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{{ManuelEntry|a massive prism of grey goo|*This prism is not like the one that King Ralph is usually trapped in. | |||
*For one thing, it's on the ground. For another, it isn't translucent. | |||
*For a third thing, a King doesn't come out of it when you smash it. I probably could've just started with that one and knocked off for an early lunch.|attack=10|defense=10|hp=1000}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|A.M.C. gremlin|*Some researchers believe the AMC Gremlin to be evidence that gremlins are a degenerate offshoot of the Crimbo Elf, due to their mechanical skills. However, their research equipment usually falls apart before they get a chance to publish. | {{ManuelEntry|A.M.C. gremlin|*Some researchers believe the AMC Gremlin to be evidence that gremlins are a degenerate offshoot of the Crimbo Elf, due to their mechanical skills. However, their research equipment usually falls apart before they get a chance to publish. | ||
*Be careful never to feed gremlins after midnight. And by 'feed', I mean "allow them to chew on your face". | *Be careful never to feed gremlins after midnight. And by 'feed', I mean "allow them to chew on your face". | ||
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*In Canadia, Smarty Putty is called "Skittle Goo." | *In Canadia, Smarty Putty is called "Skittle Goo." | ||
*In Seaside Town there is a man named S. Marty Putty, who receives prank phone calls about this product on an hourly basis. He is really, really sick of it.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | *In Seaside Town there is a man named S. Marty Putty, who receives prank phone calls about this product on an hourly basis. He is really, really sick of it.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|amorphous blob (monster)|*I wonder why Spaghetti-Os are that shape anyway. Did they just order too many alphabet soup vowels and had to use them up? | |||
*Maybe Spaghetti-Os are like alphabet soup for ghosts. Because soup is too runny for ghosts, and they need a thicker sauce. | |||
*What if Spaghetti-Os are actually the red blood cells of some giant incomprehensible god?|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|name=amorphous blob}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|ancestral Spookyraven portrait|*Most haunted portraits are done with oil paint mixed with ectoplasm, to fully capture the spirit of the subject. | {{ManuelEntry|ancestral Spookyraven portrait|*Most haunted portraits are done with oil paint mixed with ectoplasm, to fully capture the spirit of the subject. | ||
*Haunted portraits are free to visit other paintings; visiting surrealist or impressionist works are like what hallucinogenic drugs are for us. | *Haunted portraits are free to visit other paintings; visiting surrealist or impressionist works are like what hallucinogenic drugs are for us. | ||
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*The spirit's shriek can curdle milk at 100 paces, and curdle blood at 50. | *The spirit's shriek can curdle milk at 100 paces, and curdle blood at 50. | ||
*No one knows where the spirits keep the stone spheres they drop. Best not to inquire too deeply into spectral anatomy.|attack=160|defense=144}} | *No one knows where the spirits keep the stone spheres they drop. Best not to inquire too deeply into spectral anatomy.|attack=160|defense=144}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Ancient Skeleton with Skin still on it|*No, it isn't a mummy. Mummies have bandages. | |||
*Just be glad it wasn't wearing a hat -- you wouldn't want to have to face down a gorvunculus at your level. | |||
*Wait a minute... ''you're'' a skeleton with some skin on it! And so am I! Aaaaaaaaaahhh!|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|ancient temple guardian|*Temple guardians such as this one were extremely expensive to construct, and therefore tend to indicate that there is not much left worth stealing in the temples that they are guarding. | {{ManuelEntry|ancient temple guardian|*Temple guardians such as this one were extremely expensive to construct, and therefore tend to indicate that there is not much left worth stealing in the temples that they are guarding. | ||
*The engraved writing all over the guardian's body are the mystical runes that enable the construct to move. Modern golem technology has streamlined the process to a huge degree, and most don't even need the name of God carved on their forehead any more. | *The engraved writing all over the guardian's body are the mystical runes that enable the construct to move. Modern golem technology has streamlined the process to a huge degree, and most don't even need the name of God carved on their forehead any more. | ||
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*Cavebugbears invented fire, the wheel, and fondue. | *Cavebugbears invented fire, the wheel, and fondue. | ||
