Ryoku-the-Fox 52 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 So this game is all about deus ex machina (god of the machine), which is when a seemingly unsolvable problem is resolved by a sudden, unexpected, and entirely random occurrence. I think it would be more fun if we kept the situation realistic, but then made the resolution entirely ridiculous. Each person who posts will provide a resolution to whichever problem is in the post above them, and then set up another situation. Example: Situation: The loose powder of the freshly fallen snow was quickly overtaking the frantic snowboarder, and he surely would have died if not for... Resolution: the silver unicorn who swooped in and snatched him from the claws of the avalanche. Next situation: The woman was watching doe-eyed as the car spun uncontrollably towards her, when suddenly... Seems like a wonderfully random game to play, and hopefully people will go crazy with their imaginations! haha. To get it started... Situation: The alarms blared incessantly as the bank robber made for the exit with his gun pointed to the crowd of terrified customers. He would certainly have gotten away with his crime if not for... Link to comment
honkytonklagoon 4 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 the fact that instead of heading for the door, he ran into the vault by miostake and slammed the door behind him. (That's not really deus ex machina-ey, is it? It's more slapstick. Well, I'l do better next time.) The evil dictator watched the secret movements of the opposition leaders on his computer screen. At his side, his loyal generals were waiting for word from the dictator to send a drone in to bomb the opposition and destroy the movement with a single stroke. But as the dictator was about to give the command... Link to comment
SpectorIncognito250 98 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 ...the dictator got kidnapped, along with the generals. You are laying on your bed watching TV when suddenly, you see a little girl outside your window asking if you want to buy some girl scout cookies. You were just deciding to buy some when... Link to comment
Yurushite 42 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 ... suddenly she eats them all and leaves. It's a dark night. The street lights are out. You can hear steps behind you. You continue to walk , but suddenly someone grabs you by the neck and points a gun at your forehead. However... Link to comment
CrayonJunkie 12 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 A little boy flying on a jetpack; shoots him with a marshmallow gun, effectively melting his face off instead. You are walking across a busy street, when you drop your phone. As you bend to pick it up you see a 18 wheeler headed straight for you. As you prepare to get hit you suddenly.... Link to comment
Dr. Takano 67 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Nicolas Cage jumps in and pushes you out of the way, and stopping the car with his hand. Four burglars climb into your house you would have surely been stabbed if not for... dolodi 1 Link to comment
That Guy 10 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Magical Volleyball cannons from the Void spawning in. You're walking down the street when you suddenly trip. You prepare for the cold embrace with the concrete when suddenly. . . Link to comment
Aroniea 3 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 The concrete goes Matrix style and bounces you back to your feet. You have just killed someone accidentally. You would surely been shot when... Link to comment
Anti-SJW {211} 115 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 ...A giant, fat duck so happens to land between you and the bullet{s}, and somehow this buys time for your escape. You are standing in the center of a city, near a four-way crossing, when suddenly all of the majorly tall buildings fall, and you are right where the most of the wreck would land. Then, much to your surprise... Link to comment
Aroniea 3 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Alex Mason hands you a portal gun(with Chell's severed hand on it), allowing you to portal out of here You suddenly and surprisingly find yourself teleported(via a glitch w/ the portal gun) to Equestria. You would surely be stuck there forever if not for... Edited April 2, 2013 by aronieaa (see edit history) Link to comment
Anti-SJW {211} 115 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Cortez from Timesplitters: Future Perfect, who came in via his time attachment. You both make it back to your home planet safely. You and Cortez get back just in time to see a Covenant ship crash-landing, heading straight for you. Conveniently, Cortez' time attachment stops working. You accept your fate, though before you know it... Link to comment
Aroniea 3 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Frank Woods and Raul Menendez cause a rift in space-time and bring you to the exact time and place of Phyrric Victory, the first BlOps 2 campaign mission. Sadly, you teleport on top of the log David Mason and his friend(I forget his name) hide under in a part of the mission, alerting the Cubans and MPLA soldiers to their presence. You were about to have your body mangled by an LMG when... Link to comment
Anti-SJW {211} 115 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Several Grunts spawn and throw Plasma Grenades at { whoever is trying to kill us }, which stick to them and kill them almost instantly. Just when you think you're celebrating and think you've won, you realize that seventeen enourmous steam trains are just about to hit you, though much to your surprise... Link to comment
Aroniea 3 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Corvo ninja-assassinates the train conducters and you and hime ride to safety on a monorail. The victory, however, is shortlived, because Corvo gets noscoped by Grizz, and Tobuscus suddenly is screaming in your ear. You are about to die from lack of inner ear function when... Link to comment
Anti-SJW {211} 115 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Tobuscus us sent away to appear on Sanity Not Included as a special guest. However, the episode of Sanity Not Included includes you being destroyed by several massive bear-shaped missiles { for no apparent reason }. Just when you are about to be destroyed... Link to comment
Aroniea 3 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Grizz quickscopes the missiles and we walk Into the sunset. However, you walk over the horizon line and fall off the world. Just as you begin to suffocate do to there being no air... Link to comment
Anti-SJW {211} 115 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 You end up in the TARDIS, having been saved by the Doctor and the lovely Martha Jones. Though, just when you think you have escaped, the entire Borg collective mounts a huge attack. Just when you think it is the end and that there is no way to escape impending destruction... Link to comment
Little Widow 91 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 donut man swoops in and whisks you away to jelly-filled safety! You think all is lost, you're about to jump off the cliff to escape the angry bear when all of a sudden.... Link to comment
dolodi 99 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 the bear is picked up by a Giant Eagle with Gandalf atop his back. You think you are safe as you watch Gandalf fly into the distance, until they are no longer in sight when suddenly a new speck grows larger and a Nazgul is flying straight at you when all of the sudden... Link to comment
Deathfrombelow 34 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) The Nazgul is flattened by a gay steamroller (This is an actual thing: https://imgur.com/ZsP4v0M) But your salvation did not go unnoticed, and all the world's homophobes have united to destroy you once and for all. Edited May 29, 2020 by Deathfrombelow I like this version better (see edit history) Link to comment
CrayonJunkie 12 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 However you have made them all a yummy grilled cheese, and they’re happy about and decide not to kill you. As you jump on your flying hover board, you take off like a shot, only to miscalculate and stumble off mid air…. Link to comment
D0nt45k 169 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 ...and into a nearby container full of leftover memory foam from a mattress factory, cushioning your fall. However, it turns out that you weren't alone in the container, as an alarming number of venomous snakes slither out from the gaps around you, and they appear agitated at having their naps disturbed... Link to comment
Here4theFun 1,960 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thankfully St Patrick opens the container and drives the snakes away just as he did with Ireland. St Paddy takes you to a pub and you two have the night of your life, but when the bill comes he leaves you to pay, except you have no money in your pocket... Link to comment
D0nt45k 169 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) Fortunately, a generous patron lays some money down on the bar and says “here, hopefully this will cover your drinks!” At first, you are elated...until you inspect the money and find that it’s a One Hundred Trillion Third Zimbabwean Dollar Bill...a currency which had an exchange rate of Three Hundred Quadrillion to One US Dollar when it was finally withdrawn from circulation... Edited August 6, 2021 by D0nt45k (see edit history) Link to comment
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