The art of failure


My players never fails to surprise me in finding new ways to miss obvious things. To makes things interesting I will here present funny things about the campaign. Please write in the guestbook if any score is wrong or if I have forgotten any event.
Hall of fame (stupidity)
Who is the king of stupid mistakes?

Alexander Bard Justarious Pi Maritox Gedeon Skelo Elsire Pheron Cvalindlir Ayillion Dartis Indariox


Current Results
Hall of fame (laughter)
Who is king of funny mistakes?

Alexander Bard Justarious Pi Maritox Gedeon Skelo Elsire Pheron Cvalindlir Ayillion Dartis Indariox


Current Results

Rydoz

Session 1
1) The group is looking for a mercenary called Oswum Tibe. They know that he was expelled from the knights of Zentaharion 19 years ago. Without hesitating the group attack.

Style: 100% {They win against a level 19 enemy without any cheating from my side}
Stupidity: 20% {Well it was the first session so they have some clearence}
Time of revalation: The group at the end of session 1

2) The Mandelotz priest is assinated at the Inn but the group doesn't check why or what valuable items he got

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 60%
Time of revalation: Session 2 by the group

Session 2
3) Gedeon try to fool the Mandelotz priest that he got the codekey from a destroyed wagon when he is suposed to sell it. The problem is that the wounded priest is in temple and that the priest has heard what really took place at the Inn from the cityguard.

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%
Time of revalation: Session 2 by the group

Session 4

4) Trying to kill the sleeping demon in the Impedeon ruin with miner tools

Style: 100% {The succeded to get a killing hit before the monster woke up}
Stupidity: 100% {I only say why?}
Time of revalation: Session 4 by the group

5) Alexander trying to attune to the cursed bottle

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30% {The priestess of Dynia sensed evil in it}
Time of revalation: Session 4 by Alexander when the lighting bolt hit him

6) Gedeon betting that the stone monster from the Impedia war (100 000 years ago) would loose against the earth golem

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100% {Please come on, the GM is me...}
Time of revalation: Session 4 by the group when the Nargorn slaughtered the earth golem

7) The groups have got the impedia map that is the result of the Dynia prophecy but they don't check the meaning of this or how they could find this item in the way they did.

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%
Time of revalation: I give up...you will obviously not ever get it.

Session 5
8) The fact that Dylak and Yldak is anagrams of Kylad

Style: 0%
Stupitity 20% {This one was obviously harder to solve than I thought}
Time of revalation: Session 11-12 by Maritox

9) The GM that thought that Pyrox Tridon may not know anything about the Crelidon des Artox

Style: 0%
Stupitity 100% {Sorry Justarius, I don't know what I was thinking about}
Time of revalation: much to late

10) Alexander that asked what Pelelia felt throu the Luthonion link during the dagger incident but didn't react when Petelia told him that his mind felt just lonely and depressed before and AFTER the event.

Style: 0%
Stupitity 100% {Dead persons are usualy dead and not depressed}
Time of revalation: Session 16 by the group

11) Alexander that didn't think about the possibillity of Fyrol Angladon as a shapechanger.

Style: 0%
Stupitity 100% {I say that something must be fake to explain the mystery but he still assumes that it must have been the true Angladon}
Time of revalation: Session 12 by Gedeaon, Session 16 by the group

12) Pheron that allways fly up into the air when he is to attack anybody and is hit by attacks. The skill Acrobatics could help a bit...

Style: 100% {Many funny events}
Stupidity: 60% {Could have asked what is important in respect to flying instead of doing trial and error}
Time of revalation: the third time or so

13) Gedeon that steals the medallion but assinates the owner afterwards anyway

Style: 100% {He is suposed to be a charcter that easily get's into trouble but perhaps this says more about the player...}
Stupidity: 0%
Time of revalation: Directly afterwards

Session 6
14) The group that fails to recognize the importance of checking up the place the Kondagi was hidden inside

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%
Time of revalation: Session 7 by the group when they came to be place following other leads

15) The group that was surprised that you need mounted combat to fight while riding

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30%
Time of revalation: N/A

Session 7
16) The groups that without any thoughts tells Encralion about Impedeon

Style: 100% {The answer on how Encralion learns about this is that the group tells him 10 years before I meant it to happen!}
Stupidity: 20%
Time of revalation: N/A

17) The groups try to explain everything at the council meeting.

