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* The [[wikipedia:Minor Discworld concepts#Necrotelecomnicon|Necrotelecomnicon]] is a shared joke appearing in the works of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It is meant to literally translate as "The Phonebook of the Dead." Similarly, ''Liber Paginarum Fulvarum'' is "The Book of Yellow Pages." | * The [[wikipedia:Minor Discworld concepts#Necrotelecomnicon|Necrotelecomnicon]] is a shared joke appearing in the works of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It is meant to literally translate as "The Phonebook of the Dead." Similarly, ''Liber Paginarum Fulvarum'' is "The Book of Yellow Pages." | ||
* Al Aksandir Garambel and Wa'tz'ynn are referencing Alexander Graham Bell and Watson, the | * Al Aksandir Garambel and Wa'tz'ynn are referencing Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, the inventors of the telephone. Bell spoke the first sentence ever to be transmitted by telephone, which was, incidentally, "Mr Watson -- come here -- I want to see you." (i.e., a summons). | ||
* Al Aksandir Garambel and Necrotelicomnicon is also a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Abdul Alhazred|Abdul Alhazred]]'' (the mad Arab), fictional author of the book ''[[Wikipedia:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]]''. | * Al Aksandir Garambel and Necrotelicomnicon is also a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Abdul Alhazred|Abdul Alhazred]]'' (the mad Arab), fictional author of the book ''[[Wikipedia:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]]''. | ||
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Necrotelicomnicon
The Necrotelicomnicon (also known in Latin as the Liber Paginum Fulvarum) is a book dedicated to contacting all manner of horrifying demons and other otherworldly denizens of darkness. Legend has it that the mad Arab Al Aksandir Garambel wrote it after he was driven insane by his very first summoning, a terrifying entity known only as Wa'tz'ynn.
Type: off-hand item
Selling Price: 2000 Meat.Spell Damage +10
All Spells Cast Are Spooky
NOTE: This item only works for Pastamancer Spells.
(In-game plural: copies of the Necrotelicomnicon)
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References
- The Necrotelecomnicon is a shared joke appearing in the works of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It is meant to literally translate as "The Phonebook of the Dead." Similarly, Liber Paginarum Fulvarum is "The Book of Yellow Pages."
- Al Aksandir Garambel and Wa'tz'ynn are referencing Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, the inventors of the telephone. Bell spoke the first sentence ever to be transmitted by telephone, which was, incidentally, "Mr Watson -- come here -- I want to see you." (i.e., a summons).
- Al Aksandir Garambel and Necrotelicomnicon is also a reference to Abdul Alhazred (the mad Arab), fictional author of the book Necronomicon.
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