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[@duskblade1119]

I wonder if the player killing everyone with a wish was his way of getting the DM called out on his BS. Giving everyone else a reason to hate that DM is a good way to make sure they don't give him a chance to do it again.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

duskblade1119 That might be the case, I don’t know though

[@annabella1650]

Honestly that sounds like the sort of thing I’d do as well, given the amount of player targeting he got up to.

[@theskyisteal8346]

Also may have perfectly in character to eliminate all rivals

[@rollfortales3069]

This sort of Epic Campaign leads people to be competitive, and being the only table left standing is a good way to make sure you won. So I don't think he did it to get back at the DM, it was just a pleasant side effect.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Roll For Tales Unfortunately you’re probably right

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

DM: You have chosen a background that marginally annoys me. I shall give you the swingiest magic item in the game in hopes that you will DIE FOR HAVING THE WRONG BACKGROUND. WhAt? ThE sWiNgIeSt MaGiC iTeM sWuNg In ThE pLaYeR's FaVoR??? HoW cOuLd ThIs HaVe HaPpEnEd?!?!?!

[@petertoye314]

Heart of the cards.

[@TheWaslijn]

@@petertoye314 Belive in the Heart Of The Cards, Skibbles!

[@Michaeljack81sk]

The whole party should have revolted the moment Naraz was cursed with that Arm. No saving throw and no way of removing it? Screw that DM!

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Michaeljack Seriously, probably the most bullshit way to die I’ve ever heard of

[@duskgaming18]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 Yeah, they should've said something after the whole "After having to kill our own party member, the doors opened" part, cause it would've been clear after a while that the DM is being a jerk, cause OP did state "No matter how many times we put the Suits of Armor down...they kept getting back up." Which sorta implies they done so numerous times and had probably lost count of how many times they killed the Armor Sets

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Dusk Gaming Seriously (I’m OP btw, not gonna lie)

[@annabella1650]

Especially given that the DM noped every idea to get him out the armour. A DM should never offer up a problem without some sort of solution if the party is going to have to go through it, given that a big part of D&D is problem solving.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Anna Bella Yeah

[@MartinBlackArcano]

ThatDM: I am... inevitable \*snap does nothing\* Kenku: And I... am... Skibbles \*pulls card\*

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Rune This comment is perfection

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

I'M BATMAN

[@coranbaker6401]

You have to wonder where he heard someone say that.😅

[@XavierMcQueen]

I like to imagine because it’s a Kenku, the first part is said in RDJs voice and then Skibbles is said in a giggly squawking sound.

[@lloydalvarez2819]

YUGIOH OST STARTS PLAYING*

[@bioticninja2170]

“My friend brought with him his *Githyanki Necromancer names Naraz Graylich that he played in a Halloween mini epic...”* Hold up... this is a sequel story?

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

BioticNinja Yes, yes it is actually

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

Yes and a damn good story it is

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Mikhail The Greatest Dragon Thanks

[@EchoMirage72]

Yeah I thought I remembered that character correctly.

[@sharkdentures3247]

Yeah, it was one of the 1st videos from this channel that I ever saw.

[@lockskelington314]

Where was the Moderators with those invincible armors?!

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Moko Arc Good question

[@liamdalemon1525]

uhh... what was the puzzle there??? did they have to knock both of the suits at the same time? why did the armour just drop after someone got killed? is this a puzzle where you have to stay alive for a number of rounds? THIS IS DARTH VADER LEVELS OF "OH SO *NOW* THE DOOR OPENS!"

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Liam da Lemon! Basically nobody could escape the room until someone died

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Liam da Lemon! Fun puzzle right?

[@liamdalemon1525]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 okay how to beta the puzzle. cast dispel magic on the armour to rid the enchantment. then BREAK THE DOORS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!!

[@dejaquejarmeunrato686]

The instant the DM pulled the BS armor curse, the players should've complained instantly. If I was one of the player, I would've left the table on the spot. No DnD is better than bad DnD

[@annabella1650]

Remember people, screaming judge is not just for MtG, it works in D&D as well and helps keep DMs honest.

