I played a shaman on EQ live to about level 50, though I tarried in the lower levels for some time due to the fact I disliked most players so I was seldom able to accomplish much as I was most always by myself. Back then I was friends with a kid who had a level 53 Iksar monk, and my character being only level 26 or so at the time I decided to sign in as my friend's monk and have a look at some of higher-end zones in Velious. I had no experience playing a monk, though I knew they could Feign Death, which I assumed to mean that monks could freely travel wherever they pleased and just flop on the ground whenever something endangered them. I eventually made my way to Velketor's Labyrinth and began moving steadily upward, shaking my attackers by playing dead. After I'd climbed a considerable ways in and feign-flopped past any number of enemies, I of course encountered something which called me on my bluff. I was immediately swarmed with golems and gargoyles, my hit points had dropped to half within a few seconds, and I suddenly realized the folly of my solitary dungeon reconnaisance. Stricken with panic, I bolted for the nearest ledge and flung myself off, hoping that my corpse would land in a more accessible area as to facilitate it's recovery. I fell quite a ways, though surprisingly enough I survived the fall, landing on an outcropping of a lower platform. It was then I remembered that monks have Safe Fall, and my grim resignation was replaced by a glimmer of hope, all I had to do was hop down from platform to platform till my Feign Death ability refreshed. Thus I plummeted in a desperate bid for survival, reaching the bottom of the dungeon (or the level on which the entrance is situated) with about 3% of my hit points remaining. I Feigned Death again, tensely awaiting the deathblow I so rightly deserved. To my surprise nothing came to finish me off, I had indeed managed to avoid what seemed like certain death. A few moments later I'm binding my wounds when the text window comes alive with angry /shouts in all capitals. Apparently the little stunt I pulled caused a train which took out about a third of the players in the dungeon. I promptly signed out.
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