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Nick Monitto's avatar

Definitely remember the comics in the 1E DMG, they certainly stood out in something that at times felt like a big encyclopedia. My favorite was probably the "Bigby's/Backscratcher Wand", though I did also distinctly remember the "Barbarian/drink" quote specifically.

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J.Q. Graziano's avatar

Wow, you have a great memory, Nick! Encyclopedia is right. I did thoroughly love it though. It felt like a tome full of ancient knowledge and wonder. Something truly special that I will always cherish.

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Jim Jaeger's avatar

I especially enjoyed the music this week. I am an online history teacher so I have music playing softly in the background all day long. Will add this to my repertoire. Great reminiscing with the humor this morning!

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J.Q. Graziano's avatar

Right on, Jim, thanks! I'm trying to make the time to compile these new songs into different themed albums where folks can easily purchase/download.

I don't know if you saw, there's one album out already - and you get a big discount being a paid subscriber! Here's the link to "Tales of Adventure: Volume I": https://buymeacoffee.com/rediscoveredrealms/extras

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Jim Jaeger's avatar

Checking it out now. Thanks for the heads up!

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Eric Green's avatar

These all just hit the right kind of funny. I wonder how many were inspired by personal stories. The rat disguise and the back scratcher feel like moments or jokes you would have while playing.

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J.Q. Graziano's avatar

Good call, Eric! I bet the artists had to be gamers to understand that kind of nuance.

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Heavy Cavalry's avatar

The familiar being threatened, a viable gaming option provided you could catch the creature.

I spent so much time going through all my 1 Ed books back in the day, I doubt much would be forgotten to me.

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J.Q. Graziano's avatar

Sounds like the makings of a new Character Class to me . . . "Familiar Hunter"! Let's work up some 1e stats, Heavy C!

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Heavy Cavalry's avatar

ranger/magicuser...need to track and detect magic

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Kveto's avatar

Interesting find as always, JQ. Memories. I remember the ones from the players handbook which inspired me and a mate to create our own comic series based on D&D/knight type characters when we were around 12. We called it 'Sir Hubert and his band of merry men'.

Last year, I found the comics in my mum's attic. Man, they were bad. The kind of low level humour 12 year olds would come up with, like the king knighting Sir Hubert and accidentally chopping off his arm or the wizard called Troy (clearly stolen from Monty Python.)

I always loved that +3 backscratcher one. Pretty sure I stole that one for our comic.

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J.Q. Graziano's avatar

lol - it is AWESOME, Kveto, that you not only were inspired and created your own fantasy comics as a kid - but that you were able to find them!

I'm not sure what it says about the level of my sense of humor, but getting an appendage chopped off accidentally in a knighting ceremony actually makes me chuckle!

Perhaps it's time for Sir Hubert to ride again? (with a steed specially equipped for one-armed riders of course . . . )

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Kveto's avatar

Thanks, JQ. It's interesting to see what we thought was funny at that age. The jokes were very crude and aimed at DND types. A general theme was characters accidentally getting stabbed, limbs and heads chopped off but characters not reacting (again I detect Monty Python black knight influence), but always everything back to normal in the next panel. (It wasn't a continuing storyline but single or double panels, just like these DND jokes. I think I stole a lot of Far Side jokes, too).

One joke did make me laugh, I had Sir Hubert trying to enter a cave that turned out to be a giant's navel.

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J.Q. Graziano's avatar

Love it! 😆

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David Korabell's avatar

Weird, I remember all these but I couldn't remember if they came out of the DMG or Dragon Magazine.

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Nicolas Nelson's avatar

Oh yeah, I remember all these. I can practically feel the paper under my fingers now. I have a haunting feeling that I could tell you what was on the page preceding each one, or following each one...

Wish I had held onto that DM Guide. I gave it away years ago, when I graduated from college... *sigh*

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