Our DM passed away a few weeks ago. Ive been reminiscing about the games we played and Ive been remembering one of my favorite characters of his.For my very first campaign (2e AD&D) he made a human fighter named Pierce Preston Yorkford The Fourth. Wore no armor and fought with an estoc. He had a 2% per level of resisting any magical effect. His notable accomplishments were>jumping infront of a red dragon's breath attack (and making his magic resistance) to save a half drow/elf princess>getting stabbed in the heart before killing a death knight and taking its cursed sword which kept him 'alive' while slowly corrupting him>purified himself by swimming in a green river at the bottom of a grand canyon>courted the half drow princess and training her as his cohort>repelling a massive undead invasion and slaying their lich king>gave up part of his soul to save the half drow princess after an explosion nearly killed her>marrying the princess and later having 2 half elf children with her>breaking the back of a massive orc horde>murdered another PC after she put a demon in his infant daughter in exchange for power (and to cure her blindness)>traveled the astral sea searching for a way to seperate the demonic essence woven into his daughter's soul>saved an angel and a succubus from a perverted wizard that merged them together>met Bastet and played with millions of cats before taking three for himself and his childrenSorry for the blog post. I just wanted to share some of my memories of a great friend. If anyone has any favorite stories I would love to hear them.
No offence, but how old are people here if they experience people of their age groul dying? I'm almost 30 and never had someone my age die.
>>96628301My cousin kys'd when he was 18 and I'm 2 years olderIt happens
>>96627325I'm sorry to hear that, mate. Sounds like you two had some good times together, and what a classic campaign.I've had a lot of great moments with my group but I feel like most of the best ones don't necessarily make for good stories. They're too dependent on the atmosphere and the moment.
>>96628301Count yourself lucky. Had plenty of peers die when I was in my teens and early 20s.
>>96628301I watched someone die while I was sitting at the gaming table and I was in my 20s.
>>96628518RIP. Apparently I have suicide cases in my family too. You never see it coming.>>96629302Yeah, I guess. The only person my age I know was a gigantic guy a year younger than me and he got pulmonary embolism. What a horrible way to die, but due to his size it was obvious he wasn't meant for a long life.>>96629340Brutal. I guess sometimes people just drop dead.
>>96629365I used to play a lot of kitchen table MTG with my cousin but I haven't really played at all in the 15 years since he died
>>96628301I had a classmate in highschool commit suicide when the teachers/police spooked him a bit too much. He was caught showing a video on his phone to his friends of him having sex with his girlfriend, and they warned him that he could go to jail for that. Something in his mind just snapped and he walked off the rooftop of a nearby parking garage.Had two classmates in college who were raped and killed when they were on vacation in Germany. One was raped and strangled to death. The other tried to help her, but was picked up and thrown off a cliff.
>>96627325RIP DMF>>96628518>>96629302>>96629340>>96628518quintessential american experience
>>96629985>quintessential american experienceYou don't even know >>96629365>Brutal. I guess sometimes people just drop dead.Nah, one of the players shot him.
>>96628301OP here. Im in my early thirties but my friend was 38, almost 39. Found him on his back porch. According to the coroner it was a heart attack. Cant say i was too surprised. He wasnt the healthiest person and in the last two weeks he was telling us the doctors diagnosed him with high blood pressure but were kinda twiddling their thumbs about treatment.
