On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Roger Burton West wrote:
> I don't believe I've seen the "pickle" reference before... not since I
> joined Gamers, anyway, and I don't believe the archives are currently
> searchable.
Back when I was in high school, I played D&D with one of my brothers
and our friends. I almost always gamemastered, and this day was like
any other. We were sitting in the little room upstairs, eating
sandwiches for lunch, and the characters were fighting a lich or
something. I don't remember what module it was, but I remember it
being a bad fight. I kick ass with liches.
My big bad is about to smite my brother's character, which will
probably knock off his last few hit points. I pick up my twenty-sider
and prepare to roll. My brother raises his kosher dill and points it
at me, intoning, "I curse you with the CURSE OF THE GREEN PICKLE."
I rolled a one. The heroes took down the big bad, and ever since
then, I have been cursed with bad luck when it comes to dice.
Last Christmas (I only see him at Christmas, when he comes home to
visit), I reminded my brother of this. He'd forgotten, of course, but
he said the words to release me from the curse. I'm not convinced it
worked... there weren't any pickles involved, he didn't seem too
sincere, and I still suck at rolling dice.
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