This is one of those 1001 posts again. Have you guys ever played a character you started to dislike playing later in the story.. and the DM wouldn't let you roll up a new one? Help everybody on the forum and post your creative (subtle) ways of suicide (so the party and DM won't notice)!
1. Tell the party that they should run while you 'hold off' the charging red dragon for just a minute.
2. Use a potion of fly and 'forget' that you were wairing a Ring of featherfalling in case it should be dispelled. Better yet: don't buy the ring.
3. Accuse the party rogue of stealing your money. If you ARE the party rogue accuse the Elf of doing it. (Hopefully they will kill you in your sleep)
4. Claim you've had strange dreams and the climb all the way up the church tower to shout about 'doom and death' to the townsfolk.
5. Claim you have a much lower fort save than you had before when a wizard hits you with insta-death magic. Afterwards, if anyone finds out, apologise (but make sure that you already have the new character ready and introduced).
6. Go on a little expedition to the Underdark. Tell the rest of the party to get the fire going and wait for your return.
Fly
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 3, Travel 3
Components: V, S, F/DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 1 min./level
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
The subject can fly at a speed of 60 feet (or 40 feet if it wears medium or heavy armor, or if it carries a medium or heavy load). It can ascend at half speed and descend at double speed, and its maneuverability is good. Using a fly spell requires only as much concentration as walking, so the subject can attack or cast spells normally. The subject of a fly spell can charge but not run, and it cannot carry aloft more weight than its maximum load, plus any armor it wears.
Should the spell duration expire while the subject is still aloft, the magic fails slowly. The subject floats downward 60 feet per round for 1d6 rounds. If it reaches the ground in that amount of time, it lands safely. If not, it falls the rest of the distance, taking 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet of fall. Since dispelling a spell effectively ends it, the subject also descends in this way if the fly spell is dispelled, but not if it is negated by an antimagic field.
Arcane Focus: A wing feather from any bird.
Just a side note:so to be safe make it higher then the max+200' max being 360'.
We posted almost at the same time.
I'll get you next time Ace_of_time... Next time!!!
8. Climb to the top of the Wizard's tower and start shouting about the end of the world and jump off and impale yourself on the gate below.
9. When the room's walls or roof start closing in, tell your party that you will hold it for them and act like you are really trying and then when they escape, let your yourself become a pancake.
10. Tell the Elven Archers guarding the forest that you don't care if they don't allow Dwarfs to enter and that they could not hit the broadside of a barn with their arrows.
Step 2. "Look what I can do!"
Step 3. Profit and/or dead charrie.
(See death note, "Matsuda")
"The DM wouldn't ever throw a non CR appropriate encounter at us!"
"I throw rocks at the army garrison while yelling racial slurs."
14. Play along side a Frenzied Berzerker and don't take any precautions
8. Climb to the top of the Wizard's tower and start shouting about the end of the world and jump off and impale yourself on the gate below.
That's among the less subtle things I've heard
.16. Convince the DM to give you hallucinogenic food/drinks. Anything you do while hallucinating is justified.
17. Test all unknown wands, scrolls, rods, and staves on yourself. Actually, go with number 15 and try to eat them too, you never know.
19. Place previously mentioned spell in the barbarian's or rogue's weapon.
22. "Gelatinous Cubes have paralyzing toxin? Really? Bah, my 10 Con Wizard can take that no problem
The "surgeon" will be in for a bit of a surprise when he discovers the source of your indigestion.
This did a fine death to my paladin.:D
Me THINKING:"How could i get another character running???"
DM: While you pass at the montains you see the Master Samurai(BBEG) army and himself at the horizon preparing to attack the empire.
Party: oh my god.
Me: GREAT! I CHARGE! C'mon Grify let's remove this threat
DM:WHAT?
Me:charge...
DM:You'll die, you know?
Me: Everything in the name of goodness!
DM: okay...
OX (my 10th level Paladin) Had arrows to almost kill himself and his mount after spending all the healing he could.
