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*For Kurma's sake, this needs SO much done! Standardization of messages to not include the preamble, listing of the premables somewhere else, biologist names, which animal list the angry god message pulls from, and I'm sure there's more I've missed.}}
{{skill
|skillid=228
|type=Passive
|mpcost=N/A
|description=You know basically every bit of trivia about every monster in the Kingdom. A veritable Ken Jennings of Loathing.
|effect=You will recall facts about monsters as you adventure
|source=[[book of facts]]
|explain=Monsters are seeded to drop extra items, stats, or effects. Items include [[pocket wish]] (3/day), [[tattered scrap of paper]] (11/day). Also grants 2 combat skills, [[Recall Facts: Circadian Rhythms]] grants an effect that is consumed fighting monsters of the same phylum and grants extra rollover adventures. [[Recall Facts: Monster Habitats]] is usable 3x per day to create 4-5 wandering copies of a monster.
|permable=a
}}

==Notes==
* Gives the combat skills [[Recall Facts: Monster Habitats]] and [[Recall Facts: Circadian Rhythms]].

* Rewards are [[Deterministic RNG|deterministic]] using an algorithm.
* Usually gives additional items, item drop percent, meat, stats, or effects after combat; monsters that drop nothing might drop something in other battles. The rewards are sometimes also phylum dependent. The messages themselves have some variance to them based on phylum, location, and body parts.

* The outcome is the same per monster until freeing King Ralph or ascending, as results are based on class and current path (your path changes to "unrestricted" after freeing King Ralph). 

* Two-thirds of monsters has an outcome that can appear in any phylum, and one-third of monsters has a phylum-specific outcome.
** In [[A Shrunken Adventurer am I]] bugs are increased to 50% phylum-specific results.

* You can see which specific monsters will result in which outcomes in [http://bofa.loathers.net/ this helpful tool made by Semenar.]




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!Outcome type!!Phylum!!Messages!!Notes
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||items||any||I bet you didn't know that the [monster name] has a secret bone in its eye, that if you stick it up your nose, it will grant you a wish.{{acquire|item=pocket wish}}|| Limit 3 per day.
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||items||any||Although they won't admit it publicly, biologists agree that the [monster name] has a secret pouch under its solar plexus, where its{{sic|should be it}} stores its lucky charms. {{acquire|item=worthless trinket}}''or:''{{acquire|item=worthless gewgaw}}''or:''{{acquire|item=worthless knick-knack}}|| Used for trading at [[The Hermitage]]
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||items||any||Did you know that the [monster name] has a secret plan for hiding its money. {{acquire|item=fat stacks of cash}}||
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||items||any||These monsters have vestigial organ that collects things they can't digest.{{acquire|item=}}||A single item from the pool of [[I Refuse!]] noncombat. Fighting the same monster a second time will provide the same item. This was updated on September 05, 2023 to exclude [[dead guy's piece of double-sided tape]] and [[Ralph IX cognac]].
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||items||[[:Category:Beasts|Beasts]]||These things have a really long muscle near their calf that tastes just like pork!{{acquire|item=long pork}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Beasts|Beasts]]||These things always keep a spare fish on them in case they get hungry. You can find it if you poke around.{{acquire|item=displaced fish}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Bugs|Bugs]]||Even non-gnat bugs sometimes have gnat meat in them. Nobody knows why.{{acquire|item=filet of tangy gnat ("fotelif")}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Constellations|Constellations]]||There is a hidden triangle in this constellation that most people don't know about.{{acquire|item=line|num=3}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Constellations|Constellations]]||At this point, you don't need either a biologist or astronomer to tell you what these guys are made of.{{acquire|item=star}}<center>''or:''</center>There's a line of 3 stars in this constellation that most people don't know about.{{acquire|item=star|num=3}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Constellations|Constellations]]||These things always have a secret stash behind one of their stars.{{acquire|item=alien drugs}}|| When used, gives 15 turns of [[Space Cowboy]], which gives +2 stats per fight.
