Things I May No Longer Do While Playing VI: This Isn't A Checklist, We Swear!

[unseenmage]

* No longer allowed to use a combination of Spell Storing items, spell storing spells, and Craft Contingent Spells to carry more readied spells that the Wizard.
** Especially not as a Fighter.
*** Extra especially not as a Wizard myself.

[Ionbound]

* Major Creation, Create Water, and Teleport are never, ever allowed to be the three spells in my Spell Sequencer. Ever.

**No longer allowed to use Major Creation to create anything not described in the rulebooks.
***No longer allowed to use Major Creation to create anything not described in the Core.

[Ksheep]

* Before trying to enact a cunning plan to disable/kill some enemies, I should read the rulebook to see if there are already rules on what would take place when I do it
** Especially if the plan is to open the airlock while in deep space
*** I should not be surprised when there ARE rules for this eventuality
**** Nor should I be surprised when the rules state "Roll all the dice. Yes, all of them. All dice at, on, or near the table. Everyone in the ship takes that much damage."
***** I should not be surprised when people throw books at my head due to my single-handedly turning a simple encounter into a TPK…

[Grim Portent]

*Choosing to spend my starting acquisition in a low powered Rogue Trader game on thirty combat servitors with heavy weapons and chainaxes will get dice thrown at me.
**Especially if the ones I pick as my personal guard use my weapon skills and ballistic skill.
***I do not get an extra vote in party decisions for each servitor.
****Strong-arming the party into doing what I want by pointing at the servitors and maybe threats is frowned on.

[Loxagn]

*The DM making a houserule that cantrips and orisons are at-will is supposed to be an early-level helping hand to caster classes. It is not an invitation for abuse.
**Not allowed to point out that Gargantuan crossbow bolts are a material component of Launch Bolt that costs less than 1 gp, and therefore a valid target for Eschew Materials.
***If I am consistently outdamaging the orc fighter at level 1 as a wizard, something is wrong.

[DigoDragon]

*Constructing a 'gun rack' drone that can be worn on my back and hand me guns when I need them is a useful, innovative idea.

I ran a campaign where the party dragon had one of those built for him. Banned the idea of having the drone carry his minigun.

[PhallicWarrior]

* Before trying to enact a cunning plan to disable/kill some enemies, I should read the rulebook to see if there are already rules on what would take place when I do it
** Especially if the plan is to open the airlock while in deep space
*** I should not be surprised when there ARE rules for this eventuality
**** Nor should I be surprised when the rules state "Roll all the dice. Yes, all of them. All dice at, on, or near the table. Everyone in the ship takes that much damage."
***** I should not be surprised when people throw books at my head due to my single-handedly turning a simple encounter into a TPK…

Let me guess: the Serenity RPG?

*If it takes me more than 15 minutes to reconfigure my powers, I don't get to keep them anymore.
**Even if I can reconfigure the variable array in less than 15 minutes, if I can't also explain to the GM what the new configuration actually DOES in less than 5 minutes, I can't keep them.
***You know what? No more variable power arrays. For anyone.

[Socksy]

**No longer allowed to use Major Creation to create anything not described in the rulebooks.
***No longer allowed to use Major Creation to create anything not described in the Core.

**** "Metal" means "Transition metal" and not "Group 1 metal"

[Arkhosia]

*I may not invest all my rank in Knowledge: TV Tropes
**I cannot use this skill to reference a trope and get my enemy to look it up, forcing him to waste hours on the computer rather than plan.
***Especially if the term is a trope detailing ways villains fail.

[toapat]

*I may not invest all my rank in Knowledge: TV Tropes

**Not to point out that Bard 1 grants Know: TVtropes as a class feature.

[unseenmage]

**Not to point out that Bard 1 grants Know: TVtropes as a class feature.

*** Not to point out that it gets Prof: TVtropes either.
**** That the DM gets Craft: TV tropes is expected.
***** Still not allowed to point it out.

[illyahr]

**Not to point out that Bard 1 grants Know: TVtropes as a class feature.

I thought this was a given.

*Not allowed to build a dwarven frenzied berserker.
**Not allowed to build a ballista that the dwarf can fit into.
***Not allowed to find a way to mount the dwarf-apult onto the back of the half-orc tank.
****Orc may not take Exotic Weapon Proficiency with dwarf-apult, nor may use Monkey Grip to reduce the penalties for its use.
*****There will be no clerics on hand to heal the dwarf back to normal health after his deathless frenzy
******Using the dwarf-apult setup against the party will have the entire group rage-quit.