[@f145hr3831jr]

@@annabella1650 You have no idea what you're talking about: asking a dishonest DM to be honest will only get you banned from the table and ostracized. This player was just lucky.

[@haroldwilbert4377]

@@f145hr3831jr You have no idea what you're talking about. It was a multi group event with many other DMs present. The one who was actually acting shitty would have been the one to have the hammer drop on them.

[@50fable50]

@@f145hr3831jr It is one DM versus a table of players. Worst case the Moderator would just say "Continue without the armor curse or possibility of armor curse." Then they could ask a 3rd party person to verify which side.

[@annabella1650]

@FlashRebel Not in a multi-group game where there are a large number of other DMs, all of whom have some idea of how the game is meant to go. If the armour wasn’t used in other games being played and hadn’t been okayed by the other DMs, they would say remove it. The point of competitive D&D is that all groups face the same potential dangers. And even in a normal group you can point out to the other players that something is amiss, see their reactions and work from there. DMs do not have ultimate power unless you let them. A DM cannot DM without a group, so if they start causing trouble you just have convince other players maybe it’s not worth the headache trying to work with that DM.

[@scottmefford6917]

Targeting a character simply for having the foresight to choose an advantageous background is pure spiteful BS.

[@muchotexto4248]

Punished for thinking

[@mondenkindqueen]

In universe, why wouldn’t an archaeologist go into a dwarven ruin? Someone just got a bug up their butt.

[@ckali8702]

This is crab 🦀 🦀 doesn’t bully players 🦀doesn’t make 1 person immensely powerful while the others are left with nothing 🦀removes toxic players 🦀 is a crab Be more like 🦀

[@noelhann5262]

Cheese Burger I don’t know how to do that last one

[@thekenyonsquad5672]

well, i have 3 of the 4 down. I really need to work on removing toxic players.

[@twilightnight6283]

We need more crabs🦀🦀🦀.

[@lvlHive]

@@noelhann5262 Are you saying you aren't a Crab in a Human Mech?

[@noelhann5262]

@@lvlHive hey, come on, we agreed we’d keep that on the down low

[@novadselir1068]

DM : Roll for your death Player: I got 3 wishes Dm: Umm can w.. Player: You should've gone for the head(snap).

[@muchotexto4248]

"You feared the knowledgeful, but you should've aimed at me." "As my wish, I will make them all dissapear and you'll walk with them."

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Yeah, that DM was *way* out of line. They clearly never got the memo that D&D is *not* players vs DM; that or they just wanted to flex their non-power for a while. I have a fun story about the Deck of Many Things myself. I may have to make a Reddit account and submit it to the Critcrab sub-reddit.

[@CJVale]

I would say that it's not Players vs DM unless it's a unanimous agreement between players and dm that that is the game they want to play

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Rex Plays Fair point, I suppose.

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

@@CJVale That's like playing competitive hangman

[@MiraTheWarlock]

DM: I'm gonna destroy this characters whole career- Player: REVERSE UNO CARD

[@liamdalemon1525]

literally!

[@rararasputin8608]

Boom... *Survives deadly rolls.* Bam *Gets the axe.* bop *resurrects his dracolich homie.* Badabop boom pow. *Ends the epic.*

[@DHTheAlaskan]

Why the hell go after someone just for taking the archeologist background? That has to be the third most petty reason I have seen a DM target a player.

[@Grandpharaoh91]

What're the first two?

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

I wanna know the other 2 reasons

[@patchmoulton5438]

I three would like to be bestowed with this knowalge

[@AmaryInkawult]

What were the other two reasons? What are you keeping secret?

[@DHTheAlaskan]

Okay since internet just got restored to my area I can finally answer. 1. Because I wouldn't buy the DM cigarettes. 2. Because the DM wanted a guy to not outshine his favorite PC.

