What are the most memorable funny tabletop gaming stories you've heard?

A story I heard was about a bard who was trying to charm a dragon with his music. He started playing a very grand tune, but the dragon just looked at him, yawned, and then fell asleep. The bard was so offended that he kept playing louder and louder until the dragon woke up, got annoyed, and chased him out of its lair.

I heard about a story in an online RPG. A group of players were on a quest to defeat a big boss. They had a well - thought - out plan. But then, one player's pet dog in real life started barking really loudly. It startled the player and he accidentally clicked the wrong button, which led to the whole group running into the boss instead of following the plan. Chaos ensued but it was super funny. This shows how real - life can sometimes interfere with online gaming in the funniest ways.

A funny tabletop story I know is when a group was playing a mystery - solving board game. One of the players was so convinced that a certain character was the culprit. So he spent the whole game accusing that character, only to find out at the end that it was his own character who was the real culprit all along. The look on his face was priceless.

I've heard about a big online tournament in a fighting game. One underdog player managed to defeat all the top - ranked players one by one. He used some really unique strategies that no one expected. His journey from being an unknown to winning the tournament was a great story of determination and skill in the online gaming world.

I heard about a tailgate where someone tried to roast marshmallows on a propane stove but ended up setting a small part of their tent on fire. Fortunately, they quickly put it out and then everyone joked about it all day.

One housekeeper was cleaning a bathroom and found a rubber duck with a very strange expression. She decided to take pictures of it in different 'poses' around the house while cleaning. When the family saw the pictures later, they couldn't stop laughing. The housekeeper had unknowingly created a little photo series with the duck.

I once heard about a couple where the guy proposed while they were skydiving. He managed to hold the ring box in his hand all the way down and showed it to her just before they landed. It was so unexpected and she was so thrilled. It was a story full of adventure and fun.

One memorable one was a girl confessing that she thought her mom was a spy. Because her mom always seemed to know everything she did, even when she was super sneaky. Turns out her mom just had a sixth sense for her daughter's antics.

Well, I heard about a housekeeper who mistook a decorative rock for a piece of dirt and tried to sweep it up. It wouldn't budge, and they were so confused until they realized it was a rock. Another story is that a housekeeper found a whole collection of action figures arranged in a battle scene on the dresser. It was really unexpected and made them chuckle.

A woman once put her phone in the fridge by mistake while she was distracted. She spent hours looking for it all over the house. When she finally found it, she couldn't stop laughing at herself. It's a simple but really funny true story.