Greatest moments in gaming, Some upside Options

[BlueMax]

The blues struck me while reading the other thread. We aren't just a bunch of bitchy bills, some great stuff happens too. Lets put stuff here that happened to you while or because of gaming. Not your characters but you.

This was a younger, quieter and far less obnoxious BlueMax, so the story is from his eyes.
Long ago, at an Orccon in the Hilton of LAX a much much younger BlueMax signed up for a random game of Paranoia. At the table were 5 gamers I had never played with before and Two GMs.
Hold the phone! Two GMs? why? how?
But young BlueMax didn't ask, he didn't want to intrude figured it would reveal itself. And it did.
Less than three minutes after we had our characters in hand, the GMs busted out guitars (technically a guitar and a bass but young Blue didnt know shiat about how rock was made. He listened to Antrhax and Megadeth but no classic rock). They also had an amp, a microphone and skills.
They proceeded to run a fantastic and interactive adventure. One backed with music.
Poor young BlueMax did not know what "Smoke on the Water" was but he could now humm along and bang heads to its beat.

It was finally time for my mutant power to come in to play, I was going to throw lightning.
"I will throw my lightning power at the other rollercoaster."
"No, uhuh that not how it goes you little hessian. Your character also has that personality disorder"
"Yeah, Zeus would throw lighting here too... I don't see your point"
"Zeus had style and presence, you have to make yourself known and present the invulnerable ego of a god!" guitar chord
"Oh, OK. I will say "I am Zues, you will stop in my name" and throw the lightining"
"No can do shortstuff. You have to put some heart into it."

Now young Blue was kinda frustrated. What on gods green earth do they want from me? How psycho do they want this character to be?

"Zues, take the mic and impress me" hands me the mic

Frag it man, I don't know what to do but here goes. Young Blue Climbed on the table, raised his left hand to the sky and his right hand with the mic to his mouth and then shouted

I am Zues GOD of Fire and lightning! I command you to stop

Right before I spoke, the second GM turned the amp way the frag up. The sound was deafening, the table shook and within 30 seconds came GMs from all around came to slitch.

But you know what?
It feels good to let it all go as a character every once in a while, and I will never forget.

Oh, and if you wonder why I am so loud an obnoxious... well you can probalby put some of the blame on those two great GMs.

BlueMax