[@duskgaming18]

Now, I haven't seen the Deck of Many Things used personally, but I know Online, it comes with a warning. *"Caution: Use at Your Own and Everyone Else's Risk. Use of the Deck of Many Things can lead to Character/Party/Campaign/Universe Ending Effects. Such Effects Include (But are Not Limited to):* *Players getting Multiple Wishes* *An Avatar of Death itself coming to kill a PC* *Levels/EXP Being Lost* *Summoning of Powerful High Level Monsters* *The Players getting a Monster Invested Keep* *And so many more that can ruin the Campaign you had planned, or ruin the fun and enjoyment of the Party.* *If Party should come into contact with The Deck of Many Things, tell them Out of Character just how screwed they might be if they choose to draw from the Deck, if they are unaware or haven't drawn already. Convince them to sell the Cursed Object to someone and promise a large sum of Gold as a reward for ridding themselves of said object. Find a way to take the Deck if necessary, try to rid the Players of it ASAP. If all else fails, Retcon the Deck away, there is no Shame.*

[@chadsmith8966]

Dusk Gaming the Deck of Many Things is best for one shots. Never for campaigns. You’re just asking for trouble. Edit: though anyone who is inclined to use the Deck of Many Things in their campaign, study and scrutinize each and every card. You should with each one ask yourself, “How much is this going to break the campaign? Will the players enjoy this? What should stay and what should go? How much should I supplement and homebrew?”

[@DaxterL]

@@chadsmith8966 I reworked some of the bad ones in my homebrew and i'm only itching to use it. But what's weird is that in the "warning" one of the good cards that gives your party a keep they can keep if they rid it off monster as a bad thing.... how? What? in what world? It's the most innocent thing. And i go by what Matt Colville said in his video "if you don't let your party have a wish at a point they stumble upon the deck of many things, then what are you doing?"

[@That80sGuy1972]

My campaigns have custom Decks of Many Things. I do have just as many bad cards as good ones but my homebrew ones tend to derail campaigns/worlds less often.

[@DaxterL]

@@That80sGuy1972 I really want to use my version. For example one of the campaign breaking, the insta death variety, is donjon which strips you naked and sends your ass off to some guarded place. Well i made it so that for the next 8 hours the card hovers in the air and when a different creature touches it, it opens up a portal near the place where the character is being held.

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@DaxterL I think the idea is that 1, It'll be a bitch and a half to clear out, which could result in PC deaths, and 2, it'll give the players a home base, which they may not be suitable for the campaign.

[@silversuper3]

DM: I am inevitable Skibbles: and I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@muchotexto4248]

Skibbles: "No longer. My wishes are your commands."

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Just saying: One of those wishes could have been to bring back the necromancer at the start.

[@wargrizzero5158]

Jinx Dragon I think the player already left.

[@zeroaxlkun]

The player had left some time ago, so not really any reason to do that anymore

[@strategicarchitect869]

I'm not even mad at the player, considering how much of a jerk the DM was and kept targeting one player? Yeah, I'd have gotten the guy a drink--even if I was someone from one of the other factions. BTW, why did you set fire to the editor Critcrab?

[@Nyghtking]

I would be pissed, initially at the player but then at the DM for even having the possibility of the outcome, and then for the DM for the bs when it comes to light.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Seriously, why is the editor on fire?

[@Nyghtking]

@@HighOctane01 Yup, people tend not to use it because it tends to be the item that causes most games to go off the rails.

[@Arcanyum]

as soon as I saw this story on the subreddit I knew you would cover it

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Arcanyum It’s like a accident that looks horrible but it’s just so fascinating to look at.

[@Arcanyum]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 I know right?! And also made me want to play an epic someday

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Arcanyum I personally don’t wanna play an epic after this

[@Marshadow01]

Professionals have standards Be polite(ish) Be efficient Have a plan to meet all your enemies And kill them

[@RDPendleton]

After giving the player a Deck of Many Things: I shouldn't have done that. I should NOT have done that.

[@Vidkid131]

If I remember correctly, the excerpts for wish specifically give examples of those sorts of wishes backfiring. For instance, wishing for someone to die just shoots you forward in time to when they were dead or wishing for an item will teleport you to the current holder of said item. That sort of thing. This DM was so absolutely horrendous at achieving his goal of killing his players in the most inglorious ways imaginable that when given the chance to, by the players own actions, remove them from the game entirely, he chose to be the one DM in recent history to actually take an "I win" wish at its intent rather than it's specific wording...