*A cavebugbear has roughly the same vocabulary as an orcish frat boy.}} | *A cavebugbear has roughly the same vocabulary as an orcish frat boy.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|angry ghost|*Ghosts would be a lot easier to deal with if they just haunted their own graves. | |||
*Maybe you could convince a ghost to go haunt the afterlife? That'd be convenient. | |||
*Wait, what happens if you die while you're in the afterlife? Is that where babies come from? | |||
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{{ManuelEntry|angry mushroom guy|*This guy would certainly have had a heart attack by now, if it had a heart. | {{ManuelEntry|angry mushroom guy|*This guy would certainly have had a heart attack by now, if it had a heart. | ||
*The mushroom is a very nutritious food; differing species can be a good source of vitamin B along with essential minerals, such as potassium and hydrogen. | *The mushroom is a very nutritious food; differing species can be a good source of vitamin B along with essential minerals, such as potassium and hydrogen. | ||
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*The Angry Space Marine carries over 500 pounds of weapons and ammunition. We're still not sure how. | *The Angry Space Marine carries over 500 pounds of weapons and ammunition. We're still not sure how. | ||
*The Angry Space Marine's biggest gun fires other guns, which then fire exploding bullets.}} | *The Angry Space Marine's biggest gun fires other guns, which then fire exploding bullets.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Angry Sun|*The sun has always hated you. Now it's just being less passive-aggressive about it. | |||
*Don't make fun of its sunspots, or it'll get ''really'' mad. | |||
*I'm pretty sure this has real bad implications for the tides. And probably other stuff as well.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|angry tourist|*His favorite ride is the roller coaster, because it moves fast enough that his breath can't catch up with him. | {{ManuelEntry|angry tourist|*His favorite ride is the roller coaster, because it moves fast enough that his breath can't catch up with him. | ||
*He's been eating cheese for so long, he's gonna need to ride a centrifuge before he leaves. | *He's been eating cheese for so long, he's gonna need to ride a centrifuge before he leaves. | ||
*To be honest, his breath wasn't that great even before he got here.}} | *To be honest, his breath wasn't that great even before he got here.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|angry viking warriors|*I read once that the vikings made ice-skates out of elk bones, and the image of a viking warrior having fun ice-skating is so charming to me I can hardly stand it. | |||
*Vikings also had the coolest boats. Dragon head on the front of your boat? Heck yeah. Even if all I had was a canoe I'd put a dragon head on the front of that. | |||
*Vikings also probably had the best heaven. Constant raging party feast hall is not my personal scene but you gotta like check that out on a day pass once or twice at least right?|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|animal cracker|*Biting off the horn won't help you -- then it's a hippopotamus, and those are also super dangerous. | {{ManuelEntry|animal cracker|*Biting off the horn won't help you -- then it's a hippopotamus, and those are also super dangerous. | ||
*In Soviet Russia, something something | *In Soviet Russia, something something | ||
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*Since so much mahogany was used making pens for hogs, it became very rare and thus very valuable. | *Since so much mahogany was used making pens for hogs, it became very rare and thus very valuable. | ||
*Old mahogany hogpens are worth far more than the hogs you might keep in them. Unless you've got really valuable hogs. Like, twice as charming as that Arnold on Green Acres.}} | *Old mahogany hogpens are worth far more than the hogs you might keep in them. Unless you've got really valuable hogs. Like, twice as charming as that Arnold on Green Acres.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|animated nightstand ( | {{ManuelEntry|animated nightstand (white noncombat)|*The nightstand can be disassembled with an allen wrench and a screwdriver, but it'll never be the same when you put it back together. | ||
*This nightstand looks like it's solid wood, but it's actually a birch veneer over cardboard. Economical and lightweight! | *This nightstand looks like it's solid wood, but it's actually a birch veneer over cardboard. Economical and lightweight! | ||
*The technical name for this kind of nightstand is "Çpøøkiråvn."}} | *The technical name for this kind of nightstand is "Çpøøkiråvn."}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|animated nightstand ( | {{ManuelEntry|animated nightstand (mahogany noncombat)|*The animated nightstand is made of teak, the most evil of woods. | ||
*The nightstand's an antique assembled with actual nails and glue, so you won't be able to defeat it with an allen wrench. | *The nightstand's an antique assembled with actual nails and glue, so you won't be able to defeat it with an allen wrench. | ||