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||items||[[:Category:Constructs|Constructs]]||Every [monster name] has a tiny little mechanical core.{{acquire|item=}}|| Base [[Supertinkering]] components.
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||items||[[:Category:Demons|Demons]]||Scrapings from [monster name] hooves can be used as a cheap alternative to expensive pants-fireproofing chemicals.{{acquire|item=hot powder}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Demons|Demons]]||Demonologists claim that demons literally have fire running through their veins, and what do you know! Here it is!{{acquire|item=fire}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Dudes|Dudes]]||These guys usually have a bunch of extra armpit hair wadded up in a fold of skin somewhere.{{acquire|item=gob of wet hair}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Dudes|Dudes]]||Did you know that human beings have a large round bone at the top of their spines, which serves as a hollow case to protect their brains? Yoink!{{acquire|item=smart skull}}''or:''{{acquire|item=broken skull}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Elementals|Elementals]]||All elementals of this type, even non-cold ones, have a little bit of cold powder hidden in their arm.{{acquire|item=cold powder}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Elementals|Elementals]]|| [monster name] will always leave some magic-infused chunks behind when defeated.{{acquire|item=twinkly nuggets}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Elves|Elves]]||This type of elf always hates their job, and keeps a bottle hidden in a drawer to ease the day-to-day pain of it.{{acquire|item=bottle of whiskey}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Elves|Elves]]||A [monster name] always keeps a spare candy cane under their hat.{{acquire|item=candy cane}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Fish|Fish]]||This type of fish has way more scales than you'd expect.{{acquire|item=dull fish scale|num=3}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Fish|Fish]] or [[:Category:Mer-Kin|Mer-Kin]]||You can get a little extra meat from these things if you slice off the bit just under their head.
<center>''or:''</center>These guys always stash some raw fish behind their tail.{{acquire|item=slick fish meat}}''or:''{{acquire|item=beefy fish meat}}''or:''{{acquire|item=glistening fish meat}}
||
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||items||[[:Category:Goblins|Goblins]]||If you chop the arm of a goblin like this, you can use it as a mushroom substitute.{{acquire|item=Knob mushroom}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Goblins|Goblins]]||The main thing goblins like this like to gobble is cottage cheese..{{acquire|item=bowl of cottage cheese}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Goblins|Goblins]]||Goblins like this always have a bottle of beer concealed in their leg.{{acquire|item=Cobb's Knob Wurstbrau}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Hippies|Hippies]]||Fun fact: a [monster name] is always carrying around some fruit.{{acquire|item=}}|| Gain one fruit. The exact list of possibilities is unknown.
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||items||[[:Category:Hippies|Hippies]]||This type of hippy always keeps a flower tucked behind their leg.{{acquire|item=pretty flower}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Hippies|Hippies]]||You can scrape a hippy's bones for some useful powder.{{acquire|item=stench powder}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Hobos|Hobos]]||These type of hobos always keep a spare nickel hidden under their tongues.{{acquire|item=hobo nickel}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Hobos|Hobos]]||Hobos of this type always keep some extra vodka in a nearby hidey-hole. It's easy to find if you know what you're looking for.{{acquire|item=bottle of vodka}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Horrors|Horrors]]||Burning a black candle is essential to attracting these creatures.{{acquire|item=thin black candle}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Horrors|Horrors]]||It is possible to go into a trance after defeating [monster name] and do a little bit of automatic writing.{{acquire|item=scroll of ancient forbidden unspeakable evil}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Humanoids|Humanoids]]||This type of monster knows nothing about wine, but they keep a bottle on hand just to fake it.{{acquire|item=fine wine}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Mer-Kin|Mer-Kin]]||Mer-kin like this always keep an extra sheet of seaweed in their pocket in case a maki opportunity arises.{{acquire|item=seaweed}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Orcs|Orcs]]||These guys always keep some scratch paper on them in case they need to whip up a quick cheat sheet for an upcoming exam.{{acquire|item=tattered scrap of paper}}|| Limit 11 per day.
