 Planet of the Drop Bears, Curious Stories of the Ridiculous |
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  Jun 14 2005, 05:49 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 384 Joined: 18-August 03 From: North VA Member No.: 5,519  |
I have been pondering the Drop Bear's existence for some time now, and I was wondering, do any of you have amusing or interesting stories featuring these silly koalas of death? Has anyone actually been killed by one?
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Jun 14 2005, 05:56 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
No, but I've killed some PCs with devil rats.
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Jun 14 2005, 06:06 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Well, devil rats swarm and carry VITAS, so yeah. Drop bears are just a little trick I like to throw at runners if they get too cocky...:evil:
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Jun 14 2005, 06:08 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
WTF is a Drop Bear? Never heard of it.
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Jun 14 2005, 06:10 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,088 Joined: 8-October 04 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 6,734 |
You do realize this thread is ruining my surprise in the Arcology, right? :vegm:
Stupid escaped drop bears... |
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Jun 14 2005, 06:11 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Its a vampiric Koala. Not contageous, really. :D
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Jun 14 2005, 06:25 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
As ugly as a normal coala?
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Jun 14 2005, 06:28 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
With menacing eyes, but yes.
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Jun 14 2005, 06:32 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,286 Joined: 24-May 05 From: A 10x10 room with an orc and a treasure chest Member No.: 7,409 |
My recent mage actually died to these things. I was watching a wombrick do it's thing, then *BAM* dropbear to the back of the head. Apparently one of the gunbunnies had smeared my hat with eucalyptus leaves in hopes I'd get bugged by koalas (we had a prank war going). Guess *edit*he*edit* got his wish.
Edit 2- The GM kept telling me something smelled like eucalyptus, and I told her duh we're surrounded by them. Or something to that effect. |
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Jun 14 2005, 06:36 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,088 Joined: 8-October 04 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 6,734 |
*wince* ouch...death by vampiric koala. That's gotta suck.
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Jun 14 2005, 06:53 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
No kidding? I would not have thought that possible. Where were your teammates? Rolling around on the ground laughing?
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Jun 14 2005, 06:56 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
It's like been run out by a turtle. :D
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Jun 14 2005, 07:02 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
I did have a street sammie tripped by a kid on a bike once.
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Jun 14 2005, 07:12 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Was it an ork kid?
Getting beaten up by a gnome professor who had no melee skill is also a moment to remember. The "vicitim" was rigger, ok, but he had some decent unarmed combat skill. :) |
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Jun 14 2005, 07:20 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Nah, the runner was distracted at the time and just ran right up into him.
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Jun 14 2005, 07:23 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,286 Joined: 24-May 05 From: A 10x10 room with an orc and a treasure chest Member No.: 7,409 |
I was taking up the rear. All my teammates heard was *thump* a highpitched scream and them me hittng the ground. Thing hit me for 9D or 10D on the head and the only head protection I had was a pith helmet.
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Jun 14 2005, 07:29 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Wow, that was cruel and unusual. Did your team at least tease you about getting killed by a teddy bear?
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Jun 14 2005, 07:37 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Damn, what'd you do? Date the GM and misbehave?
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Jun 14 2005, 07:36 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
You have a cruel GM. Hopefully you had any chance to detect the thing before it hits you?
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Jun 14 2005, 07:39 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Realistically, even if he/she didn't, the GM can say, "I rolled for that."
Besides, it is a done deal. Do drop bears eat eucalyptus? |
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Jun 14 2005, 07:40 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Nice pun. :rotate: |
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Jun 14 2005, 07:42 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Dipped in human blood. |
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Jun 14 2005, 07:42 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
No, but they do feast on the despair of the human soul when it realizes it was just killed by Winny the Pooh on crack.
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Jun 14 2005, 07:47 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
:rotfl:
The Horros, they're coming! |
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Jun 14 2005, 09:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 560 Joined: 21-December 04 Member No.: 6,893 |
I need to come up with a 'run in the next few hours, and I have little doubt that it will contain Drop Bears.
If you want to see a game with the elusive Drop Bear featured in it, look up Ambrosia Software's (ambrosiasw.com) Escape Velocity: Nova. (Mac & PC, no Linux, though.) |
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