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Yeah it baffles me how this dm was trying to kill Skibbles yet he didn’t try to screw him over with his wish, has this guy never read that spell?

[@jacthing1]

I mean if you want to get into semantics he wished for everyone not there that wasn't a part of their faction to be killed not die. Which implies to me at least, a more... unnatural death then just shunting yourself forward in time until they all are dead. Like say they all are suddenly stabbed by their own swords or something

[@Crowscythe13]

You hate to see Naraz the man who out smarted a group of paladins get unjustly killed off like that

[@lostbutfreesoul]

I can't believe I am saying this, as one should never just target a player.... Buuuuuuuuuut if you are going to target a player... don't do it with random tables !

[@Bandedcookie]

Once had a DM who thought that putting "The deck of many things" in the game, would be a fun change of pace. My sorceror drew one card....Drew the KEY. Dm had me roll to see what item i got. Staff of the Magi, for a level 5 sorceror...... Broke his campaign in half with that damn thing. Combat was a joke. I melted scores of enemies in a single turn.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Bandedcookie That’s why the deck should only be used for high levels

[@Bandedcookie]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 Or to end a campaign. One other time i saw the deck used, Talons was drawn, and wiped out a level 15's entire gear set. He quit the game.

[@jimmyteeling737]

The part about the rooms being filled with illusions reminded me of your necromancer story from a couple days ago. It wouldve been really cool if those stories happened to be in the same dnd event

[@omergeffen581]

I really think it is the same

[@evangeloszachariou1328]

It is not the same event. It is the same Necromancer though.

[@duskblade1119]

Considering that it was a Githyanki Necromancer that was used in a Halloween epic (just like the story you mentioned) who brought the deck of illusions, it was probably the same guy.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

It was the same guy

[@oniminikui]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 Because it was you! =P

[@SymbioteMullet]

Critcrab appears to have human hands. Is he really a crab?

[@marcelokuster9117]

i guess he just went like Remy from ratatouille and found some human to control

[@samilamby]

EVERYTHING IS A LIE

[@leeboyles4480]

How dare you insult our king by implying he isn't a crab, I shall be smite you for this transgression

[@Fanimati0n]

That was his minion showing off the dice

[@CritCrab]

Two words. Human. Minion.

[@noneyabizness4634]

"Do you have too much money and too little dice? Nope, but that won't stop you from buying more anyways!" Too true lmfao

[@jacobwatson7855]

The product is way to expensive in my opinion as it seems to be 99$ for while yes nice looking dice l, dice that just really shouldn't cost so much.

[@chavhunter86]

There not even good dice

[@chavhunter86]

True that game is crap

[@spartanhawk7637]

A small price for the Axe of Dwarvenkind.

[@FishAnvil]

Wait that's the same guy who killed the paladins

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

XAIE the 3rd Yes actually

[@itisALWAYSR.A.]

i just thought this... story sounded very familiar lol

[@FishAnvil]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 i didn't ask a question..?

[@DsiakMondala]

@@FishAnvil No you didn't.

[@johnnysizemore5797]

Notes from a NG Human idiot; Greetings from lovely Restenford! Scribble's story reminds me of my old Bardic companion. He could walk into a room full of arrow traps and walk out with only a tattered cloak to show that they'd gone off. When i asked him how he could be so lucky, he responded with this: "There are rules to Luck.Not everything is chance to the wise; Luck can be helped by skill." May your pantheon ever favor you(especially in these trying times), Baron Trevelyan of Restenford

[@CourierDan]

To the NG Baron: I've read some of the letters you have left on similar stories, and most I smile and nod. But your Bardic companion, how DID he survive the room of arrow traps? My own Bardic friend wishes to know so they can be prepared for such an occasion. Sincerely from a quiet forgotten inn, Courier Dan of Waterdeep

[@johnnysizemore5797]

To Courier Dan: From what i saw of him, my Bardic companion was very nimble&dexterous(he was very quick with his Rapier&Dagger) and thus managed to avoid the arrows entirely. Yours in Regards, Baron Trevelyan of Restenford

[@dajordanator]

You missed 2 cons for metal dice: louder, and magnets

[@stormisuedonym4599]

Did he mention the damage they do to tables? Because that one's important.

