Fun TTRPG story time! A week late or so though, I suppose.
So, a group on a Discord server I'm in started a RPG campaign to try out a relatively new system called Nimble. It's kind of a rules-lite reimplementation of D&D 5e, in that it's extremely easy to translate 5e content, while streamlininging multiple aspects of combat. For example(and this is relevant) you don't roll to-hit. Instead, you just roll your damage die, which misses on a 1, and on max damage it counts as a crit, and you can roll it again(and keep doing so until you don't roll max damage on it ). Normally this can be offset by a "Defend" action that reduces the damage by your armor, but crits ignore this. It's based on a three action system like Pathfinder 2e, but the first round you usually don't get your full three actions.
So our GM(who is also a bit out of practice) decides to take it easy on everyone and do the stereotypical tavern introduction scene to bring the party together.
Dusk - my character, a 7'+ tall lady gnoll druid type with dark fur
Anuleth - a 3' tall bird folk bard resembling a blue warbler
Drake - a androgynous human student of the old magics
Ver - an elven elemental mage
Klack-Klack - a dragonborn barbarian with a greataxe and not much else
To start things off, the bard was a local and performing while people got their orders in, and conversations started to be struck up. Dusk requested a song of a heroic ballad, which our bard indulged, then literally shoved her face in the stew bowl she had ordered when it arrived. A few kobold miners showed up, poking at her as gnolls aren't typically seen in that area, but she refused the situation by sharing a bit of it with them, and they went to a different table to celebrate.
Shortly after, a large goblin(at 4') barged in, making threats at the konolds, as well as at the mage and barbarian, as they had previously had a run-in with them. The bard, who had just gone on break and had been chatting with Drake, took exception to this and returned the insults, but backed with magical force.
The goblin did not take this well, and called in his boys, who began to advance on both the two little groups(as the mage and barbarian had also been sitting together). Now Dusk had enjoyed the birdboy's music, and took exception to THAT, so she stood and shouted, "Hey, I liked that guy's music!" And full forced threw the empty stew bowl at the head goblin.
Now I just expected this to be the opening shot, but I rolled a crit. Then it exploded again into a third die before stopping. End result? She chucked the bowl at him so hard it outright killed him AND sent his body flying out through the door!
As the bard pointed a finger in the air and shouted "That's my girl!" Dusk then used her remaining action to cast a wind spell at the two minions who had been approaching Drake and the bard alongside their boss. And critted again(despite rolling at a disadvantage for attacking twice in a round). They went flying out through the windows instead, which thankfully for the barkeep had been open due to the nice weather outside.
The remaining minions proved no problem, with the barbarian cleaving one, the mage turning another to ash, and Drake simply demoralizing the last one so bad he just trudged off without trying anything further.
Heck of a way to start a campaign!

