I was once involved in a business enterprise with a man who wasn't a native speaker
I had talked to a child about buying some of our stuff, and he was psyched about it and went off to fetch a parent to complete the transaction
I was talking with my colleague about it in the interim, and said of the kid "he was sold" as a way of summarizing his receptiveness to my pitch about our products
My colleague became very alarmed. What do you mean, sold? Who bought him? What do you mean?
It took a while to explain.
"well the kid is sold, now I just gotta sell the parents too"
"Roll acrobatics, I guess."
"Natural 20!"
"Ok... You contort your body in ways that no humanoid creature should be able to, and successfully fit inside the jar.
"Can I get everyone else to make a Wisdom saving throw, please?
"Uh huh. Uh huh. Uh huh.
"Ok, everybody else now thinks you're a djinni."
Later the rogue was eaten by a gazebo. :)
For those unaware, since this is quite old: https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Eric_and_the_Gazebo
Thank you, I tried to search “gazebo problem” and didn’t come up with anything
The gazebo is in the right, the rogue shot first
I thought it was Eric the Paladin. I remember because I have a ttrpg friend named Eric who we mocked in a friendly way about that story.
And then they find atire
I climb into the tire
Ah, but you did not know if it was open or not.
just tabaxi things
that's just me playing Zork
This can happen with new players who are native English speakers too, as D&D has a fair deal of vocabulary not everyone knows. Words like charisma and melee really got popularized by D&D.
Deep cut here: When I was a kid (ages past) and first heard friends talk about D&D, I thought there was a lens to keep you on the border. And without it, you might go straight Into The Unknown.
More like Bill Hicks on acid playing dnd…
"Your party is walking along when you come upon a wizard in a jar. Do you let him out?" (h/t to Adam Savidan.)
Im pretty sure I saw this as a visual gag in a Muppet Babies comic book in the 80s! I think it was issue #13… I might still have it packed away somewhere
