I started playing RPGs in the early 1990s, so I have many stories from the tabletop under my belt. Here’s some of my most oft-repeated tales which have become part of gaming lore among myself and my circle of friends.

• Dancing Half-Fiends and the Glory of Infinite Choices: Silliness abounds in RPGs, and that makes them spectacular.
• Escape from Zanzer’s Dungeon: The starter set that made me a role-playing fanatic.
• The Evil Tree Spirit: Tragedy happened when a dryad turned her back on the party.
• The Evolution of Claude the Clydesdale: From mount to epic hero in one campaign.
• Hubris and the Deck of Many Things: Want to challenge high-level characters? Offer them an opportunity to get everything they want.
• The Ignominious Death of Machiavelli: One of my friends was introduced to D&D via a brutal death for his first character.
• I Put the Dragon in a Sack: A recollection of my first-ever dragon encounter in D&D.
• Pick a Card: Could you trick a beholder into drawing from a deck of many things?
• Plastic Explosives in the Mattress: That time I had a very wrong interpretation of some refereeing advice in Cyberpunk 2020.

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