His mount died when he was over the head of the Master Samurai, and he also was losting consciouness, he got his lance and "landed" from the sky straight in the MS.
With all buffs+charge+lance multiplier+power at.+ smite he did sort of 100 damage.
the MS cut his head as OX dropped from the sky, and "almost" died from the blow. He later returned with a construct template!
:P The party cheered when i landed the blow in the freak!
OX was remebered forever!
When the Minotaur is charging head on, don't wait for it, run as fast as you can, put your head down and try to gore it yourself.
Tell the King that his daughter is ugly as a bloated worthog.
13. Play a sterio-type Kender. You're party will kill you sooner or later.
14. Play along side a Frenzied Berzerker and don't take any precautions
You have to name him Tass barefoot. And everyone you meet you have to say, "no, I'm THE tass barefoot not one of the others" Or Pull out rabbitslayer during combat and proceed to tell the story of how your best friend gave it that name because that's all he said you could kill with it, as everyone else kills the bad guys. Should take more then a few encounters.
My warblade approached Wu Li for some healing, and in the surprise round reduced him from 79 to -11.
I got tired of Caervallis, too, and made a Shujenga//Sorcerer. Cearvallis was a Teifling, and Katsuhiko an Asimaar, so it was just a matter of "Caervallis leaves because he does not want to associate with an Asimaar."
Tell the King that his daughter is ugly as a bloated worthog.
Preferably after infecting her with lycanthropy (wereboar)!
3. Accuse the party rogue of stealing your money. If you ARE the party rogue accuse the Elf of doing it. (Hopefully they will kill you in your sleep)
No if you're the rogue:
31. When the most powerful character goes to bed go to cut *their* throat. Forget to let them fall asleep. Misread your Move Silently total.
32. Climb dangerous things in heavy armor.
33. Try for the long jump over the pit. If you succeed make it harder by jumping from a standstill 10ft back from the edge. Say, "I think I can jump further by diving."
(Sorry if duplicates I didn't read the whole thread.)
34) Use prestidigitation on everything. IF your not a caster, be a gnome or get a ring. Or, be a ring or get a gnome.
36) Use prestidigitation to repeatedly soil the paladin until he kills you and loses his powers
38) Claim that you can still swallow swords under the effect of Otto's Irresistable Dance.
39) Alternatively, the BBEG casts Reduce Person while you are swallowing swords.
41. Every high powered Wizard you come across, be sure to tell them that you think the Disenegrate spell is just a myth and they will have to prove otherwise to you.
42. When the Red Dragon comes swooping down from the sky, run out in the open with your arms waving wildly and screaming at the top of the lungs.
43. The first dangerous monster that your party comes across, start talking about this trick you saw at the circus where a man stuck his head in a Lion's mouth and then walk up to the dangerous monster and tell your party you will demonstrate.
46. When the ship that your party is on starts sinking, inform your party that even though you are not Captain or even a sailor, you are going down with the ship because, well that is the way you roll.
47. Walk into the Underdark with your "Drow Elves are losers" sign and start singing at the top of your lungs Olly olly oxen free.
48. When the village tells you where the Druid's Grotto is and to be careful because they are sensitive about the forest, grab a torch and march straight to the Grotto yelling how you despise Nature and you are going to light that Grotto up.
49. When the party is kneeling in front of the Unicorn because it is the most beautiful thing they have ever seen, tell them you are going to cook that bad boy for supper and you dare anyone to try and stop you.
50. When the party is negotiating with the Gold Dragon, tell the Dragon that you don't care if he is supposedly good, you are going to slice him in half and there is nothing he can do about it.
52. When attending the King's and future Queen's wedding and asked if there is any reason why these two should not be joined in Holy Matrimony jump up and shout that you love the future Queen and death to anyone else who touches her.
53. When your party is attacked by a huge number of Trolls, tell them to have no fear and you will take care of it. Lite yourself on fire and try grabbing one of the Trolls.
