So, the background is that our party just got stomped by the big baddie. My warlock was damaged the worst, as they got the knowledge of everything bored into their skull so hard that they started bleeding out. Our party was transported to the inn, and this interaction took place:
DM: You hear the barkeep say: “Wake up, are you three alright? WAKE UP!”
Warlock (Me OoC): I immediately wake up in a panic and Eldritch Blast the wall next to the barkeep *Rolls a Nat1 to hit*
DM: You hit him square in the face, Roll damage.
Me : *rolls 15 on damage, Nat 10 plus 5 from Agonizing Blast*
DM: *Desperately rolls die in order to save the barkeep* Nevermind, you don’t hit him in the face, you obliterate him.
Me: HOW?
DM: You used your most powerful spell… ON A COMMONER!
The barkeep rolled 3 total health, and failed his improvised dex save to dodge the attack, which was a DC10 due to my character just waking up and actively panicing. 5x overkill.
Unsure what the best part of the “Thor Ragnarok” snake joke is:
- Thor liking snakes
- Tiny!Thor’s instinct upon seeing a new snake to go investigate/pick it up
- Loki knowing that Thor likes snakes, and then using this information to get back at him (or possibly being completely unaware that Thor likes snakes and just assuming that a random snake on Asgard, somewhere, would make Thor curious)
- Loki’s snake plot involving: Thor is happy to see me/snake, picks me up/investigates, I turn back into a humanoid form, yell, and then stab him with some kind of knife/sword. Like not even bite him or anything and or strangle him as a snake. Just like… pretend to be a snake, then stab him as a humanoid. (to be fair, the film version is probably more like what an 6-8-year-old would plan, which… possibly makes it better?)
- Loki smiling afterward, like it’s a fond memory
- Chris Hemsworth’s delivery
- Tom Hiddleston possibly smiling because of Chris Hemsworth’s delivery/the silliness of the story
- Valkyrie’s reaction to this whole ridiculousness
- Tiny!Thor/adult!Thor possibly being more angry that Loki used Thor’s love of snakes against him than the fact that Loki stabbed him
- At least a reference to MCU!Loki turning into a non-humanoid character, which I’m pretty sure is something we haven’t seen before. Since it’s not something he’s done on-screen, and Loki has transformed a couple times (e.g., Odin, Captain America), there’s the potential that turning yourself into an animal is easier than turning yourself into a human, which is interesting, lore-wise (so more magic + more lore possibilities is neat)
- the Jormundgandr implications
The fact that apparently to Asgardians, 8 year olds stabbing each other is not a cause of major concern.
