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: 1001 things found in a monster hunter's fieldbook
: NecroticBanana July 15, 2008, 03:20:35 PM
"You find a well-worn, leather, three ring binder style book, sealed with a simple leather strap and buckle. The whole thing is stuffed to bursting and all manner of papers are jutting out from it. You open it and carefully skim through the pages...The handwriting is hard to read and the whole thing is just a mess of dissorganized notes, mysterious images, and journal entries. Suddenly somthing catches your eye...you find:

1. Tucked somewere in the back is a folded hand written letter, it reads: Here's that favor i owe you, But don't say i didn't warn you!

Your Friend,
A. Crowley


On the back is a strange jumble of words in an unknown language and a strange diagram. The letter is also dated 1960
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: PhaedrusXY July 15, 2008, 03:23:54 PM
2) Paris Hilton's underpants.
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: j0lt July 16, 2008, 03:08:02 AM
3 - a lengthy eplanation of the various non-culinary uses of salt.
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: NecroticBanana July 16, 2008, 05:11:02 AM
3 - a lengthy eplanation of the various non-culinary uses of salt.

Like warding off spirits and such..nice. Not that it matters, but i've only ever heard this supposidly worked spicifically on zombies. never heard it mentioned on anything else..but i may not have looked hard enuf.

4. The physical transformation of lycanthropes as seen from a medical opinion, detailing redundant muscles and tendons and various cartliage-like areas of the skull that allow for bone deformations.
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: Ieniemienie July 16, 2008, 05:33:51 AM
5 - A pewter cup  :blush
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: NecroticBanana July 16, 2008, 05:51:52 AM
5 - A pewter cup  :blush

in a book? lol
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: Ieniemienie July 16, 2008, 07:04:44 AM
5 - A pewter cup  :blush

in a book? lol
If it fits in crabs, it fits in books too :P [Oblivion]
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: NecroticBanana July 16, 2008, 07:15:44 AM
lol never played the game
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 10:34:43 AM
6- A well worn and severely creased page with the chemical recipes for antidotes to various monsterous poisons.
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 10:39:15 AM
7- A small scrap of paper with just a phone number on it. (I like using this one as the players generally are eventually curious enough to call it which could be an adventure hook, something bad, funny or even good for them.)
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 11:27:09 AM
3 - a lengthy eplanation of the various non-culinary uses of salt.

I wonder if you carry garlic salt, can you ward off both Vampires and Zombies then?? ;)
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: Callix July 16, 2008, 11:33:58 AM
3 - a lengthy eplanation of the various non-culinary uses of salt.

I wonder if you carry garlic salt, can you ward off both Vampires and Zombies then?? ;)
There are even non-culinary, non-supernatural uses for salt. Though painful, it's better than no antiseptic at all.

8 - A page headed "General Advice". On it is written, "Find a safer job".
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: Ieniemienie July 16, 2008, 02:25:44 PM
9 - An index to the last 8 pages  ;)
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 02:36:34 PM
10- a page written in some long dead esoteric language, which when eventually translated turns out to be a prayer or hymn that does not appear in any current religon's holy books.

11- (back to numbers again  :)) a long series of numbers (and posibly letters) on a page. Could be an account number or even a combination to a locker somewhere.
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 02:39:20 PM
12- A fairly flat and very rusted key with a skull engraved on the head.
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 02:43:03 PM
13- an infant ultrasound picture, only the infant has visable horns, claws and vestigal wings.
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: Stratovarius July 16, 2008, 03:20:13 PM
14 - Flakes of dead scaly skin in a little bottle. No note is attached.
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 04:25:46 PM
14 - Flakes of dead scaly skin in a little bottle. No note is attached.

