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Thursday, October 12, 2006
 
The Dread Gazebo
I think there are maybe two folks who haven't heard this already. It's supposed to be a true story. I choose to believe it is. And it's a big part of the folklore of "dice and paper" RPGs...

Eric and the Dread Gazebo

It's a classic tale of ignorance, misunderstanding, and of course complete humiliation.

As I've mentioned, I do have an RPG design in the works (once I finish that ^%$@^$ Cow Game!) In my tradition of including "in-jokes" in my games, I may have to include a dread gazebo. Perhaps not as a monster, but at least as a reference...

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Priceless. I guess there's only one person left now that hasn't heard that one.
# posted by Anonymous Tuebit : October 12, 2006 1:40 PM
 
Awesome, tuebit! I've now done my public service for the week! :)
# posted by Blogger The Rampant Coyote : October 12, 2006 2:06 PM
 
Hey! You already attacked US with a gazebo. It tried to eat us!
# posted by Blogger ~J : October 12, 2006 3:30 PM
 
I'm a real meanie. But it was a trap. The "trying to eat you" thing is pure anthropomorphism! :)
# posted by Blogger The Rampant Coyote : October 12, 2006 10:45 PM
 
The dreaded Gazebo!!

...I nabbed a picture of one this last summer and it is now my avatar for msn on my laptop...all because of Jay.
# posted by Blogger Kelly : October 12, 2006 11:06 PM
 
I've heard the story before, but I guess the legend is a lot more exciting than the actual story. I thought it went on for 30 minutes, and he basically tried to attack the gazebo the entire time, methodically going through every attack he had. It's still funny, though. B-)
# posted by Anonymous GBGames : October 13, 2006 4:18 AM
 
I wonder if this is where the Munchkin card hails from...

No one can help you. You must face the gazebo alone.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : October 13, 2006 10:20 AM
 
Yup. The Dread Gazebo story has gone around for many, many years (it happened over 30 years ago, after all...) The Munchkin card game makes reference to it. "Knights of the Dinner Table" also did a comic strip about it.

I think it's the most popular / well known bit of popular RPG-community folklore (just because it's folklore doesn't make it untrue). I think the second most popular one is the story / joke about the Head of Vecna.
# posted by Blogger The Rampant Coyote : October 13, 2006 10:39 AM
 
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