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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: Cylonophile on July 30, 2010, 11:45:06 PM

Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: Cylonophile on July 30, 2010, 11:45:06 PM
http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Walk_of_a_Thousand_Caltrops

Well, anyone ever see this, or do it?
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: ggroy on July 30, 2010, 11:53:31 PM
Quote from: Cylonophile;396730http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Walk_of_a_Thousand_Caltrops

Well, anyone ever see this, or do it?

Not quite this.

I do remember back in college some geek type freshman students pledging for a frat, ended up doing stuff like punching out a junior or senior frat member, for suggesting all kinds of weird ridiculous or humiliating stuff.  It was sort of amusing at the time, watching two "high functioning" autistic or borderline geek types, physically beating the shit out of one another.

I don't remember the greek letters of the particular frat offhand, but IIRC it was some frat which attracted geeky types such as engineering majors.

EDIT:  Never quite understood how these guys were able to party every night and play D&D for long sessions almost every day, while still managing the heavy work load which was typical of engineering majors.
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: Tommy Brownell on July 31, 2010, 01:09:48 AM
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Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: MarionPoliquin on July 31, 2010, 01:56:03 AM
As far as I know, this "ritual" is taken directly from Knights of the Dinner Table. Whether it ever happened for real or not, I don't know.
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: Cylonophile on July 31, 2010, 02:05:40 AM
Quote from: MarionPoliquin;396757As far as I know, this "ritual" is taken directly from Knights of the Dinner Table. Whether it ever happened for real or not, I don't know.

Thanks. I never was into KotDT, so I didn't get that.

BYW dude, whatever was pissing you off when you took your avatar picture, I hope it's better now.
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: DKChannelBoredom on July 31, 2010, 02:05:52 AM
Quote from: MarionPoliquin;396757As far as I know, this "ritual" is taken directly from Knights of the Dinner Table. Whether it ever happened for real or not, I don't know.

KotD sounds like a reasonable source. If stuff like this actually happened, well...  no, it must be a joke, seriously.
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: Kyle Aaron on July 31, 2010, 04:35:21 AM
Yes I do it to all my new game group members.
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: crkrueger on July 31, 2010, 09:53:39 PM
Quote from: MarionPoliquin;396757As far as I know, this "ritual" is taken directly from Knights of the Dinner Table. Whether it ever happened for real or not, I don't know.

Yeah, it's KoDT.  I wouldn't be surprised if some Hackmaster groups did it.  I know of at least one that does the "Hubcap of Shame".
Title: Is this for real?!?!?!?
Post by: Cylonophile on July 31, 2010, 10:23:08 PM
I could see a ritual like this backfiring in some cases:

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3240/image2826u.png
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