55. Become a pacifist. Confront the baddies with words not armor.
56. Chain yourself to things in protest during the adventure. Talk about how "Monster Slaying is Murder" all the time and how kobolds are people too.
Anyway ...
57) Split off from the group when exploring the BBEG's dungeon/torture chamber - surely there won't be any enemies in there.
58) Try to become head of the local Assassin's Guild.
60.) Jump into the mouth of the gargoyle in the Tomb of Horrors. Spend some time in front of the mirror making a =O face and acting surprised.
60. When it is your turn to take watch at night, leave the party, use disguise self to look like a madman and go running into the camp, scaring the living daylights out of your party.
61. When the evil monsters are running across the bridge after your party, state that you will cut the ropes of the bridge before the monsters get across. As your party makes it to the other side you can start cutting the ropes but do it while you are still on the bridge.
Is that subtle enough? :D
64) Be a female elf commoner nudist.
62. At the game table play footsie with the DM's girlfriend.
Is that subtle enough? :D
Be carefull! He might be glad to be rid of her..:D :D
66. As you set off the trap just say "i stare the trap down."
67. "run out of spells" and then after theres a few arrows in you skull just say, whoops, i forgot about those two fire balls i had.
68. With a BBEG surrounded by a horde of zombies say "i charge right through to the leader." thats about oh i dont know 87 AoO and just falling short say, hey i thought zombies dont get AoO on account of being slow and dumb.
70. When your party is in a snow filled mountain region, volunteer to test the frozen over lake but put lots of pressure on your front feet so when you fall in, it will look like a tragic accident.
71. When your party is scaling the side of snow filled mountain, let them get a little bit ahead of you and then cast Sound and make it a Lion roaring and get caught up in an avalanche.
72. When the Barbarian Chief asks what is best in life say his daughter.
73. Do a funny little dance on the head of the captain of the guard.
74. When you are playing a Half-ogre barbarian.
75. Pick up the cute duck in the dungeon.
76. Claim that your character suddenly remembers that he's got something on the stove and have him leave the party to go check. Multiple times.
78. When firing the harpoon gun from the pirate ship, make sure to tie the rope around your waste connected to the harpoon so when you shoot it, you will be flung overboard.
79. When meeting the Captain of the Gaurd at the City gates and he asks what you have to claim, claim that he is the wife of a Minotaur and that you could beat him in a duel to the death with one hand.
80. When in the Underdark, outline yourself in Faire Fire as long as possible and start shouting "Death to all Drow and Mind Flayers!"
Be carefull! He might be glad to be rid of her..:D :D
If thats the case, you might have something to bribe him with for the reroll you want...
82. Coat yourself in meat paste as a "Sacred Ritual" before entering dungeons
83. Steal the DM's cheetos
84. Be a devout cleric of Pelor (Always earned the "Most Likely to Turn Everyone Else Evil And Then Die in Sleep" award in my campaigns, if you know what I mean)
84. Ochre Jelly? I equip my toast...
85. Spill the DM's Dr. Pepper.
86. When discussing rules with the DM, start any sentence with the word "Actually"
87. Give your character an anime-esque description. (Though I guess this would have the opposite effect for those of you out there that enjoy anime. As DM, I would personally not take any pity on an anime character. One day, I'll find a thread to post my Smite Anime stories in...)
88. Constantly supply the group's pyro with matches and jars of oil or tar. To add flavor, constantly carry around a marshmallow on a stick and complain about how boring it is to eat marshmallows cold...
91. Every high powered Necromancy Wizard you come across explain to them how you think the spell Finger of Death is a lie and you dare them to try it on you.
93. When entering the Tomb of Horrors, get out your sign that says "Bullseye" and sprint ahead.
94. When meeting a high level Monk, inform them that the Death Touch concept is a load of Minotaur dung and then insult their Mother, Father, etc. It is hard to get them angry so keep insulting until death.
96. Skip a game session and tell everyone you'll let them control your character. Bonus points if you skip the game for something that'll make them hate you: like going on a date. With a girl. A real girl. With boobies.