Style: 80% {That somebody can get everything so wrong}
Stupidity: 30% {The ones that speaks should at least know what we wants to say even if it not right}
Time of revalation: Seconds before it was to late by Alexander

Session 8
18) Maritox try to make Zonar reveal himself

Style: 100% {The player knows Zonar from earlier campaigns and it is so close to his character that I must forgive him}
Stupidity: 10%
Time of revalation: N/A

19) Cvalindlir that misses to check up the leads about Zomloth

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100% {You got a paper that told you about what persons you should speak to before the session}
Time of revalation: Session 9 by Alexander

20) To ask the crew of the ship about Idok Trepe and reveal that the Guild of Magic wants him

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 40% {It is a ship with a crew of 40 people and the purpose is???}
Time of revalation: N/A

21) The group learns what Creliodon did research about Isbinladin conncetions to Hygion but doesn't check up what this or what the knights of Zenatharion knows.

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%
Time of revalation: I give up...you will obviously not ever get it.

Session 10
22) The group buys a treasue map without checking what country or part of the world it shows

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 60%
Time of revalation: Directly afterwards

23) Gregg that didn't ask Fyrol Iglion about the things he should recognize from his background

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%
Time of revalation: Session 12 by Gregg

24) The group that didn't connect the events in Kar with the timeline

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%
Time of revalation: Not found yet {It is starting to get urgent}

25) The groups questions to Marido before they reliazed whom he was

Style: 100% {Very funny}
Stupidity: 0%
Time of revalation: Directly afterwards

26) Trusting the begger

Style: 100% {Very funny since it is Moglesh that has tormented the group in three campaigns in a row now}
Stupidity: 100%{You make my work to easy...}
Time of revalation: When the begger starts walking around with an arrow in his head

27) The reason why the blue light around the wolf was good and why the gnomes cared and knew something about it.

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 20%{I admitt that it not that obvious}
Time of revalation: Not found yet {It is starting to get urgent}

Session 11
28) Gedeon that gives back the scroll so that the Syruth followers knows what to do

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%{Steal the important scroll not borrow it the order said}
Time of revalation: Session 11

29) The meaning of Sa'ting'il'athor

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%{It is so obvious but I have heard nothing that sugests that anyone has solved it}
Time of revalation: Not sure {It is starting to get urgent}

30) The death of Zomloth

Style: 100% {Really funny}
Stupidity: 0%
Time of revalation: N/A

Session 12
31) Pi proving that you can miss exactly everything important in campaign

Style: 100% {Really funny}
Stupidity: 100% {It doesn't get worse}
Time of revalation: When the group couldn's stop laughing

32) The identity of the commander of dragons

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100%{This one is also fairly obvious}
Time of revalation: Not found yet except by one of the players at session 17 {It is starting to get urgent}

Session 13
33) Pi accepting the magic ring without questions

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30%{Sure people use to give away magic items just because you promise to go to a special place}
Time of revalation: Session 13

34) The court session in the dreamworld

Style: 100% {That was really fun}
Stupidity: 0%{I couldn't have done it better}
Time of revalation: Session 13

35) The truth about the artifact creature of Irama

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30%{It may be that such creature exists but it was the false Angladon that told the group and the powers differ greatly from what Irama is known to use}
Time of revalation: Session 18-19 by the group

36) Alexander, Pi and the group missing the importance of the ring until it was almost to late

Style: 0% {With 100% for Alexander that picks up the chair}
Stupidity: 40%
Time of revalation: N/A

36b) That the identity of the bull was Ztown
Style: 0%
Stupidity: 0%
Time of revalation: Maritox by session 14

Session 14
37) That it is Harmon Harx that will be the new commander of the knights of Zenatharrion

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 1% {This one is very hard...or is it really?}
Time of revalation: By the group at the end of session 19

38) The group missing that the man from Ardezia planned to frame them for the thefts of the medallions

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30%
Time of revalation: Session 15

Session 15
39) The discussion with Dalgro Embuil in Arcadia

Style: 60%
Stupidity: 1%
Time of revalation: N/A...but some have really bad memories

Session 16
40) The group don't getting why they had problems finding anything on Te'Pez, a ranger might help....