*It takes approximately 150 years of exposure to a latent magical field to animate a nightstand, slightly fewer if the nightstand was kind of uppity to begin with.}} | *It takes approximately 150 years of exposure to a latent magical field to animate a nightstand, slightly fewer if the nightstand was kind of uppity to begin with.}} | ||
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*Other anime smilies include <.< for looking suspicious, O.o for confused, and *.* for having two buttholes instead of eyes. | *Other anime smilies include <.< for looking suspicious, O.o for confused, and *.* for having two buttholes instead of eyes. | ||
*The anime smiley rule of kawai{{sic|needs another i, actually}} states that the number of i's at the end of kawai is directly proportional to the cuteness of the subject divided by the age of the person saying 'omg kawaiiii.'}} | *The anime smiley rule of kawai{{sic|needs another i, actually}} states that the number of i's at the end of kawai is directly proportional to the cuteness of the subject divided by the age of the person saying 'omg kawaiiii.'}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|annoyed snake|*Snakes make good sausages but you need a real long hot dog bun. | |||
*Snake ribcages make good combs, unless you're a medusa. Your hair would not appreciate that, if you were a medusa. | |||
*Snake sweaters are really easy to knit.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|annoying spooky gravy fairy|*The annoying spooky gravy fairy really just wants to be friends and joke around, but it's socially awkward and gets nervous. | {{ManuelEntry|annoying spooky gravy fairy|*The annoying spooky gravy fairy really just wants to be friends and joke around, but it's socially awkward and gets nervous. | ||
*The annoying spooky gravy fairy's pitchfork can be used by normal-sized people to eat oysters, or by oysters to fend off people trying to eat them. | *The annoying spooky gravy fairy's pitchfork can be used by normal-sized people to eat oysters, or by oysters to fend off people trying to eat them. | ||
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*Apathetic lizardmen are notable for being the Kingdom's most notable something. | *Apathetic lizardmen are notable for being the Kingdom's most notable something. | ||
*Apathetic lizardmen guard the Daily thing because ehn.}} | *Apathetic lizardmen guard the Daily thing because ehn.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Apathetic Tyrannosaurus|*Yeah, you know, apathetic <s>lizard men</s> tyrannosauruses. They're um, green? Or whatever. | |||
*Apathetic <s>lizard men</s> tyrannosauruses are notable for being the Kingdom's most notable something. | |||
*Apathetic <s>lizard men</s> tyrannosauruses guard the <s>Daily thing</s> whatever because ehn.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Aquabat|*The Aquabat has changed the line-up of his base components over the years, but he's still pretty cool. | {{ManuelEntry|Aquabat|*The Aquabat has changed the line-up of his base components over the years, but he's still pretty cool. | ||
*The Aquabat alternates between beating up adventurers and entertaining children in his spare time. | *The Aquabat alternates between beating up adventurers and entertaining children in his spare time. | ||
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*Other things an arc welder might weld: lads, fractions of a circle, and Triomphes. | *Other things an arc welder might weld: lads, fractions of a circle, and Triomphes. | ||
*Don't ask him about boats full of animals, though. He hates that.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=80}} | *Don't ask him about boats full of animals, though. He hates that.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=80}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Archwizard|*LyleCo refrigeration appliances combine industry-leading cooling technology with energy efficient savings. | |||
*For your industrial cooling needs, LyleCo also provides safe and reliable storage tanks for hazardous liquid gasses. | |||
*The safety track record of LyleCo's cooling equipment is unmatched since Tuesday of last week.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Arctic Octolus|*Octolusses are called that because they have more than eight eyes. | {{ManuelEntry|Arctic Octolus|*Octolusses are called that because they have more than eight eyes. | ||
*Octolosi have no bones, except for the little bones inside the eyes. | *Octolosi have no bones, except for the little bones inside the eyes. | ||
*The correct plural of octolus is 'octolodiusi'.}} | *The correct plural of octolus is 'octolodiusi'.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Argarggagarg the Dire Hellseal|*Argarggagarg is actually a female hellseal, proving that, whatever else you may think about hellseals, at least they aren't sexist. Even females can be an alpha male. | {{ManuelEntry|Argarggagarg the Dire Hellseal|*Argarggagarg is actually a female hellseal, proving that, whatever else you may think about hellseals, at least they aren't sexist. Even females can be an alpha male. | ||
