Failed my dexterity check but made my con save

miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:28 am

Well, I just got back from camping...almost in one piece.

Result: I severly sprained both ankles and fractured my right heel on the landing...then had to walk 1.5 miles down the bluff to the other end of the lake to get back to my car.

Moral of the story...

Gravity is a harsh mistress (the Tick).

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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:50 am

Ooh! Guess you better sharpen the tools in your shed!

miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:39 am

Treebore wrote:
Ooh! Guess you better sharpen the tools in your shed!

Yeah, I'm never doing anything that dumb again. People get stuck in the crawl hole with their rear ends sticking out...I didn't want that to happen to me so I jumped across the gap, knowing I could easily clear it since I've always been a good distance jumper. Unforunately, I forgot how hard rocks can be. Next time, humility comes before pride.

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Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:51 am

Well as long as you learned something, and everyone else had a good laugh it was a good day right?

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miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:11 am

Arioch wrote:
Well as long as you learned something, and everyone else had a good laugh it was a good day right?

ken

Well, I learned a whole new definition of the word pain...but on the good side, at least now my kids will have a story to tell the grandkids someday.

"Yeah, this is where grandpa jumped 300' off the bluff and broke his legs into 50 pieces, then he had to walk up hill both ways in 5 feet of snow to get back to the car while being chased by a grizzly bear..."
Brian Miller

"...Or something like that."
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PeelSeel2 · Post by **PeelSeel2** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:46 am

Ummmm.....What does being Macho have to do with what you did?
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miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:17 pm

PeelSeel2 wrote:
Ummmm.....What does being Macho have to do with what you did?

You'd have to ask my wife. That's what she called it. Something to do with underestimating the risk then downplaying the damage.

Brian Miller

"Give me a sec. I can walk this off."
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PeelSeel2 · Post by **PeelSeel2** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:29 pm

Ahhhh! Yes , that part! That is true!
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:39 pm

Macho? What would be even more macho is once you hurt your self, get up, dust yourself off and then punish the rocks for hurting you by punching them, hard, and knocking everything down the cliffside.

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Mike Frank · Post by **Mike Frank** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:57 pm

What? You couldn't jump down the 60' drop? Macho? Pulease...

Inkpot · Post by **Inkpot** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:20 pm

I can see the macho part. You want to appear all cool and manly in front of "the wimmun-folk", so you do something risky. It's a time-honored tradition of the male species.

I had a similar experience on my first outing with my girlfriend. We both enjoy hiking, so we drove out to this nice little place with a waterfall and some trails. We were following a rocky brook and she crossed over on some rocks, taking it very slowly and cautiously. I, being the hairy-chested Stud McStudly that I am, proceeded to jump from rock to rock trying to achieve the patented "Legolas-Light-On-His-Feet" look.

You guessed it.

Down into the water I went, getting completely soaked and turning my shins into hamburger. The fun part was limping back to the car all wet and bleeding. My girlfriend, gods bless her, managed to keep a completely straight face the whole time - until we reached the car. =)

Good times.

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:34 pm

At least you didn't die. That's something. See, you should've spent more time learning Slow Fall.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:45 pm

serleran wrote:
At least you didn't die. That's something.

hahaha!
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Mike Frank · Post by **Mike Frank** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:45 pm

Actually you made your dex check and your con save. It's the wisdom check that you failed.

tug · Post by **tug** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:51 pm

In the words of Dirk Pefect!

Quote:
WE GO FORWARD BODLY AND STUPIDLY!

Of course we can also look at Larry Niven's Kizn. Who would 'Scream and Leap,' instead of 'looking before you leap.'

Either way I look forward to seeing you this weekend Mr. Miller.

miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:08 pm

Omote wrote:
Macho? What would be even more macho is once you hurt your self, get up, dust yourself off and then punish the rocks for hurting you by punching them, hard, and knocking everything down the cliffside.

.......................................Omote

Your grasp of true machismo puts me to shame. Had I only thought of it then...

Mike Frank wrote:
Actually you made your dex check and your con save. It's the wisdom check that you failed.

Never a truer statement.

Serleran wrote:
At least you didn't die. That's something.

Now that really puts my stupidity into its proper perspective.

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Inkpot · Post by **Inkpot** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:11 pm

He's chaotic neutral....deal with it.
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miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:12 pm

Inkpot wrote:
I can see the macho part. You want to appear all cool and manly in front of "the wimmun-folk", so you do something risky. It's a time-honored tradition of the male species.

I had a similar experience on my first outing with my girlfriend. We both enjoy hiking, so we drove out to this nice little place with a waterfall and some trails. We were following a rocky brook and she crossed over on some rocks, taking it very slowly and cautiously. I, being the hairy-chested Stud McStudly that I am, proceeded to jump from rock to rock trying to achieve the patented "Legolas-Light-On-His-Feet" look.

You guessed it.

Down into the water I went, getting completely soaked and turning my shins into hamburger. The fun part was limping back to the car all wet and bleeding. My girlfriend, gods bless her, managed to keep a completely straight face the whole time - until we reached the car. =)

Good times.

Ink

Ah, someone who's been there too. At least I'm in good company.

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:39 pm

miller6 wrote:
Result: I severly sprained both ankles and fractured my right heel on the landing...then had to walk 1.5 miles down the bluff to the other end of the lake to get back to my car.

Moral of the story...

Gravity is a harsh mistress (the Tick).

Brian Miller

Ouch!!! Be careful out there!

Hope you're feeling better.
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tug · Post by **tug** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:40 pm

Can anyone see the picture that Mr. Miller had posted?

D:

Or is it just my work computer?

Inkpot · Post by **Inkpot** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:42 pm

I can see it fine. Must be your box.

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Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:47 pm

Hey, if you can walk (or limp ) away from it, you did fine, and like you said just think of the stories that can be handed down.
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miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:57 pm

Maliki wrote:
Hey, if you can walk (or limp ) away from it, you did fine, and like you said just think of the stories that can be handed down.

Can't really do either of those now...but I can crawl and fumble along on crutches (I'm not very good at it).

However, out of my newly-found understanding of the plight of handicapped people comes inspiration...I am going to design a dungeon with ramps instead of stairs.
(Of course, they'll be trapped, but that's just my nature as a killer CK.)

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"CK stands for Character Killer, right?"
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meepo · Post by **meepo** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:22 pm

Lol...sorry about the injuries, but the pic is classic!

Guess this means Killer Troll Cave will be here sooner, since you're more or less immobile now?

miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:46 am

meepo wrote:
Lol...sorry about the injuries, but the pic is classic!

Guess this means Killer Troll Cave will be here sooner, since you're more or less immobile now?

I'll see what I can do. Got a lot on my plate right now.
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Zudrak · Post by **Zudrak** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:01 pm

miller6 wrote:
I'll see what I can do. Got a lot on my plate right now.
Brian Miller

Is that because you can't walk a plate to the kitchen (or trash) with crutches? Oh, you meant that figuratively. Right...
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miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:39 am

Zudrak wrote:
Is that because you can't walk a plate to the kitchen (or trash) with crutches? Oh, you meant that figuratively. Right...

Yeah, there's that. Glad I have 4 kids to help me move things around.
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miller6 · Post by **miller6** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:15 am

Got good news from the orthopedic surgeon today...No surgery necessary...5 weeks and I'm back on my feet! (instead of a year or worse).

Brian Miller

"That must've been a giant luckstone I landed on."
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Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:51 am

Good news indeed

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