re rewarded with some precious leveling.
Now we can kill much worse monstrosities!
Hey what�s that, over there? maybe a mind-flayer?
Illithid! Whoa! I think we better go-yeah let�s go!
Illithid! I think we better go-yeah let�s go!
Illithid! I think we better go-yeah let�s go!
I think we better go-yeah let�s go!
I think we better go-yeah let�s go!
Go, go, go, go, go, go, whoa!
Man, he�s gaining, he�s so gaining! Hey, is Haste a spell you know?

Rhyos · 03-09-2005, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaiRai

You should ask Rhyos to sing it for you. Yes, you should.

Woahwoahwaitwotcha. Me? Sing? I do Sinatra-esque. =B
And it'll probably be a week before my voice gets back up to snuff. Change in seasons = nasty head stuff. This morning, I woke up with my mouth completely dry. I tried to clear it, and I swear, I ripped something. >_<

Thanatos · 03-10-2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaiRai

You should ask Rhyos to sing it for you. Yes, you should.

I've been actually singing it to my friends. When my voice holds out. Oh btw, almost all the lines if sung propperl fit the syllables

03-06-2005, 04:25 PM	#1
Red Mage Black Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Where the Sun isn't so warm. Posts: 2,673	Creating a song I am creating a D&D Rhapsody or Role Playing Rhapsody using the beat of Bohemian Rhapsody. It goes like this: This is the real life It's also fantasy Not in a landslide An escape from reality. Take a roll of your dice Check your attack and see is it a failure? Or a natural 20. I need help in making this better. ((NOTE: I will give credit to all those that help me create this song.))

03-06-2005, 06:52 PM	#2
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	This looks like fun. I'll work out some lyrics and get back to you. If no one's posted by then, I'll edit this post. EDIT: and here's the full intro. I got rid of the landslide part because it made no sense. This is the real life It's also fantasy Let's play some tonight, an escape from reality. Take a roll of your dice Check your attack and see Is it a failure? Did you roll a twenty? Because sometimes you hit, sometimes you don't Try again, saving throw. Anyway the dice rolls, determines if you win or flee, Or flee. I started on the rest, but the lyrics were making fun of gamers, so I'll start on the rest later with a fresh mind. You do want this to be more of an ode than a satire, right? Second edit: See that thing about a natural twenty? No? That's because I changed it to match the original meter. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako. Last edited by phil_mike; 03-09-2005 at 03:02 PM.

03-07-2005, 05:44 PM	#3
*RaiRai* Check mate. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Down your pants. Posts: 2,210	You might want to work on the syllables in the sentences there. Although they read well, if you sing the words along with the actual song, it's hard to fit it all in without it sounding a little odd. Is it a failure? Or a natural 20? - Unless it sounds better than when I sing it, it's kind've hard to roll that off the tongue to the tune set. Good work so far though, guys. __________________ I AM FURIOUS

03-08-2005, 12:24 AM	#4
The_Bear Using the same avatar since 2003 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nobody reads this line. Posts: 759	DM, a missed my save. Didn't mean to roll a 1. Becuase you know that's just no fun. DM, the game had just begun. And now my PC goes away. Dm, oweo. (any way the dice rolls) I don't want to die, but I'll be back with another PC tomorrow. Carry on, carry on, as if my guts didn't splatter. __________________ Why yes, I am tehmazing. Thank you for noticing.

03-08-2005, 05:02 PM	#5
Thanatos High Priest of the Llama Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellvidia Posts: 327	Too late our clerics gone no more gp to revive somehow I thought he would survive But then he's just a cleric Not very strong its true Now the party will have to make do DM oo oo oo Not another CR 5 I don't think we can beat it on our own oo oo oo oo oo oo __________________ So says the church of the Mod!!

03-08-2005, 08:20 PM	#6
Red Mage Black Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Where the Sun isn't so warm. Posts: 2,673	thanks phil_mike,The_Bear, and Thanatos. I'll present the whole thing when we're done with this. The credit goes to all of your guys, even RaiRai.

03-09-2005, 01:58 PM	#7
*RaiRai* Check mate. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Down your pants. Posts: 2,210	You should ask Rhyos to sing it for you. Yes, you should. __________________ I AM FURIOUS

03-09-2005, 03:10 PM	#8
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	While singing along to the lyrics we've written so far with the actual song playing, I found that "(any way the dice rolls)" should go in Thanatos' post, not The_Bear's. 'Cause that's the way Freddie Mercury would want it. Edit: Now the part everyone likes to sing! I see a little puny glimmer of a chance, Whatcha got? Whatcha got? How can we survive this? Wizard casts ball lightning, 5d6 electrical! Look we�re winning! Look we�re winning! Look we�re winning! Look we�re winning! Look we�re winning! Now let�s go! What a scroll! Random encounters are very tiring But we�re rewarded with some precious leveling. Now we can kill much worse monstrosities! Hey what�s that, over there? maybe a mind-flayer? Illithid! Whoa! I think we better go-yeah let�s go! Illithid! I think we better go-yeah let�s go! Illithid! I think we better go-yeah let�s go! I think we better go-yeah let�s go! I think we better go-yeah let�s go! Go, go, go, go, go, go, whoa! Man, he�s gaining, he�s so gaining! Hey, is Haste a spell you know? __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako. Last edited by phil_mike; 03-10-2005 at 10:36 AM. Reason: removed an extra "Illithid! I think we better go-yeah let�s go!"