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Author Topic: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".  (Read 1944 times)

Jam The MF

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Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« on: September 21, 2022, 06:09:33 PM »
Please do it!!! ;)
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2022, 08:39:16 PM »
What do you imagine would be in the Tome of Freaks?

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2022, 08:41:34 PM »
Most of the WOTC and GenCon staff?
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2022, 10:44:47 PM »
What do you imagine would be in the Tome of Freaks?


The recent attention being given to Kobold Press, reminded me that they have been quite successful of late; with Tome of Beasts, Tome of Beasts II, Creature Codex, and Creature Codex II.  All of those titles are stamped "5E" on the cover, because WOTC won't allow more specific language in reference to their RPG.

Having a Tome of Freaks, or a Freak Codex; would be a way to give the SJW collective, a piece of our mind.
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2022, 10:59:22 PM »
Isn't the recent Radiant Citadel this book?

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2022, 01:05:59 AM »
Isn't the recent Radiant Citadel this book?


If so, I bet their stat blocks weren't scripted by good OSR designers.
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2022, 01:42:59 AM »
Most of the WOTC and GenCon staff?

Priceless!  8)
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2022, 01:52:33 AM »
Would it include chromatic land-wales or rename them to butter-golems?

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2022, 05:43:48 AM »
So is this supposed to be parody book with SJWs depicted as monsters?

Zelen

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2022, 08:38:09 AM »
Would it include chromatic land-wales or rename them to butter-golems?

Those are some funny ideas, I like. (Although butter doesn't cause obesity or heart disease, so I'd never use that even though it's a great image)
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Jam The MF

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2022, 01:51:06 PM »
So is this supposed to be parody book with SJWs depicted as monsters?

Yes
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2022, 04:33:56 PM »
Yes

Oh, ok.

What about...
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Zelen

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2022, 05:04:12 PM »
You can argue that the Karen personality/smear is highly represented among SJWs, but it's not really an SJW thing in any meaningful way.

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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2022, 05:23:22 PM »
Yes

Oh, ok.

What about...
Karon - A spirit in a black hood and capri pants with a stern expression permanently etched on her face. She ferries dead souls across the River Pryx to meet the manager.


That's hilarious!!!
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Re: Someone please release, a "Tome of Freaks, for 5E".
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2022, 05:24:28 PM »
Danger Hair deserves a write up.
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