[@gramfero]

"professionals have standards" I believe that is the problem, PROFESSIONALS have standards, this creature aint a professional

[@LasagnaQueen]

That Thanos move was impressive, ngl I went "O.O BRUUUUH"

[@ThiagoOliveira-hk7ld]

Liked the video just for the sheer randomness on the promo, never change my beloved crustacean, never change

[@randyranderson690]

It's been my experience that as a DM if you don't target players, any problem player will usually end up dragon show by their own actions. Give them enough rope and all... As for someone creative like the Kenku, I would have enjoyed that. Being creative and smart in D&D should be cultivated unless a player is constantly trying to break the game by furiously thrusting his ego-cock into any loopholes they may find. Ingenuity is fine but pure game destroying fuckery on either side of the screen should not be tolerated.

[@FordPrefict42]

Am I the only person who heard Nelson, from the Simpson's, say, "Ha ha!"

[@fadeleaf845]

Not even Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde is as bad of an outburst as DMs realizing that a player knows anything about the adventure (be that the location, background lore, monster abilities or whatever).

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Wow thanks Critcrab for posting my story! I’ll message you on Reddit to confirm it’s me.

[@Konpekikaminari]

Took a while to find your comment Gotta say I'm happy that the DM was apparently put off DMing because the whole thing, especially the cursed armor, is one of the _biggest_ dick moves I've seen in D&D

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Itai Sprachman Yeah, not only was this guy just an asshole who targeted people, he was so incompetent that he didn’t even damage the guy he was after. Constantly throwing traps trying to kill a spell caster is a terrible idea because 9/10 times a front liner will trigger it.

[@Barterylane]

Liked this one, some of the worst DMs I have ever met tried to use the exact same trick. They seem to forget that the dreaded deck is an item of chance, not a confirmed TPK. It’s dreaded because SOMEONE is gonna get screwed over, not just the party, but possibly the DM instead.

[@easycheese6409]

Thank you for making the promo short and amusing.

[@petrusspinelli6661]

Professionals have standards *sniper theme starts playing*

[@adriannaranjo4397]

DM: "I am inevitable" Scibbles: "And I am Skibbles"

[@itisALWAYSR.A.]

HI INEVITABLE AND SKIBBLES, I'M DAD

[@crazercat]

I appreciate that you took time to professional hitman it up.

[@jal123me]

The add at the beginning ripped me right out of my (digital art) drawing session (I have you videos going on in the background as I draw cuz I love listening to them) and I had to rewatch the intro. I began to choke on air as I laugh my lungs up at the "please call the fire depar'-cut" part XD hahahahahah Thank you, your videos never cease to entertain me!

[@morecringe89]

There are so many weird things in this story, but there is one in specific that always grabs my attention. Why is always this sick competition to see who is smarter or better player? There are big issues in these kind of groups that professionals could help in a clinic or Hospital. Try to enjoy DND people, after all is just a game.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Because some people feel the need to compensate for their feelings of inferiority, which they sometimes earn because they're jerks in the first place.

[@demonderpz7937]

Because they wanna win

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@demonderpz7937 "win", see, you're not supposed to "win" DnD, especially if you're the DM.

[@Kaipyro67ALT]

@@demonderpz7937 "Winning" in D&D means you had fun. Beating the monster could mean winning or dying heroically could mean winning. Hell, blowing yourself up like an idiot could mean winning. As long as everyone laughs and has fun, you win. You don't win by trying to beat everyone else.

[@donb7519]

1. this story and the other guys strikes me as pretty bs and almost even more certainly fake than most stories from reddit and 2. if the story is true epics always struck me as the worst type of dnd that just betrays what modern dnd is and brings it back to wargaming trying to kill and beat the other teams

[@ramirezthesilvite]

Dude you got an Easy Roller sponsorship? Awesome! I bought a set a couple years ago, and they are my favorite dice ever. Still have the little case they came in.