*Argarggagarg's two heads are actually named Argarg and Gagarg. Gagarg is the angrier one, because she's sick of always getting second-billing. | *Argarggagarg's two heads are actually named Argarg and Gagarg. Gagarg is the angrier one, because she's sick of always getting second-billing. | ||
*Argarggagarg's favorite colors are blood red, and cornflower.}} | *Argarggagarg's favorite colors are blood red, and cornflower.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Arizona bark scorpion|*The bark scorpion's natural enemies are the blacklight and the iron chisel. | |||
*A bark scorpion's bite is worse than itself. | |||
*By the way, there are also black widow spiders.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|armored Crimbot|*Robot armor is not made of strawberries. Sometimes it ''tastes'' like strawberries, but that's just a coincidence. | {{ManuelEntry|armored Crimbot|*Robot armor is not made of strawberries. Sometimes it ''tastes'' like strawberries, but that's just a coincidence. | ||
*Robots are not allergic to bee stings, usually. | *Robots are not allergic to bee stings, usually. | ||
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*Traditional assassins were named due to their supposed consumption of hashish. Assassins like this one prefer beans. | *Traditional assassins were named due to their supposed consumption of hashish. Assassins like this one prefer beans. | ||
*Most Assassins don't have pets, but you'll occasionally meet one who owns a barking spider.}} | *Most Assassins don't have pets, but you'll occasionally meet one who owns a barking spider.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Assembly Elemental|*There are many flavors of Assembly language; this elemental seems to use MIPS, which stands for "Monster, I'm Pretty Sure" | |||
*Assembly elementals are often faster than BASIC elementals, but they're much less comprehensible. | |||
*Don't ask an assembly elemental to put your new furniture together for you. They ''hate'' that.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Astrologer of Shub-Jigguwatt|*Astrology is the science of converting newsprint into hope. | |||
*When the stars align, Shub-Jigguwatt shall return. | |||
*According to the stars, you are reading this sentence.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Astronomer (obsolete)|*Remember, lifespans were shorter back in the olden times, so these ancient astronomers were about twelve years old. Explains a lot, doesn't it? | |||
*The Astronomers of Loathing also discovered the Boob Cluster, the Fart Nebula, and the Dork Pillars. | |||
*Actually, that thing the Astronomer is holding is a piece of pizza.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Astronomer|*The astronomers of old had a list of constellation names that they could never find constellations to match. Thus the Kingdom has no "Meat Missile" constellation. | {{ManuelEntry|Astronomer|*The astronomers of old had a list of constellation names that they could never find constellations to match. Thus the Kingdom has no "Meat Missile" constellation. | ||
*The longstanding feud between astronomers and astrologers once boiled over into an actual ''war'' over the ''stars''. It was called "The Space Battles." | *The longstanding feud between astronomers and astrologers once boiled over into an actual ''war'' over the ''stars''. It was called "The Space Battles." | ||
*The constellation "The Beaver" was once known as the Floppy Taco, before a few supernovae altered its shape. This is a relevant factoid for the Astronomer because the Astronomer named the thing and changed the name. So quit filing bug reports about it.}} | *The constellation "The Beaver" was once known as the Floppy Taco, before a few supernovae altered its shape. This is a relevant factoid for the Astronomer because the Astronomer named the thing and changed the name. So quit filing bug reports about it.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Auqadargon|*Like all of the Rain King's subjects, the Auqadargon is made of sentient water. And a few bone fragments. | {{ManuelEntry|Auqadargon|*Like all of the Rain King's subjects, the Auqadargon is made of sentient water. And a few bone fragments. | ||
*Water-dragons breathe steam and boiling water instead of fire. One small water dragon could probably power an entire locomotive. | *Water-dragons breathe steam and boiling water instead of fire. One small water dragon could probably power an entire locomotive. | ||
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*The auteur elf shoots only in natural light, with naturally occuring sounds, and without film in his camera, to keep it extra real. | *The auteur elf shoots only in natural light, with naturally occuring sounds, and without film in his camera, to keep it extra real. | ||