96. Skip a game session and tell everyone you'll let them control your character. Bonus points if you skip the game for something that'll make them hate you: like going on a date. With a girl. A real girl. With boobies.
That's solid gold :D I have some friends who will certainly get angry when I pull this!
97. Bring your date to the game. Say how she can play your character for you.
98. In a big battle keep bragging how 'you can take it' and then suddenly drop to below -10 with a single hit and die.
100 (yay me!). "Yeah, my character takes a level in a prestige class I made the other night..."
2) Always charge into melee and ..
3) Run right by melee opponents and to their rear "for the flank", incurring attacks of opportunity and risking getting flanked easily by his buddies.
This was standard operating procedure for my rogue, so I know how dangerous it is. You eat all of the traps, take tons of punishment, and if you make a "no resuscitation" pact with your party members, you should be dead in a hurry.
Tip: If you are playing a rogue and want to reach level 2 and beyond, buy a bow and only take the lead when asked (e.g. scouting or doing traditional rogue duties).
105) Tell the sorcerer that magic is fake. Especially if you're a cleric. "Spells are gifts from divine beings. And I bet you can't even cast spells spontaneously. You're a fake, a fraud, and a liar."
106) Take a lit torch into the dragon's lair. Yell, "Hey, guys, I think this is just another part of the cave. But look at all this gold... I just want a bit."
108. When your on watch for the party, try to get to the Rogue's poison and take two hits of it and then put it back if you have time before you drop.
109. When the archer is shooting arrows at the practice target, change the target and when the go to shoot again, jump in front of the target.
111. Intentionally fail any and all saves (pretend to be disappointed with the results.)
112. Quote this thread. http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?p=15347762#post15347762
113. Play the "lone wolf" character.
114. Go looking for trouble during your spare time.
115. Fall asleep during your night watch shift.
-Count Dravda
The OP was talking about ways to kill your character off without appearing to be doing it deliberately.
Jumping from a building or a bridge to certain death is not subtle.
Trying to show how good a thief you are by pickpocketing town guards .. until you get caught .. and then fighting your way out of the mess instead of being sent to gaol, is plausible. (Repeat in each town until desired effect is attained.)
Lighting a torch while investigating the source of the noxious gas fumes is plausible.
Incurring attacks of opportunity through running around frantically, sundering, and grappling, until it finally gets the better of you, is plausible. Your fellow players may even cite your admirable selflessness.
Hiding in a cake for a dragon and popping out to shout, "Happy Birthday!" is.. again .. not subtle.
By the way, in case you don't know what a Jovoc is, look in Monster Manual II under demons.
118. When your in the Gnome's alchemy lab, try looking for dangerous liquids and when nobody is looking, start chugging them down.
119. When you are alone on watch and the rest of the party is sleeping, strap meat or whatever food you can find on you and start sprinting threw the woods. Some animal or monster will find you.
120. When the party is riding on Dragons or Gryphons for the first time, pretend you are holding on real tight and when nobody is looking, free fall down to the ground.
122: charging a pack of Wolves ( anything that includes " pack " ) from downhill.
124: "Portable Hole? I toss it into my bag of holding with the rest of the loot."
125: "It can't hurt me, I'm a monk. Watch."
126: "Obviously the hand of Vecna. I cut off my own hand and stick it on. Wait, it was just an ordinary hand? Well, I guess I should have known whwn it was still attached to the corpse."
127: "A downward sloping tunnel, hmmm? I climb on my shield and toboggan down."
129. When looking into a bottomless pit and you are dropping a light down, pretend to slip and then throw yourself down into the pit. Be sure to try and scream help on the way down.
130. When you are sneaking up on the BBEG, pretend that you step on some kind of sharp object and then scream "Ouch, Damm!" really loud.
131. When sneaking around in the evil Wizard's tower at a crucial stage, pretend to sneeze really loud and if that does not work, start coughing really loud to give your location away.