"Cause minor wounds!" PC falls down.
"Cure minor wounds!" PC gets back up.
"Cause minor wounds!" PC falls down.
"Cure minor wounds!" PC gets back up.
"Cause minor wounds!" PC falls down.
"Cure minor wounds!" PC gets back up.
NPC is now out of spells.
PC points weapon at NPC and yells, "I... HATE... YOU!!!"
This is one of my earliest NERO memories. Definately over two years old. It is possibly the first decent role-playing I did, as opposed to going "Blaaaaaargh!!!" and berserking the PCs, and promptly getting creamed.
So I was playing a goblin. I named him Vark. His ever-so-important task was to go into the tavern and inquire as to the wherabouts of Zot and Bash. Vark enters and looks around for somebody to talk to. Lo and behold, what does Vark spy, but a biata selling fudge!
Now, two things you should know about goblins: They are easily sidetracked, and they love fudge.
V: "Oooooo! That look nummy! Vark have some?"
D: "Sure thing! Five copper."
V: "Aww, but me no have no copper."
D: "Then you no have no fudge either."
V: "Aw, man! Come on! I trade, then. Vark find lots-a neat stuff in woods!"
D: -sigh- "All right, what have you got?"
V: "Ummm... Well..." -digs through pockets- "Rock?"
D: "Uh, no."
V: "Stick?"
D: "NO!"
V: "Strange silver box?"
D: -blinks- "What?"
V: "Pinecone?"
D: "No, no! Back up. A silver what, now?"
I believe it was that same event when Rodger's kid asked me incessantly how to cast the special "D.F." spell. That joke was so not period. I almost feel ashamed of it now. Anyone have the slightest clue as to what I'm talking about?
Going back even further, to my very first NERO event ever! Would have been late 2002. The kobolds were demanding citizenship, which was apparently the joke of the century, as one player put it.
The 'bolds formed a line and marched forward, chanting "Sint-chip papers! Sint-chip papers!" Most found that hilarious, but I will always rember that as the joke I didn't get because of what a newb I was.