Dragon 334, Malhavoc's Surprise = Ptolus

[Plane Sailing]

Orcus and Pi, a Book of Demons and Circles to Bind Them.

Best variant of Orc and Pie EVAR.

 

[Einan]

But the term itself comes from the name of an old game show host (who gave away whatever fabulous prize that was behind door number 3. Hence the name.)

Naming yourself after a play style that was named after someone else is a bit over the top (and not quite original enough for monte.)

JOKE! JOKE! JOKE!

Damn it, Spock! We humans have something we call........humor. We say things because.....they're funny. They are not meant to be.......literal. Damn your vaunted Vulcan logic!

Einan (Channelling Kirk, in case I have to point it out to completely ruin the joke....)

 

[Desdichado]

I get it now (and can see why it's 'jumped the shark'). Thanks.

It hasn't jumped the shark at all--orc and pie references are (usually) still funny.

 

[DaveMage]

Orcus and Pi, a Book of Demons and Circles to Bind Them.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Iron Fane?

(isn't WotC dead set against licensing their old settings and refused prior offers from Malhavoc?)

Ravenloft.

 

[wingsandsword]

Ravenloft.

I mean, they changed their mind after Ravenloft and Dragonlance, and aren't listening to further licensing offers. Monte Cook even said so explicitly last November here that he didn't expect WotC to ever license out any more of their settings (although he did say that if they made a big change in policy and he was able to work out a licensing deal without too many strings attached and for a reasonable cost he'd certainly go back to Planescape)

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1880680&postcount=65

 

[Wraith Form]

D20 Pants-less.

?????

I've been doing that for years, though..?!?

 

[Kae'Yoss]

It hasn't jumped the shark at all--orc and pie references are (usually) still funny.

It's one of the legends of Roleplaying, I guess, along with the Hat of d02. The D&D-Version of All your Base.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

...the Hat of d02.

What is that?

 

[hexgrid]

What is that?

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?threadid=31914

I notice it says "hate" though. Is the legendary quote incorrect?

In any case, that post eventually led to stuff like this:

http://www.cafepress.com/guardiansorder/321114