Man, I loved that setup.

[Loxagn]

*Creating a pyromancer is fine.
**Creating a pyromancer with ranks in Perform (Vocal) and an interest in glassblowing? Also fine.
***Giving this pyromancer a backstory where he's been terrified of his powers and losing control for years since an accident where he hurt a family member? Okay, that's a nice motivation.
****Having a panic attack and running away when his secret gets out is understandable, I guess...
*****Yes, the DM does, in fact, see what I just did there with the castle of glass thing. He is not amused.
******No. Not allowed to play a character that is in essence 'Frozen, but Fire'.
*******Or water.
********If at any point in any character's career it becomes clear that they are essentially 'Frozen, but X', they are vetoed. Retroactively.

[Jurai]

* No, you may not build a Snowman.
** Or a Lava Golem.
*** Or anything.

[unseenmage]

* No, you may not build a Snowman.
** Or a Lava Golem.
*** Or anything.

**** It doesn't have to be a snowman.

Edit: ***** Not allowed to build a Snow Golem with a Shapechange SLA with the justification that it does not in point of fact have to be a snowman..

[Loxagn]

*My A.T. Tactician is free to utilize high-risk-high-reward stratagems all he likes. He is not, however, allowed to point this out to his commanding officer.
**I am, however, supposed to exhibit at least a modicum of sympathy when the DM's angel fight goes from 'TPK' to 'taking on Ramiel alone and winning' in one turn because of a lucky Synch Disruption roll.
*When being questioned by the NERV psychologists as to my psychological health following a potentially dangerous oversynch, I am not to reply snarkily: "Honestly, it was only a little bit of my soul. It'll grow back!"
**No longer allowed to snark during any official debriefings.
*Saving my teammate from dying via positron blast and then killing the angel with a telekinetically-thrown prog spear is cool.
**Strutting around for the next week and a half is not.
***Not allowed to act offended when said teammate gets me nothing for Christmas.


*The Berserker's official title is Pilot Ramos, not 'The Distraction'.
*The Skirmisher's title is Lieutenant Li, not 'that smug b***h from Korea'
*The correct way to request backup from the Pointman is 'Hektor, cover me' not 'do your job, meatshield'.
*The Bridge Bunnies have names, even if the DM has not given them.
**No, they do not automatically default to 'Tweedle Dee' and 'Tweedle Dum'.
*I am to refer to the Fourth Angel by its numerical designation or as Shamshel. Not 'Shammy', not 'Big Red', and certainly not 'Mr. Red Lobster Tickle-Ribs'.
**By the same token, the Fifth Angel is named Ramiel. Not 'The Blue Meanie'.
***No more nicknames. For anyone.
****Not allowed to nickname objects, either.

*Yes, the MAGI computer system is ludicrously expensive and an integral part of the running of NERV.
**No, we are not 'just going to scrap it and put in an actual computer'.
***Even if the MAGI intelligence rolls have thus far comprehensively failed to give us useful information thus far.

*Even if I can teleport, become ethereal, remake local reality in my image, and shoot lightning out of my face, I am not a wizard and am not to insist that I am in earshot of any of the administrative staff.
**No, they do not make Evangelion-Scale 'wizzard' hats.

[Erik Vale]

-Snip-

.. What system is that exactly?

*If it takes me more than 15 minutes to reconfigure my powers, I don't get to keep them anymore.
**Even if I can reconfigure the variable array in less than 15 minutes, if I can't also explain to the GM what the new configuration actually DOES in less than 5 minutes, I can't keep them.
***You know what? No more variable power arrays. For anyone.

Yay for heroes... However you really should be prebuilding powers, I like to have a folder.

[Red Fel]

* The verbal component to Fly is not "Lakipo nacriffs crumpet leech."
** The verbal component to Baleful Polymorph is not "Filigree apogee pedigree perigee."
*** The verbal component to Teleport is not "Hellbore henbane, aconite, glowworm glow and firefly light."
**** The verbal component to Animate Objects is not "Treguna mekoides trecorum satis dee."
***** I am no longer allowed to watch Disney movies before selecting spells for my character. I may have done so this evening.

