OT: I am dying laughing at this....

[HornedFrog Purple]

hxxp://www.wiredvideo.com/clips/av3/ogrebattle.mpg

The guy yelling "lightning bolt!... lightning bolt!" has me in stitches.

Just watch this (It's clean)

[fantastic flying froggies]

I guess AD&D does not translate well to real life...:D

[mauchow]

How many times does he say it?? Lmao

At least 10

[HornedFrog Purple]

One of them he hits his own guy lol

I think the other guy is yelling sleep or something.

[damnMikeBrown]

He's a powerful Magic User! That's a 3rd level spell!

[fantastic flying froggies]

How many times does he say it?? Lmao

At least 10
That's because he 'casts' the spell 10 times. If you look carefully, he also throws something yellow (tennis bowl ? dart ?) at the same time...

[fantastic flying froggies]

One of them he hits his own guy lol

I think the other guy is yelling sleep or something.
Yup, definitely heard a Sleep spell in there too...

[HornedFrog Purple]

Yeah he is throwing what look like ping pong balls at his target!

[damnMikeBrown]

This will just be used as more evidence for the "Authorized Breeding Program"

[Fonzie]

Wow.

Downward social comparisons always make me feel a bit better about myself. :)

[Maple Leafs]

Note to self: Get some ping pong balls. Bring them to meeting. When pointy-haired boss says something dumb, start casting lightning-bolt.

[oykib]

Quick, Find one where they are playing Vampire: the Masquerade. Then, we'll have some real fun. WE'll get the same nerds dressed up as Goths and rying to be cool.

I really liked the clapping person at the end. Also, Mr. Lightning's kilt was a ball of laughs.

[Senator]

What the hell was that? That was wrong on so many levels.

The high pitched "lightning bolt" guy had a bald spot, what was he 35?

I need to go shower now.

[rkmsuf]

Don't laugh...this is serious stuff. You take one of those lightning balls in the eye and we are talking major injury...

[HornedFrog Purple]

I kind of felt bad for the Star Wars kid, but these guys wanted to be caught...

[Maple Leafs]

Hey, wait a second!

At the very end... watch closely... left-hand side of the screen...

Is that a... girl?

[Ben E Lou]

This actually gets funnier when watching it multiple times.

[MikeVic]

hahahaha. This is great.

[Travis]

I never knew David Wells learned how to throw right handed...

[GrantDawg]

Hey, wait a second!

At the very end... watch closely... left-hand side of the screen...

Is that a... girl?
I have been to one of these events (a number of years ago). You would be shocked that the male/female ratio is close to 50/50. Some of the girls were pretty hot, too. It does look as geeky in real life as it does on video though. :)

[timmae]

ahhh... once again, brilliant. This made my dreary morning a bit brighter... just might have to get me some of those ping pong balls. Laughter....

[timmae]

ummm... it sure seems like the fan-wielding cleric in the background takes way too much time to react. He must have a dexterity of about 6.

[Draft Dodger]

a few comments...

-there are several girls in that video - at least 4 of them.
-this video clip has been on the web for years.
-Ogres have too many HD to be affected by sleep.
-wizards can't cast 8 lightning bolt spells until they are well over 30th level using 2nd edition rules.

[rkmsuf]

a few comments...

-there are several girls in that video - at least 4 of them.
-this video clip has been on the web for years.
-Ogres have too many HD to be affected by sleep.
-wizards can't cast 8 lightning bolt spells until they are well over 30th level using 2nd edition rules.

That's some scary knowledge you just dropped on FOFC...

[HornedFrog Purple]

I think the ogres were shafted. Lightning Bolt Man clearly nailed his own guy in the back.

I would call a do over.

[RawIsDan]

lol !

[mauchow]

I think the ogres were shafted. Lightning Bolt Man clearly nailed his own guy in the back.

I would call a do over.

Agreed. Also, just before the end of the fight, the last ogre to die, knocked someone to the ground, dead, I imagine. I didn't hear anybody cast 'revive'! Now if all went well, the ogre could have been leveling up, but he didn't get the kill! Too bad for the ogres, I was rooting for them.

[Draft Dodger]

it certainly makes you appreciate the skill level of Peter Jackson's directing...

[Maple Leafs]

Putting aside for a moment the question of what sort of people find this fun... how do you even do something like this? I mean, what are the logistics? I can understand playing D&D with dice and pencils, but to actually go out and do it...

Is there a referee who keeps an eye on things? Is someone making sure that wizard man doesn't use too many lightning bolts? Is the ogre expected to keep track of his hit points? What's to stop some level one bard from delivering a mighty kick to the nuts and ending the battle right away?

The mind boggles...

[sabotai]

I think the guy casting lightning bolt cheated. His initiative should be lower than the ogre and he clearly is acting before the ogre has a chance to respond. CHEATER!

[Travis]

Would have been even better if somebody had caught a "lightning bolt" and thrown it right back at that guy. Definitely poor form if it hits him and he doesn't go down.

[wig]

I think this was set up.

That wasn't a real ogre.

[mauchow]

I think this was set up.

That wasn't a real ogre.

That's why the camera shut off. The real ogres came and killed everyone, even the camera crew.

[Sporkimata]

Well, I hate to incriminate myself, but seeing how Im prepping the Game Store I work at for the local Geek Convention, I know a little bout this. I actually years ago did a thing kinda like it. Its called NERO. (New England Roleplaying Association). Im pretty sure they have a website. Its actually a pretty cool concept in a lot of ways, just lacks in...delivery.