How about a little envelope or baggy? Not sure how well a bottle or vial might fit in a book unless it's a real slender one  :)
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: Melblen_Cairn July 16, 2008, 04:34:41 PM
15- An old photo of a group of soldiers. The odd thing about the picture is that it seems to be taken in full sunlight yet several of the faces have a strange shadow concealing them. (Perhaps have a younger version of the monster hunter in this photo too, with his face begining to fade.)
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: backstabbist July 16, 2008, 05:53:00 PM
16 -The REAL translation to the lyrics of
Inna Goddah DeVida by the covert occultist I. Ron Butterfly
17 -Notes from a 14th century church text on the Unnatural Blackness of Dick Clarks hair
<yes, it seems he IS that old>
18 -The identity of whom Patton came back as this time
19 -Chuck Norris' only know weakness
(unconfirmed, research was stopped after excessive field agent losses)
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: nemafow July 16, 2008, 08:59:34 PM
20 - A set of directions that lead to an insignificant place in the middle of no where. There is a red X at the location, on the small graphical map. What could be there?
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: Doctor Monocle July 16, 2008, 09:30:42 PM
21: A list of Longitude and latitude locations with no explanation as to what can be found there. They are scattered all over the country/ continent/ globe. (A great adventure hook for curious PC's).
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: Tema69 July 17, 2008, 07:21:31 AM
Note about salt: It really is multi-use. Pour it on some (preferably attached/fastened) guy's feet, unleash the goat, and watch him scream in pain while the goat goes from licking the salt to eating his feet. It was a very common torture method back in the days (although salt was kinda expensive).
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: Hinthas July 17, 2008, 12:27:13 PM
That's Barbaric. ??? That's Vicious :o That sounds like something I've GOT to try :smirk
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: Tema69 July 17, 2008, 12:31:19 PM
"I know, ain't it cool?"

cookie for the reference.
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: backstabbist July 17, 2008, 01:59:45 PM
"I know, ain't it cool?"
cookie for the reference.

The Nuclear Vinnie Barbarino
Broken Arrow



Howie carried that movie  :P
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: Tema69 July 17, 2008, 03:13:10 PM
Indeed indeed.

Who's Howie? Forgive my European noob-ness. :p
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: Melblen_Cairn July 17, 2008, 03:32:03 PM
22- A list of the edible parts of various monsters and how they are prepared. (salt quantities included)

off topic- He means Howie Long if memory of the movie serves :lol
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: Herbert West July 17, 2008, 04:00:13 PM
23 - A faded polariod of the PC holding up a peice of cardboard with barely distinguishable words written on it. The PC claims that he has
never seen it before. A warning from the past? Or a cry for help from the future?
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: Stratovarius July 17, 2008, 04:08:58 PM
24 - Scraps of paper, each with a single different symbol on them. They match up, but how?
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: Hinthas July 17, 2008, 05:56:43 PM
25.) What was originally thought to be a few sheets of very old paper turned out to really become four pieces of skin that have various tattoos, brands, and other scarification of strange emblems.

When you look at the first it appears to be a cyan or mauve color but as sun hits the fluted and braided marking, it starts to iridescently shimmer.

The second looks to have numerous rounded burns and brands but there is NO damage whatsoever on the opposite side.

The third appears to be a normal looking but slightly yellow piece of skin with jagged scars.

The last skin seems to have a series of tattoos the compliment a figure that looks like a T and a lower case h sharing the same stem. The bottom leg of the h bends slightly in towards the main T stem. The top connecting line on the T is offset with 2/3 of the bar being over the h part. There are reverse letter c with a claw mark above and a dot in the center. On the opposite side of the T-figure are twin lighting bolts and a series of other "tribal" looking undescribeable figures that appear to be random. The only constant is the T figure variant that is represented every fourth figure and no T figure is the same. There are a total of 32 figures and this appears that it may have been an "armband" style tattoo along with a circumference of 32 inches. This piece is folded in thirds to fit inside the book.
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: emissary666 August 03, 2008, 08:09:47 PM
26. A portal to an island with no living beings and several strange buildings and puzzles. A caption underneath reads "DO NOT TOUCH!
LEAVE THE PUZZLES TO THE PROFESSIONALS!