[Ksheep]

* I may not build a dungeon based on Thomas Was Alone
** Nor may I build a dungeon based on VVVVVVV
*** The same goes for Super Meat Boy
**** I may not build an encounter based on The Stanley Parable
***** I may not build a campaign based around Monaco
****** I may not even thing about building a campaign based on Amnesia
******* Building a game around Shelter might be OK…
******** On second thought, no. No basing games, sessions, encounters, dungeons, or anything else on any video games (especially indie games)

[Socksy]

* Making a Catfolk into a Lich is fine.
** Using the boost to INT to give her a newfound interest in physics is dubious.
*** Having her kill and raise undead armies of other Catfolk by spewing facts about physics is right out.
**** She's not a nekomancer.

* If my character's backstory and goals are at any time comparable to Itachi Uchiha's, they're vetoed.

Also, Euleia, the Log-A-Rhythmic bard I mentioned before, just took her first level of druid. Natural Logarithm! I'm so proud of my horrible pun joke character.

[Spore]

* Making a Catfolk into a Lich is fine.
** Using the boost to INT to give her a newfound interest in physics is dubious.
*** Having her kill and raise undead armies of other Catfolk by spewing facts about physics is right out.
**** She's not a nekomancer.

I laughed entirely too hard on this. This brings me to my tangent on the matter:

* Having a Catfolk artificer is fine
** "Reinventing" the unlimited power source* of buttered toast strapped to a house cat for anti gravity rotation is right out
*** NO you don't get to catch a house cat as power source for your golems

*: Explanation for those unaware: http://static.themetapicture.com/med...ite-energy.jpg

[Loxagn]

.. What system is that exactly?

Adeptus Evangelion. Our group is quite fond of it.

[illyahr]

* The verbal component to Fly is not "Lakipo nacriffs crumpet leech."
** The verbal component to Baleful Polymorph is not "Filigree apogee pedigree perigee."
*** The verbal component to Teleport is not "Hellbore henbane, aconite, glowworm glow and firefly light."
**** The verbal component to Animate Objects is not "Treguna mekoides trecorum satis dee."
***** I am no longer allowed to watch Disney movies before selecting spells for my character. I may have done so this evening.

Someone's been watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

[Prince Raven]

* I am no longer allowed to kill every single NPC that a PC forms an emotional attachment with
** Nor may I psychologically break them all with mental and/or physical torture
*** I can't make them fall to evil either
**** If the BBEG turns out to be one of the PC's father I deserve the books thrown at me

[Svata]

* I may not build a dungeon based on Thomas Was Alone
** Nor may I build a dungeon based on VVVVVVV
*** The same goes for Super Meat Boy
**** I may not build an encounter based on The Stanley Parable
***** I may not build a campaign based around Monaco
****** I may not even thing about building a campaign based on Amnesia
******* Building a game around Shelter might be OK…
******** On second thought, no. No basing games, sessions, encounters, dungeons, or anything else on any video games (especially indie games)

********* I Wanna be the Guy is right out.

[Ksheep]

********* I Wanna be the Guy is right out.

********** The same goes for I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaiden

[Sartharina]

**Not allowed to point out that Gargantuan crossbow bolts are a material component of Launch Bolt that costs less than 1 gp, and therefore a valid target for Eschew Materials.

***When people try to do this, I must point out that damage is determined by Crossbow size, not bolt size, and the Launch Bolt cantrip specifies it deals damage as a Light Crossbow. d8 only, buddy.

[Sith_Happens]

* If my character's backstory and goals are at any time comparable to Itachi Uchiha's, they're vetoed.

* If my character's methods and personality are at any time comparable to Danzo Shimura's, I should not expect mercy from the party Paladin.

[Alex12]

*Just because I can fit a gnome or Halfling into my extradimensional storage space, doesn't mean I should.
**Even if he's okay with it.
***Even if he was the one who suggested it in the first place.

[Lord Raziere]

* Yes you can play an Ultramarine.
** You want him to be insane? thats acceptable...
*** his insanity taking the form of a speech impediment and delusion that makes him go "OH HAI, ME ULTRASMURF SPESS MAHREEN, I ALWAYS FOLLOW DA CODE-AX MADE BY ROWBOAT GIRLYMAN, LET US CHARGE IN WITH HONARR, WE ARE DA BEST MAHREENS!" however is not.