[rkmsuf]

Well, I hate to incriminate myself, but seeing how Im prepping the Game Store I work at for the local Geek Convention, I know a little bout this. I actually years ago did a thing kinda like it. Its called NERO. (New England Roleplaying Association). Im pretty sure they have a website. Its actually a pretty cool concept in a lot of ways, just lacks in...delivery.

Please man, leave New England out of this...

[daedalus]

-wizards can't cast 8 lightning bolt spells until they are well over 30th level using 2nd edition rules.Haven't watched the video yet but maybe with a wand?

[MrBug708]

One of them he hits his own guy lol

I think the other guy is yelling sleep or something.

Something tells me that sports was none of these guys first choice in life....

[wig]

*cough*

[Karim]

Wow... compared to these guys, I'm cool. :D

[thealmighty]

I played this clip in my high school class. They made me play it about 10 times. Other students kept coming and asking to see the 'lightning bolt' video.

Now some students are going around throwing paper wads at other students yelling 'lightning bolt, lightning bolt!!' (disclaimer: only others in the know are being pelted. No students were hurt in the paper wad remake of this event.)

[hukarez]

it certainly makes you appreciate the skill level of Peter Jackson's directing...
Let's all not forget 'Dead Alive'!

[Maple Leafs]

I keep watching it, and I can't figure out which is funniest:

- "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"
- The fact the lightning bolt #2 sails past the ogre and hits his own guy in the face, "killing" him
- The guy/girl (?) at the beginning who runs in, does an elaborate sword swinging routine, then retreats without hitting anyone and isn't seen again
- "Sleep!"
- The girl at the end doing the sad little "yay" clapping routine

[rkmsuf]

I keep watching it, and I can't figure out which is funniest:

- "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"
- The fact the lightning bolt #2 sails past the ogre and hits his own guy in the face, "killing" him
- The guy/girl (?) at the beginning who runs in, does an elaborate sword swinging routine, then retreats without hitting anyone and isn't seen again
- "Sleep!"
- The girl at the end doing the sad little "yay" clapping routine

You are obsessed...

I'll add the fact that you see the setting with a basketball hoop that by all accounts hasn't seen a shot in about 17 years...

Although after watching it again the sword swinger at the beginning seems to have frozen up after seeing the launch of the lightning bolts...that's funny...

[Maple Leafs]

You are obsessed...The clip is gold. I could analyze this thing like the Zapruder film.

I can just picture the reaction of the one guy who doesn't get any experience points for the ogre slaying because his buddy hit him with a lightning bolt. I wonder if they ever spoke again. I bet it was a quiet ride home in mom's car.

[Franklinnoble]

Finally got a chance to watch this... I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

[Neuqua]

There has to be more footage of this somewhere.

[Marc Vaughan]

I'll decline to criticise them 'cos I used to do Live Roleplaying when I was at Uni, it was a good laugh actually .... lifes too short to take yourself too seriously imho.

Marc 'geek and proud' Vaughan

[Pumpy Tudors]

bump

[MJ4H]

LOL nice bump.

[CraigSca]

does the link still work? it took me to "dailyfoo.com"

[Pumpy Tudors]

Darn. Maybe it doesn't. I'll host it.

[HornedFrog Purple]

heh still the funniest thing I have seen in years

[Pumpy Tudors]

hxxp://www.twyst.org/~pumpy/ogrebattle.mpeg (http://www.twyst.org/~pumpy/ogrebattle.mpeg)

[Radii]

Classic.

[CamEdwards]

yeah, just go to the videos portion of the website.

PVP had a running gag about LARP (live action role-play) a few weeks ago. I actually did a google search and found at least THREE groups in Northern Virginia.

I now have a mental image of Dennis Kucinich and Trent Lott now playing this together.

[Breeze]

I liked the techtv and the basketball kid vids better

[Ben E Lou]

Something tells me that sports was none of these guys first choice in life....How did I miss this quote???? Absolute, pure, 14-carat GOLD!!! :D

[cthomer5000]

here's a working link:

hxxp://lunacite.com/remote/ogrebattle.mpg

[Flasch186]

my GF says this is funnier.....SLEEP

[Ben E Lou]

One of them he hits his own guy lol


Something tells me that sports was none of these guys first choice in life....

How did I miss this quote???? Absolute, pure, 14-carat GOLD!!! :D
This is still one of the better one-liners in FOFC history.

[MrBug708]

My grammar was atrocious

[molson]

Fortunately, Youtube has come along since this thread started, ensuring that this gem will never be lost:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

Edit: And of course youtube raises the bar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8VMNymEPA&mode=related&search=

[Schmidty]

LARPers are awesome.

I should know: I was one for a day.

[StarBuck]

LOL That never get's old.

I'm trying to find the one (from the same group) where a girl runs up to a downed player and says "Are you dead?"

I know people who do that. They tried to recruit me but I knew that was stepping over the line into the GeekLand of No Returndor.

[CraigSca]

The spastic clapping at the end never gets old.

[Senator]

I miss HornedFrog Purple. The guy was pretty cool.

[GrantDawg]

I miss HornedFrog Purple. The guy was pretty cool.


Me, too.

[Schmidty]

What ever happened to him?

[Poli]

Sigh, I thought he was back. :(

[Kodos]

He mysteriously disappeared. Some guys in IHOF tried to find out what happened, but nobody really knows.

[cthomer5000]

We basically searched as much as we could without crossing into stalking/invasion of privacy. No one really knows what happened to him.