[@alpactra1830]

That was an awesome way to promote your sponsor and make it funny at the same time!

[@jackling3138]

0:13 Ah shit the car broke, guess I am walking now.

[@Nazo-kage]

I’m now gaining just as much of an instinctual fear of the “deck of many things“ as I do reverence for a “bag of holding” and that’s just for the potential of what it could do to you. The deck of many things is the equivalent of throwing A roulette wheel in a game all about RNG. And I guess I just don’t understand this whole thing of DM’s targeting a single player for death, just play your story. Was it because, since he’s an archaeologist, to be in character he’d have to know about the history of this place and you didn’t want to go through the effort of trying to pull something out of your Butt because it’s obvious you didn’t think to put in the effort and minutia? Besides there are much better ways to take out characters. Using the dnd campaign I’m watching as an example: The DM had a character called a pigeonmancer, and was put on the spot by one of the players about what kind of products he sold thinking quickly she came up with a pigeon that looks like an over inflated water balloon, it was one of those creatures that you’re pretty sure if you could hear its voice it would be asking you to “kill....me...” The DM stated afterwards outside of the session, that she immediately regretted creating such a thing because she knew her brother (playing an orc that seem to like to collect birds.) was going to buy him. A couple of sessions later there’s a moment where the heroes need to catch up with a airship that has kidnapped the performers of an opera. In comes the pigeonmancer. He thinks he has a way to get them onto the ship and with the help of their bard is able to make a cry to bring all the pigeons that could hear it to them. The sun was suddenly blotted out as a giant dark cloud appeared over the horizon, as every pigeon within a 2 mile radius “outside“ the city and within came flying towards them scooping the team up and taking them to the airship. All while their cloud of birds are being shot at by friendly fire from the cities ballista‘s. The amount of birds holding them up rapidly begins to drop as they try to get closer and closer to the ship. The Ranger jumps on. The bard improvises a way on, The rogue just manages to get on clinging to the side of the ship. And the Orc it’s left with only one single pigeon valiantly flapping its Stubby little wings, the Poor pigeon he had bought previously. It manages to get him just close enough for him to jump before a ballista shot wings it. He watched one arm outstretched crying out to his pet. (and I’m not joking the DM started singing Ave Maria) And the poor water balloon like pigeon fell to the ground like a meteorite creating a decent size crater where it landed. When they had finally returned with the performers they had found that not only was all the damage to the city quickly repaired there had been a small crater in the entertainment district that has been filled up with concrete. And that would be how A DM could kill a character..... ..... but like what I would assume a good DM would do.... that wasn’t the end for that pigeon. Much later they were exploring the underdark, where they find that same pigeon. Not only did it not die on impact it apparently had found a mini portal to the underdark were it hit, where it was being worshiped as an arbiter of the god of the sun. Because to put it simply if you’re a good DM then you know how to make lemons it’s a solid gold bars of lore. (but in the end isn’t that just good storytelling in general?)

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Nazo- kage I guess the DM didn’t want to spoil anything about the ruins, so he wanted to kill Skibbles

[@Nazo-kage]

Khajiit In Skyrim except skibbles wasn’t the archaeologists, that was the guy who was killed because of the knight armor. The post didn’t give a reason for why the DM wanted to kill Skibbles.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Nazo- kage Skibbles was the archaeologist, Naraz was just the one who activated the trap

[@Nazo-kage]

Khajiit In Skyrim My mistake, I rewatch that part of the video. But even then the DM was still being a jackass by not allowing any means if freeing the guy from the armor.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Nazo- kage Absolutely

[@melonman6522]

Why'd he even try to get rid of the necromancer too? He didn't have a background that was good for the campaign.

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Justin Carson Naraz got killed because he did something that he shouldn’t, and it triggered the most BS trap imaginable

[@rafabuda0]

he tried to use the necromancer to kill the rogue. he had to kill one player to escape the armor and rogues generally have the least amount of health

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Rafael Iasbeck Dalcol Skibbles was a Warlock actually

[@rafabuda0]

@@khajiitinskyrim8874 my mistake then. although spellcasters tend to be the squishier of classes

[@khajiitinskyrim8874]

Rafael Iasbeck Dalcol Yeah

[@Sunnywastakentoo]

The deck of many things can end a game, but it never will.