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||items||[[:Category:Orcs|Orcs]]||This type of orc always has a bottle of tequila stashed somewhere nearby in case somebody needs to do an emergency shot. It's just the responsible thing to do.{{acquire|item=bottle of tequila}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Orcs|Orcs]]||Orc sweat can be dried into a useful (if revolting) residue.{{acquire|item=sleaze powder}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Penguins|Penguins]]||Penguins generally keep some spare ice cubes under their wings.{{acquire|item=magical ice cubes}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Pirates|Pirates]]||This type of pirate always keeps a spare eyepatch handy in case they get blinded in their other eye, too.{{acquire|item=eyepatch}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Pirates|Pirates]]||Pirates like this always have an extra bottle of rum stashed under their torso.{{acquire|item=bottle of rum}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Plants|Plants]]||This kind of plant always has a cherry dangling off the side of it, for some reason. It's easy to miss if you don't know to look for it.{{acquire|item=cherry}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Undead|Undead]]||These things are basically "take a penny, leave a penny" cups, except for bones.{{acquire|item=skeleton bone}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Undead|Undead]]||If you look under the head of a giant zombie goldfish, you can find a little bit of extra residual ectoplasm.{{acquire|item=spooky powder}}||
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||items||[[:Category:Weird|Weird]]||For some reason, these things leave a weird feather behind after they're defeated.{{acquire|item=frozen feather}}''or:''{{acquire|item=fetid feather}}''or:''{{acquire|item=flirtatious feather}}''or:''{{acquire|item=flaming feather}}''or:''{{acquire|item=frightful feather}}||
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||other||any||These guys will drop a lot more stuff if you turn them upside down and shake them.||+25% to item drops.
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||other||any||Any biology textbook will tell you that the [monster name] eye-muscles are particularly dense, and contain twice as much meat as in a normal creature.<center>''or, if the monster is an [[:Category:Penguins|Penguin]] (sometimes):''</center>These guys always hide a roll of Meat from their bosses. They keep it under their head.{{meat|amount=X}}|| An average Meat drop of that monster, not affected by any modifiers. The path modifiers still affect that gain: for instance, a player under [[Way of the Surprising Fist]] would only get 10 Meat maximum. Similarly, broke or solid gold monsters will give 5 or 1000 Meat, respectively.
Regular outcome will not occur after defeating monsters without Meat drops. Penguins without Meat drops sometimes still give 100-150 meat.
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||effect||any||Did you know that on average every fourth [monster name] is actually made of gummy material? You take a bite out of this one, and sure enough, it is!{{acquireEffect|effect=Gummiheart|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Gummibrain|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Gummiskin|duration=10}}|| Gives the effect on every fourth kill. Gives +100 Muscle, Mysticality, or Moxie, respectively.
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||effect||any||Did you know that on average every other [monster name] is actually a piñata? Sure enough, you see some candy oozing out of a hole and grab some to eat.{{acquireEffect|effect=Sweet and Red|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Sweet and Yellow|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Sweet and Green|duration=10}}|| Gives the effect on every second kill.
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||effect||any||Did you know that the [monster name] has a very particular flavor? Go ahead, give it a try!{{acquireEffect|effect=Ooh, Bitter!|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Ooh, Sweet!|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Ooh, Salty!|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Ooh, Sour!|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Ooh, Umami!|duration=10}}|| +5 elemental damage
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||effect||any||I bet you didn't know that the [monster name] keeps itself hydrated by storing emergency water in its butt, like a camel.
