Random Custom System Campaign: Our team approaches a giant room. DM gives description that the room is very large and open with a huge stain glass windows to either side, a giant pair of doors to the back and a giant gong just in front of the doors. The room is silent which is strange because we’ve been running into enemies everywhere. Our Paladin successfully warned the others that the room maybe a trap and we should consider retreat until we’re better equipped for what’s inside. It’s our Ninja’s turn. He’s extremely agile and EXTREMELY lucky… Most of the time.
Ninja: “Okay, I’m gonna stealth run and jump up to try to get a better view of the room.”
DM: “Why? It’s an open room, dude. The only thing in the room is a massive gong.”
Ninja: “Okay, well I use the gong to get a better view of the door.”
DM: -huffs- “Alright, whatever.”
Ninja rolls a 17 for the run, but a 1 for his landing. The entire table goes dead silent while the DM just rubs a hand down face.
DM: “Ninja runs like Jesus on water across the room and jumps, but misjudges the height on his jump which causes him to land smack in the middle of the gong. For the sake of posterity and because I have mercy on all of you, I’m gonna let the Ninja roll for recovery.”
Ninja rolls, gets a 3. DM looks like he’s about to pop an anneurism. Ninja stands up and puts his hands flat on the table.
Ninja: “Okay, since I know we’re all about to die, I’m gonna tell the story. You see, I ran up to the gong and hit it in the middle and GONGGGG, use the momentum from the blow to get to the top and jump, deciding I need create a diversion for whatever’s coming so I…” -he carefully looks at every single person at the table in his pause- “…SMASH ALL OF THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS!”
DM with a sigh: Two magic wielding giants burst out of the doors and [TLDR REDACTED FOR READING] kill everyone. Roll for new characters.