*Sure, he's annoying, but he's also a ''genius''. Just kidding. His films kind of suck, so he's just annoying.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | *Sure, he's annoying, but he's also a ''genius''. Just kidding. His films kind of suck, so he's just annoying.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|automated bearing foundry | |||
|*In olden times, metal balls were made by dropping molten slag from really high up and allowing it to form into sphere before it landed in a big vessel of water. | |||
*Nowadays, it's pretty much the same, except the long drop is replaced with a magnetronic particle accelerator, the vessel of water is replaced with a cooling coil, and the slag is replaced by just ordering some bearings from China. | |||
*Sometimes they'll make one out of ceramic instead of metal as a prank.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|automated solenoid press|*There's a lot more going on inside this thing than in a typical press. Solenoids aren't something you can get by just smashing something else. | |||
*This is what they used to believe, at least, until they discovered a kind of tree in the Caribbean whose fruit had solenoids for seeds. | |||
*It became true again after those trees were harvested to extinction, though. Capitalism always wins.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|awkward disco dancer|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|*If you're a bad dancer, try putting your hands in your pockets and kind of just rocking back and forth. | {{ManuelEntry|awkward disco dancer|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|*If you're a bad dancer, try putting your hands in your pockets and kind of just rocking back and forth. | ||
*Or maybe try staying home instead of going places where you're likely to have to dance. | *Or maybe try staying home instead of going places where you're likely to have to dance. | ||
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*The Cosmic Axe Cult says "Timber!" instead of "Amen." | *The Cosmic Axe Cult says "Timber!" instead of "Amen." | ||
*The Cosmic Axe Cult wears sequin-spangled flannel shirts and denim pants. No one makes fun of them, though, because they also carry giant bedazzled, wicked-sharp axes.}} | *The Cosmic Axe Cult wears sequin-spangled flannel shirts and denim pants. No one makes fun of them, though, because they also carry giant bedazzled, wicked-sharp axes.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Axis artillery skeleton|*The spell components for ''Summon Bomb'' are a pinch of gunpowder, a dragon scrotum, and a 1,000 g.p. ruby. | |||
*This is one of the few professions where if they say their recent gig really bombed, that's a good thing. | |||
*Sometimes the bombs are full of dragon teeth so new squads of skeletons sprout up where they hit. Considering the other material components, they have plenty of dragon teeth.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|image=noart.gif}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Axis grenadier skeleton|*You know what they say -- when life gives you grens, | |||
*Potato masher grenades are actually called that because it only takes one to mash up a sack of potatoes real good. | |||
*Pineapples were actually named that due to their resemblance to hand grenades.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|image=noart.gif}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Axis infantry skeleton|*The spike on top of the helmet is to mark their axis of rotation. har har | |||
*Actually that kind of helmet is called a 'pickelhaube', which is German for "pickle haver" or "pickle holder". That's what the spike is for. | |||
*They briefly experimented with using the helmet spike as an offensive weapon, but the soldiers got too many concussions.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|image=noart.gif}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Axis officer skeleton|*AWOL stands for Addicted to West Of Loathing. | |||
*The officers are tougher because the skeletons are mainly paid in milk. | |||
*The Skeleton War equivalent of VE Day was also called VE Day but it stood for Victory with Epidermis|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|image=noart.gif}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*The angry bassist's first entry is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Angry Birds|Angry Birds]]''. | *The angry bassist's first entry is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Angry Birds|Angry Birds]]''. | ||
*The reference to a vampire bunny rabbit in the albino bat's entry is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Bunnicula|Bunnicula]]'' series by James Howe. | *The reference to a vampire bunny rabbit in the albino bat's entry is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Bunnicula|Bunnicula]]'' series by James Howe. | ||
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- The angry bassist's first entry is a reference to Angry Birds.
- The reference to a vampire bunny rabbit in the albino bat's entry is a reference to the Bunnicula series by James Howe.