[@annabella1650]

No it will end a game, but it’ll be the one you really don’t want ended.

[@lanteanboy]

well.... it DID end this game..... just not the way the DM expected

[@dddmemaybe]

@@lanteanboy player here honestly just wished for Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies as inverse dm rage.

[@meglancaster7665]

If you think about it, that barbarian got lucky when they got switched into Skibbles’ group

[@ninjaevxlilong]

Crit Crab: sponsors metal dice editor: why is the beach on fire?

[@Birch_ON]

Love the fact your using the Death Road to Canada soundtrack

[@michaelmorton5698]

I was running a half-elf sorcerer in 3e. One of the things I added to his inventory was a bag of marbles. This put a target on my character because the DM wanted to have my character slowly go insane every time he lost a marble. I had a different interpretation of what the marbles represented. My character was thrown into the role of party leader by another player, so naturally I played him as learning how to lead (he came from a military family and leadership was something you didn't shy from if offered. He was the only sorcerer in a family of mostly warriors ( there were a few clerics, a couple of rogues, and one knight in a prestigious group). He had to learn basic leadership in the field, so the loss of a marble (based on a percentile roll) to me indicated his growth as a leader. That's how I still play him as he is now also a rogue. He has lost four marbles in different locations in that time.

[@Raezeman]

"Of course not, but that won't stop you from buying more anyways" Ah, how well you know me CritCrab. How well you know us all...

[@TarsonTalon]

As for me personally, I'd use the Deck of Many Things as a plot point for something that happened outside the party's influence. For example, an evil dragon could have been fooled to draw from the deck, and ended up drawing 'Balance'. This ends up creating a lawful good chromatic dragon that the party can stumble across later, with potential for a role play encounter where the player characters have to figure out what to do with an infamous chromatic dragon that just happened to have a change of heart. Do they help the dragon? Kill the dragon? Run away and pretend they saw nothing? Lots of possibilities, and all of it stemming from using the Deck of Many Thing as a plot point, rather than an item meant for the party to receive.

[@tripple-a6031]

Come on, that's hilarious. The epic was almost over anyway and that is such a random way to go out with a bang. I would have laughed my ass off, even if I was one of the many guys who died.

[@Logan_Baron]

"Do you have too much money and too few dice? Of course not but that won't stop you from buying more dice" Damn, CritCrab knows me well.

[@bloodraven432]

From that moment on, Skibbles truly believed in the heart of the cards.

[@superbunnybun]

Also a pity that the really intelligent necromancer from a previous game was the first one to be a casulty

[@Ametisti]

Skibbles sounds like a totally adorable bringer of death.

[@christianholmskyum1403]

Jesus Christ, are we just gonna ignore the fucking best ad-read ever?

[@aspen1879]

That add was some of my favorite stuff you've done 😂

[@Bobbymaccys]

0:16 - 0:26 didn’t expect to be personally attacked like that

[@shadowsrose4978]

Ive had the DOMT used well in games I have run along with others ive played in. It was always a fun way to add a little random chaos to the game. I think the most insane one was when we had one of our team find an Axe that pulled a card every time the axe was used to attack. The DM controlled the effects so as not to become too over powered. We always played our games more light heartdly as a group. The rules were there as a guide and not strictly set in stone. No DM every tried to kill a member of the group. If anything they would give them every shot to scrape by with clever RP or thinking.

[@Promance2300]

Wow, they really went beyond the bounds of the wish spell.

[@BigPanda096]

Fucking hilarious how the dude just... Thanos snapped the entire game. For everyone.

[@CultOfJim]

I can understand not getting a save when you consciously do something like crawl into an Orb of Destruction in a known deathtrap tomb, or you put on the armor yourself immediately after it started attacking. For it to bind on a subject trying to destroy it, grapple check. Forced to do something you wouldn't, Will save, possibly penalized due to conditions, but you still get one.

