This one’s a story with Reverend X.S. Kinesys. Empty chair at the table for a fallen party member.

Some years ago, I was running a short Adventure! arc. The PCs were investigating, as one does. The trail had led them to a dockside warehouse. Rev K’s character decided to scale the outside of the building and peer in through one of the big ol’ industrial skylights.

Unfortunately, some bad rolls led to him plunging through the skylight. Always quick on his feet, Rev invoked Adventure!‘s dramatic editing rules and described landing in a skip of fresh-caught fish rather than plummeting to his death on the cement floor.

I narrated the narrow escape and Rev pulling himself out of the fishpile, flicking scales and slime off his suit. Rev added the detail of removing a wayward fish from his pants pocket.

EB, one of the other players, slid into the conversation with perfect comedic timing: “Huh. I guess you really do wear a codpiece.”