{{acquireEffect|effect=Ultrahydrated|duration=5}}
|| Helps adventuring in [[The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert]]
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||effect||any||Monsters 101 will teach you that the [monster name] secretes a natural antiantifreeze from its giblets to keep it cool during the hot summer months.{{acquireEffect|effect=Antiantifrozen|duration=10}}|| +3 Hot Resistance
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||effect||any||Nine out of ten cryptozoologists agree that the [monster name]'s giblets smell so bad, the human brain temporarily shuts down its scent processing functions rather than deal with it.{{acquireEffect|effect=Disabled Olfactory Processing|duration=10}}|| +3 Stench Resistance
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||effect||any||It's well known in biology circles that the [monster name]'s guts are so hot, even just imagining cutting one open and crawling inside will keep you warm for hours.{{acquireEffect|effect=Imagining Guts|duration=10}}|| +3 Cold Resistance
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||effect||any||Any competent scientist would agree that the [monster name] has the exact date and time of its own death carved into its %bone%. You check, and it does indeed say %currenttime%.{{acquireEffect|effect=Spooked|duration=10}}|| +3 Spooky Resistance
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||effect||any||Did you know that the [monster name] has a secret orifice that grants great shame to anyone who sees it.{{acquireEffect|effect=Shamed|duration=10}}|| +3 Sleaze Resistance
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||effect||[[:Category:Beasts|Beasts]]||Did you know the [monster name] lays delicious eggs? In fact, there's one now! You help yourself to it...{{acquireEffect|effect=Egg-stra Arm|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Egg-cellent Vocabulary|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Egg-stortionary Tactics|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Eggs-tra Sensory Perception|duration=10}}''or:''{{acquireEffect|effect=Egg-headedness|duration=10}}||
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||effect||[[:Category:Bugs|Bugs]] or [[:Category:Dudes|Dudes]]||Holy Cow! You just remembered that these bugs have 37 lives.
<center>''or:''</center>These creatures have a lot of nutrients in their kidneys!
<center>''or:''</center>This type of person got laser hair removal, so they no longer have to shave.. Isn't that exciting?
<center>''or:''</center>This type of person usually has a lot of back problems later in life.. Isn't that exciting?
{{acquireEffect|effect=Feeling Excited|duration=15}}
|| +25 to all stats
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||effect||[[:Category:Bugs|Bugs]]||The ooze from the broken carapace of these bugs can act as a form of starch.{{acquireEffect|effect=Industrial Strength Starch|duration=15}}|| +20 to all stats
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||effect||[[:Category:Constructs|Constructs]]|| [monster name] parts are durable, and easy to stick to your skin if you apply a little bit of elbow glue.{{acquireEffect|effect=Armor-Plated|duration=20}}|| Damage Reduction: 10
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||effect||[[:Category:Fish|Fish]]||%biologists_say% that the [monster name] is so fishy, even other fish are suspicious of it.{{acquireEffect|effect=Fishy|duration=10}}|| In the [[11,037 Leagues Under the Sea]] path, instead gives [[Fishy Fortification]].
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||effect||[[:Category:Slimes|Slimes]]||It's totally fun to swim around in the remains of this kind of slime after you defeat it.{{acquireEffect|effect=Slimed|duration=20}}|| +20 Spooky Damage
Continually take damage
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||HP restoration||any||There's a compound in the blood of this particular creature that acts as a potent medicine.
<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Horrors|Horror]] (sometimes):''</center>Defeating a [monster name] occasionally results in an unexplained explosion of blood inside the nearest conscious being.
<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Plants|Plant]] (sometimes):''</center>The pollen of this kind of plant is a powerful laxative. Wait, not a laxative. An antibiotic. I always get those mixed up. {{HP|amount=X}}
||10% of maximum HP. Some [[:Category:Plants|plants]] restore 50% of maximum HP.
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||MP restoration||any||These creatures always have a soda stashed somewhere nearby. You fine one in in a puddle of slime and chug it.
<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Constructs|Construct]] (sometimes):''</center>These things have a couple of exposed battery terminals on their leg, which will give you some juice if you lick them.