[@TrueInvisible]

everyone who wasn't on the table got thanosed! MY FAVORITE MOMENT!

[@snakewithapen5489]

PC: DM: *so you have chosen... Death?*

[@lumiverinightstar228]

Never mess with a player who trusts in the heart of the cards! XD

[@Netherwolf6100]

Evil DM: Time to play God Dice God: Yeah that ain't happening

[@Mr.winlock]

Well I wasn't going to get more dice this month but the great (and sponsored) crab has spoken ROLLING TIME

[@JaxonHex]

DM: Draw yours last pathetic card so we can end this. Kaiku: My deck has no pathetic cards, but it does contain the moon card and i get three wishes. DM: That's impossible.

[@maxpepelotas2059]

I love when the cards/dice is on your side

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

Aww they killed that badass necromancer from the other story! What a bastard!

[@robinmansions2884]

I "love" how epic used to mean high-level characters doing massively over-the-top stuff and now just means a room with too many people and too much noise.

[@codysullivan2531]

Virtuous Pope intensifies as player screws over the DM massively with a single card pull.

[@movespammerguyteam7colors]

Amazing!... Everything backfired so horribly for the DM that it fu¢ked over all the other tables participating at the event.

[@15oClock]

The Deck of Many Things is more dangerous than the One Ring; it has near limitless power and no master!

[@shadowlynxv6082]

Critcrab: says get metal dice Me who accidentally stepped on the d4: 😮

[@quadcannon]

That sounds like one of the best sessions that a player could ever experience. If I were in that epic group then I would consider it to be one of the best sessions I’ve ever experienced. It’s incredibly hard to draw the moon card from the deck of many things and it’s completely by chance that he roled that and a three on a 1d3. So yes while the dungeon master should not of been trying to kill the player it ended up being in my opinion one of the coolest stories I’ve heard from DND in a long time.

[@thetrueyuu8474]

Skibbles: Oh? So you have forced my hand?

[@picallo1]

That first death I would have OOC said "this is bullshit, un-savable deaths are nonsense" and I would've called whatever mediator was there to get it fixed and if there was no one I would have other party members join to just leave his shitty table.

[@ryangoldstrich7334]

This story has similar energy to "The Player that Won" video, which is one of my favorite D&D stories

[@darklord884]

This Skibbles thing sounds oddly familiar. The Deck of Illusions thing sounds like that story about how that Necromancer duped a party into fighting a Beholder whilst the dwarven axe thing sounds suspiciously like that story where the PC becomes king. Hmmm. Not sure, just noticed these.

[@jonathanhernandez4976]

Subbed. Nice content man...crab...mancrab...crabman... lord crab...crab lord? Lol

[@EveleenKisune]

That was the most enthusiastic sponsor ever

[@teknonick3374]

This sounds like another perspective to another story about an epic. One with an evil party racing to the end with their deck of illusions. Anyone else remember that?

[@thisisausername9356]

They said that was a previous oneshot, so the person just decided to reuse Naraz. It's not the same epic sadly

[@TurnaboutAkamia]

I love how Thanos has become a verb since _Avengers: Infinity War_ came out, anytime someone just freaking deletes a massive number of people in one swipe.

[@SpringDavid]

5:33 *_WELL DONE M8_*

[@Jessie_Helms]

I feel like this is a prime cause of when the sentence, “no, that didn’t happen” should have been used. I’m making a save or I’m leaving the table, your choice.

[@russdarracott395]

The kdm (killer dm) Thanos himself.

[@ckmuck]

I agree with Michael here. No saving throw? WTF! No, this DM had a chip on his shoulder. Skibbles was having fun.

[@DrPluton]

Ugh. That DM sucks.

[@hiddentreasure2161]

When they got the 3 wishes, they should have wished for a new DM

[@greggorman5537]

The wait of a metal die is a satisfying shake That's the only way to describe it and seeing as rolling is half your game go metal

[@junnyxj5692]

*Flash backs to the axe of the dwarveen Lord story * happy noises*