RPG Horror Story Episodes

Every Friday we read and discuss posts from r/RPGHorrorStories. Do you agree with our takes?
May 27, 2022

RPG Horror Story: Level 20 Party Loses To A Troll

[#59] In this short but sweet horror story, Jason brings a horror story about a Vecna-inspired practical joke . Jason mentioned a Practical Guide to Wishes . The 5e rules are actually pretty specific about what a Wish can do ...

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May 20, 2022

RPG Horror Story: 'Fearless' Adventurers Defy the DM

[#57] In this horror story, Greg tells us about a struggle of wills between a DM and their badass PCs. This story comes to us from Reddit user u/Available_Regre t Sandstorms are legitimately terrifying . Superman is not the o...

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May 13, 2022

RPG Horror Story: DM Out-Metagames The Metagamer

[#55] In this horror story, Josey brings us a story of metagaming one-upsmanship. There is some disagreement about what exactly constitutes metagaming . Sorry, but Psychic Scream is just messed up . We discussed what happens ...

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May 6, 2022

RPG Horror Story: Hazing The New Guy

[#53] Jim brings us a tale of outrageous hazing that ultimately backfires. Jason mentioned places to put bad dice . While this did not technically fall afoul of any current hazing laws , it should have. For more stories of te...

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April 24, 2022

RPG Horror Story: The Worst History Check in History

[#49] In this horror story, Jim brings us a tale of a DM who isn't clear on how the History skill actually works. This story comes to us via Redditor u/Kursed_Valeth . CBR has good tips for interesting ways you should use the...

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April 15, 2022

RPG Horror Story: DM Doesn't Give Wizard New Spells

[#47] In this horror story, Jason shares an infuriating tale of a wizard-hating DM. If you want your own custom spell book , etsy has options. That's not how Contingency works. Even if it was, Disintegrate is a 6th level spel...

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April 8, 2022

RPG Horror Story: The Well-Earned Slap

[#44] In this horror story, Josey relates a sordid tale of a frat bully at the table. TW: Sexual harassment in and out of character, physical violence at the table. They were playing Waterdeep: Dragon Heist , an official WotC...

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April 1, 2022

RPG Horror Story: DM Doesn't Grant Player IRL Disability In-game

[#41] In this horror story, Greg tell us how a real-world disability collides with the clumsily ablist way many RPGs handle character creation multiplied by some deeply insensitive GMing. The Dark Eye is a fantasy heartbreake...

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March 25, 2022

RPG Horror Story: Quasimodo Is OP

[#38] In Greg's personal horror story, a Pathfinder ( shudder ) campaign goes off the rails thanks to, among other things, a militant pacifist, a BBEG with plot immmunity, and a bell that can't be unrung. The hunchback has a ...

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March 18, 2022

RPG Horror Story: Flapjack Is Dead

[#35] You'd think Planescape is a setting so cool you couldn't screw it up, but in this RPG Horror story from GenCon 1998, Jim (via his friend The Ferrett) impales that expectation on a wall full of razorvine. Jason, Josey, a...

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March 11, 2022

RPG Horror Story: My DM Killed Me Off Screen!

[#32] Jason tells the story about a group who killed a player off screen just because he got a girlfriend. Jason pines for high school, Josey and Greg agree, and Jim tries to remember high school. Read the story here . The cl...

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March 4, 2022

RPG Horror Story: The Tragedy of Tristian

Josey tells the tale of Jason (not that Jason), a Game Master (yes they were playing Pathfinder) who created an impossible scenario for our hero Tristian. Read along with us HERE We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out...

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Dec. 3, 2021

RPG Horror Stories IX: In-Character In-Fighting, Was it Reznir or Rez…

[#26] Jason and Josey chatted from an entire continent away to tell some stories they heard this past month: How 2 players over-roleplayed into ruining a new DM’s first one-shot The DMPC who wouldn’t go away The player who le...

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Nov. 6, 2021

RPG Horror Stories VIII: Garbage Races, Murderhobo Dice, and The Play…

[#23] THE PARTY REUNITES! After a month of wingin’ it solo we rejoin with Jason, Josey and Jack to tell some RPG horror stories! Is a LOTR “ripoff” boring or is it just you? Are the dice the actual BBEG? Is an amnesiac just a...

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Oct. 29, 2021

RPG Horror Stories VII: Yeet The Child

[#22] The last (very short) entry in our solo-’sodes month (also we kinda forgot there were 5 Fridays this month and had to hastily record one more). Jason visits a Halloween-themed RPG horror story about a possessed child. F...

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Oct. 15, 2021

RPG Horror Stories VI: Oops! All Assholes

[#20] Continuing our run of solo adventures, Jason is back with an RPG horror story that left him asking “is anyone here the good guy?”. Take a listen because this story gets wild. Follow us on your favorite social media! All...

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Sept. 3, 2021

RPG Horror Stories V: Stream Sniping, Revenge Kills, and the Eunuch F…

[#14] Does a player have a right to make your game public? Is killing a PC in PvP ever ok? Should you require a 69 page backstory from your players then not read it? Listen to this month's RPG Horror Stories to get our takes ...

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Aug. 6, 2021

RPG Horror Stories IV: Dump Stats, Know-it-alls, and Nazis!

[#10] We took a nice long break but we’re back and ready to tell you some RPG Horror Stories! Through these stories we got to discuss: • How we handle dump stats • Why “Master-of-all-trades” players ruin games • And why you r...

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June 4, 2021

RPG Horror Stories III: WOW one good DM!

[#9] New month means new horror stories! We accidentally found both the best and the best DMs. Hope you enjoy! Follow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudgeonsanddragons Hosted by Jason Portizo, Jack O’Connell, Ju...

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May 7, 2021

RPG Horror Stories II: Wishes, Edgelords, and Unicorns

[#5] Today we read and react to more RPG Horror Stories!• Does a Wish spell *always* have to go poorly?• What to do when your entire campaign gets derailed by a single spell• Edgelords being edgelords• A fun mini game that tu...

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April 9, 2021

RPG Horror Stories #1: Bad DMs and Intentional BMs

[#1] The round table talks about games that went horribly wrong. From a ranger who went rogue, a kobold going full ant-man, a cleric who refused to heal, and.....Cody. Follow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudge...

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