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Dumpshock Forums _ Shadowrun _ So obvious, why didn't I think of it myself?

Posted by: Nightward Oct 3 2003, 12:54 AM

Gah. Ever had a game where someone says or does something so damn obvious you wonder why it took so long to think of and why it wasn't you who came up with t? It needn't be spectacularly outlandish; in fact, the more every-day, the better.

A few days ago, we were playing V:tM (Heresy, yes, I know ) and we had to break into a fiendish puzzle-locked chest-of drawers. So after opening the first drawer, and being about to close it to open the next, I say...

"Wait. Take it out completely."
GM: "Huh? What? Why?"
Me: "So we can looki into the next drawer. And then we can open the locking mechanism from inside and keep going."
GM: "Shut up. I hate you."

Posted by: FlakJacket Oct 3 2003, 01:04 AM

Wouldn't this be better suited to the Lounge?

Posted by: Ancient History Oct 3 2003, 01:33 AM

http://www.pvponline.com

Posted by: Domino Oct 3 2003, 02:27 AM

I don't get it.

Posted by: OurTeam Oct 3 2003, 02:51 AM

Sorry, Domino, you must have no experience with cheap chest-of-drawers. The cheap ones don't have a piece of wood, called the "dust shelf" between the drawers. If you pull out a drawer in a cheap chest-of-drawers you can reach through the opening into the drawer below the one you pulled out.

Obviously, Domino, you only have experience with quality furniture.

Posted by: Domino Oct 3 2003, 03:20 AM

Well, I was refereing to the comic posted. I thought the winky I applied to my post would have shown the joke like nature of my post. Apparently I overestimated my fellow dumpshockers.

And Sir I am the expert on cheap furniture and I feel insulted. I demand restitution.

Posted by: Raptor1033 Oct 3 2003, 04:59 AM

yeah domino has the experience with the cheap stuff, that's why he thought up that solution. the gm just didn't have expereience with quality stuff that has that dust shelf so didn't think a puzzle chest would have them.

Posted by: Domino Oct 3 2003, 05:03 AM

Actually Nigthward came up with that solution. I would have used 9 kilos of C-12.

Posted by: Raptor1033 Oct 3 2003, 05:08 AM

C12's always an option as long as what you're tyrying to get to doesn't blow up easily.

Posted by: Domino Oct 3 2003, 05:17 AM

He did say they were trying to break into it, not actually trying to get anything out of it.

Posted by: Drain Brain Oct 3 2003, 09:01 AM

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to blow up a CHEAP chest of drawers"

Posted by: EVLTIM Oct 3 2003, 09:10 AM

You mean kind of like during Super Tuesday blackmailing Kenny B for for 10 mil to keep his secret , than donateing the nuyen to Orc First , and a few other meta policlubs before calling in a favor with Anne P , and going public with the info during a live election debate ?

Lot's of Karma for that one let me tell ya guys .