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 20%
Time of revalation: N/A

41) The fact that the group has not figured out who is the real evil mastermind (or rather the most evil mstermind)

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 60% {but 100% for the characters who have forgotten the important leads}
Time of revalation: Session 21 by the group. It is the false Angaldons master Zaban and possibly the fake oriental god Hachiman

42) The truth about the elemental guardians (Ztown, Scarpia, Marg,Wezar)

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 40%
Time of revalation: Not found yet but the group i starting to realize things {It is starting to get urgent}

43) The truth about the planar anchor

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 20% {I did really surpise you there didn't I?}
Time of revalation: Session 17

44) The truth about what waits at the Kondagion

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 20% {A very good surpise for the group}
Time of revalation: Session 19

Session 17
45) Maritox knocking Alexander and refusing to listen to the other players

Style: 100%
Stupidity: 0%
Time of revalation: N/A

46) Maritox trying to lie to the trolls with zero ranks in dupeing

Style: 50%
Stupidity: 50%
Time of revalation: N/A

Session 18
47) The fact that after the group have spended ages in talking about "the shapechagenr of Irama that was sended after Fasroth" (that the false Fyrol spoke about) but they still can't come up with anything to ask the trolls, that must by logic be the true experts about Irama.

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 10%
Time of revalation: N/A

48) The group finds that Hargun has captured the castle in Wyn and they see 80 bowmens but never check if there are as many on all sides of the castle.

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100% {There was men on all sides but much less than 80. My thought was that the group should sneak into the castle from the backside and combat Hargun...}
Time of revalation: N/A

Session 19
49) The group encounter Isbinladins scientists but doesn't question if they are telling the truth until many minuts later

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 40% {Their story doesn't make sense with the information from the Guild of magic and that must mean that Encralion is the big bad guy...or perhaps not}
Time of revalation: N/A

50) The group encounter 80 fighters and chooses to charge. To make things worse only one player is bright enough to get that you should parry to avoid beeing cut down directly

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100% {Can't you plan a little? I mean there are two ways inside. You are a group very capable of defend yourself in small corridors but chooses grand melee against 80 men???}
Time of revalation: N/A

51) The group fights 80 fighters and take the damage they deserve but do anyone use their fatepoints to avoid lethal criticals??? (The NPC that has fatepoints does it in case anyone is interested but since none have combat awarness or makes rapid observations the groups doesn't notice it)

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 100% {No explanations may excuse this stupidity}
Time of revalation: N/A

52) The reason why Ztown comes and saves the group

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 1%
Time of revalation: Not found yet {but many players do got very good insight in how it happen}
Session 20

53) Falling for the duping by the false ranger

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 60% {Why would I add a group of unimportant rangers out in nowhere}
Time of revalation: Session 20 by the group

54) Pi walking into the circle of light

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30% {You make my work to easy}
Time of revalation: N/A

Session 21
55) The truth about the waterdevils in Mydak
Style: 0%
Stupidity: 1% {It is a bit complex}
Time of revalation: Not found yet

56) What Lewy wants the ring for

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 20%
Time of revalation: The group session 24

Session 22
57) The secret of the deep hole in Mogrim's lair

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 1% {It is a bit complex}
Time of revalation: Not found yet

58) The identity of the old man

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30% for new players 100% for veterans {chaos campaign}
Time of revalation: Session 22 by Alexander, 23 rest of the group

59) The chaos when the group got the bowl

Style: 50% {You survived}
Stupidity: 10% {Not the most simple solution}
Time of revalation: N/A

Session 23
60) The identity of the man in blue clothes

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 0% for new players 100% for veterans {chaos campaign}
Time of revalation: Session 23 by Alexander, not found by the group

61) Come up with that water will help the man in blue that is boiling hot

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 40% {It is very obvious}
Time of revalation:N/A

62) The real identity of Idil Man

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 50% for new players 100% for veterans {chaos campaign}
Time of revalation: Not sure

62) How the black mirrors work

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 0% {It is very complex}
Time of revalation: Not found yet

Session 24
63) The group not checking for followers until the plan that depend on stealth is under execution

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 30% {What kind of beginers are you?}
Time of revalation: N/A

64) The group not checking the followers or trying to escape them

Style: 0%
Stupidity: 60%
Time of revalation: N/A

65) The great plan to pretend that Ram Lewy is prisoner of the Petelia temple

Style: 10% {A perfectly executed plan}
Stupidity: 100% {Hard to come with a better way to motivate the mob to attack the temple}
Time of revalation: N/A

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