<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Weird|Weird]] (sometimes):''</center>Study of these creatures has never explained how they exist, but apparently most have an energy field you can tap into if you touch their skull. Ahhh.{{MP|amount=X}}
||10% of maximum MP. <br>Some [[:Category:Constructs|constructs]] restore 20% of maximum MP. <br>Some [[:Category:Weird|weird]] restore 25% of maximum MP.
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||stats||any||Familiars love playing fetch with the corpses of these things. You toss it a few times.||Gives +1 experience to the current familiar.
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||stats||any||These things are heavier than they look!<center>''or, if the monster is a  [[:Category:Humanoids|Humanoid]] (sometimes):''</center>These guys always carry a grip exerciser, in case you want to get a quick finger workout in.<center>''or, if the monster is a  [[:Category:Penguins|Penguin]] (sometimes):''</center>The oil from under a penguin's feathers can be used to really accentuate your biceps.{{stat|mus=gain X}}||X seems to be no more than 10.
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||stats||any||These things leave an above-average amount of psychic energy behind after they die.<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Mer-Kin|Mer-Kin]] (sometimes):''</center>This type of Mer-kin always has some ancient secrets tattooed on the left side of its weird fish flank.<center>''or, if the monster is an [[:Category:Undead|Undead]] (sometimes):''</center>If you listen carefully, you can hear [monster name] whispering forbidden secrets, even after it's defeated.<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Weird|Weird]] (sometimes):''</center>If you think too hard about [monster name], you'll accidentally peek behind the veil of reality and risk insanity. I know this isn't going to stop you.{{stat|mys=gain X}}||X seems to be no more than 10.
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||stats||any||You can get a little hair oil out of these guys if you squeeze them in the right spot.<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Hobos|Hobo]] (sometimes):''</center>This kind of hobo always turns out to be really ahead of the game, fashionwise. You can pick up some tips if you study their clothes.<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Pirates|Pirate]] (sometimes):''</center>If you look at the pegleg prints left behind by this kind of pirate, you can learn a few new dance moves.<center>''or, if the monster is a [[:Category:Slimes|Slime]] (sometimes):''</center>This kind of slime is almost indistinguishable from skin moisturizer. Go ahead. You know you want to.<center>''or, if the monster is an [[:Category:Elves|Elf]] (sometimes):''</center>You can huff the leftover peppermint on an elf's skin for a rush of coolness.{{stat|mox=gain X}}||X seems to be no more than 10.
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||stats||[[:Category:Elementals|Elementals]], [[:Category:Plants|Plants]] or [[:Category:Slimes|Slimes]]||The extra residual energy from a [monster name] can be absorbed by licking the ground under where they were defeated.<center>''or:''</center>The nectar of the [monster name] is a powerful stimulant, and not habit-forming, as far as we know. We haven't really bothered to research it very much, though.<center>''or:''</center>The gooey coating on the outside of the ascender part of this type of slime is a powerful hallucinogen.{{stat|mus=gain X|mys=gain X|mox=gain X}}||X is equal to 1 for [[:Category:Plants|Plants]] and [[:Category:Elementals|Elementals]]. X is equal to 3 for [[:Category:Slimes|Slimes]].
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||nothing||any||This type of monster is immune to every sexually-transmitted disease but one. Nobody knows which one.||From a monster that can give you an effect, but didn't (effect that is not always applied).
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||nothing||any||Some biologists believe that these creatures evolved from hagfish, but others believe they were created by an angry god to punish us.<center>''or:''</center>These creatures generally enjoy fencing in their spare time.||Also appears instead of limited per day outcomes after the limit has been reached.
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==References==
*Ken Jennings is famous as a very successful contestant on American quiz show Jeopardy!, later becoming a host of the same show.  

==See Also==
*[[Elemental Resistance]]
*[[Antiantifrozen]]
*[[Disabled Olfactory Processing]]
*[[Imagining Guts]]
*[[Shamed]]
*[[Spooked]]