An old player reached out to me over the weekend. During our chat he brought up that time his thief rolled a nat 1 (99 on percentile, actually!) on a "move silently" check inside a hobgoblin lair (BECMI, "Keep on the Borderlands").
I laughed and said, "I made a YouTube video about that!"
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab7aNB3RE-Q
READ: https://ruckerworks.com/2026/02/perfect-plan-dice-fail/
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A "Memorable" #ttrpg session isn't always the same as a "Successful" one. :-)
WATCH: https://youtu.be/Ab7aNB3RE-Q [3 min 13 sec]
READ: https://ruckerworks.com/2026/02/perfect-plan-dice-fail/
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In this true table story, a group of first-level D&D adventurers plan a stealth mission into a hobgoblin lair. What follows is an epic failure in the most memorable way. It's a perfect example of why the chaos of bad dice rolls create the most unforgettable moments in tabletop RPGs.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/Ab7aNB3RE-Q [3 min 13 sec]
READ: https://ruckerworks.com/2026/02/perfect-plan-dice-fail/
#dndstories #rpg #dungeonmaster #ttrpg #becmi #dnd5e #dndmemories #tabletopgaming #epicfail
Can failure in your D&D game be more fun than success?
My next video drops tomorrow (THU Feb 11) where I describe a table-top D&D game that went horribly wrong in the most memorable way.
Stay tuned.
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Last night in #dnd continued. #dndstory #dndstories
DM: you are in the tavern, awaiting your contact to show.
Is there a musician?
DM: um, yes, there is some lute player, drinks are flowing, mild chatter around.
I go up to them, and give him a silver coin. "Can you play 'ponder roof' please?"
DM: ..I don't know that one.
"What about playing 'consider door' then?"
DM: .. he, uh.. also doesn't know this one?
"Oh alright just give us 'wonderwall'."
Last night in #dnd continued. #dndstory #dndstories
Before retiring, the mascot for the inn was a large rodent. Specifically enough, a vole. Who had gotten into a bit much dragonblood and was causing a disturbance on the roof.
Rushing outside, I grabbed the harnesses from the horses, throwing them up and around the strong creature. It would take some effort to move them, so I instructed the horses.
"Mistarr! Gorba! Cheff! Tear down this vole!"
And that was the fall of the Burle Inn vole.
Last night in #dnd: #dndstory #dndstories
Our party arrived in the town of Burle, where we were to meet our contact, a dwarf called Aznar at the local Inn, of course. I noted a trio of horses hitched outside, their names embroidered on their saddles; Mistarr, Gorba, and Cheff.
We found the charming dwarf, the drinks and information flowed, and you could say that we had a question and Aznar session.
Tonight in #DnD;
Our half-orc thug hired help thought we were trying to open the door we were keeping closed.
He bullrushed it, all 250 lbs of meat of him. He crit-failed his attack roll. Slammed face-first into the door, knocking himself prone.
Frustrated, he used his second attack to kick the door while lying down. He crits, kicking so hard the foot breaks through the battered door.
His foot proceeds to get hacked at by skellies and gobbos.
The evening went great, all in all.
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