More Fun with Gnomes
I meant to tell you all about this conversation too.
The setup: Whenever someone ends up missing a session for whatever reason we say that their character has suffered "Dungeon Sickness". Which means that we bring them with us but they don't do anything during combat or get hurt or get XP - but it's easier than just saying they popped in or out. We often will just tease how so and so is out of it because it's such a bad case and that's why they were fuzzy on the details on what happened in the last session. Well ironically (you know now i'm not even sure if I'm using this word right anymore, thank you Alanis Morrisette!) Jayne's Dwarf has suffered the most cases of it due to him missing a few sessions.
So it's become the running joke that for a dwarf he has such slight constitution.
Add to that, anyone that knows how Jayne rolls (his dice not his demeanor) will realize that he could have the most powerful character on the table and still roll nothing but single digits missing left and right.
So after a big combat last session:
Me: You okay there Grist? I know you haven't been feeling well lately.
Jayne: I'm fine thanks.
Me: Sure, but we just has some really heavy combat there. You sure you don't want to sit down? Take rest? You've been out of it for a while.
Jayne: I said I'm fine.
Me: You looked a little out of it during that last fight.
Jayne: What are you talking about? I hit stuff!
Me: Sure you did. You did good. Do you need some soup? Maybe a nap?
Jayne: Can you not hear me? I said I'm FINE! And I did hit a few times too you know?
Me: Yes, you did good. You are good fighter. You did real well. You sure you don't need a nap? We wouldn't want a relapse.
Jayne: What is wrong with her? Why isn't she listening to me?
Zoe: She's just concerned. It's sweet.
Me: You cold? How about a blanket?
Jayne: I'M FINE!
Xander: Grist, stop. Don't try to have a logic conversation with gnomes. It will just hurt your head. Let it go.
Kaylee (also a gnome): Hey, what do you mean by that?
Xander: What?
Kaylee: Are you saying because we are gnomes you can't have a logical conversation with us?
Xander: No, that's not what...
Kaylee: OH I SEE. Because we are gnomes we are all illogical and crazy.
Xander: No, just that...
Kaylee: Right, it's always 'gnomes this', "gnomes that". You tall people, always lumping us in like we are idiots.
Xander: No! I just...
Illyria: Uh, why are you trying to have a logic conversation with a gnome?
Xander: *blinks* You are right. Thank you.
Me & Kaylee: *fist bump*