27. The phone numbers of Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Cambell

28. A gun with a single bullet. Instructions read, Step One: Place Barrel To Your Temple. Step Two: Think Happy Thoughts. Step Three: Pull Trigger. Step Four: Be Dead

29. A list of things found in a monster hunters field book
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: j0lt October 17, 2008, 10:13:59 AM
30. Various hunter's pose style Polaroid photos with the hunter standing over something that is definitely not a normal animal.
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: ZeroSum October 18, 2008, 08:04:44 PM
31. Various blood splatters in different patterns.  One labeled ".45 ACP, close range," one labeled "dagger," one labeled "Marbeast claw"...
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: Kuroimaken November 17, 2008, 03:26:37 PM
19 -   Chuck Norris' only know weakness
(unconfirmed, research was stopped after excessive field agent losses)

Chuck Norris is a fucking pansy. Gendou Ikari owns all.

32. Extensive proof that Michael Jackson is, in fact, an infant-eating alien.
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: Shewolf November 29, 2008, 04:42:18 AM
33. A faded travel map of a region that looks familiar, but containing countries who's borders match up with none that exist today, as well as a few tattered pieces of currency from these places.
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: Kuroimaken November 29, 2008, 07:02:26 AM
34. A picture of Titanium Dragon's mom.
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: brokenoakleys November 30, 2008, 09:51:04 PM
35.  "Top ten strategies from horror movies that DON'T work in real life", or "Hey, joe, check this out, Count Dracula's coffin is a tanning booth!"
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: j0lt December 06, 2008, 07:17:00 AM
36. A Vampire's suicide note.  Apparently he got so bored with living for hundreds of years that he crawled into an old shed in Chicago and set himself on fire.  The date on the note is October 8th, 1871.
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: Bell December 06, 2008, 06:16:07 PM
37. A manila folder labeled Collateral, which contains photographs of various intelligent monsters doing compromising things.
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: Kuroimaken December 06, 2008, 07:15:33 PM
38. A collection of memoirs involving sex scandals with the world's greatest leaders.
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: j0lt December 15, 2008, 04:30:23 AM
39 - A couple fake IDs tucked into the back.  All the names are references to classic rock musicians.
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: bhu December 27, 2008, 10:02:34 PM
40-Crib notes on how to properly respond when a female monster is attempting to seduce you and not taking no for an asnwer.
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: Chemus December 27, 2008, 10:31:51 PM
41. Instructions, naming the PC reading the book, on how they should continue the hunter's work.
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: j0lt December 27, 2008, 11:43:54 PM
40-Crib notes on how to properly respond when a female monster is attempting to seduce you and not taking no for an asnwer.
41. Instructions, naming the PC reading the book, on how they should continue the hunter's work.

Nice!

42 - A list of internet website addresses that all have to do with social engineering, locksmithing, urban exploration and other related skills/activities.
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: bhu January 03, 2009, 06:26:43 AM
43) A list of phone numbers with no names, all of whom turn out to be agents for various governmental organizations when you call them.  Incidentally they'd like to know who you are and how you got his number...
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: emissary666 January 03, 2009, 03:58:27 PM
44) Proof that Paul really is dead
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: bhu January 03, 2009, 10:26:54 PM
45) Long , ranting conspiracy theories on how rabbits are really the children of some horrifying Overfiend hellbent on destroying the world.  You wouldn't give it any credence except now you seem to keep seeing bunnies wherever you go...
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: TheWordSlinger January 09, 2009, 02:55:14 AM
46) An exorcism ritual.
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: DimitriX January 17, 2009, 05:32:22 PM
47) When a page near the middle is opened, a deadly highly radioactive and very smelly gas is sprayed at the "reader" which cannot be countered in any way, because it can destroy every substance because of its powerful acid.
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: tusk March 24, 2009, 03:01:25 AM
Another (rather irrelevant) note on the non-culinary use of salt: Get some rock-salt(those large grained kind), load your 00-buckshot cartridge with them, and watch the intruder scream in pain :devil

And the goat-lick-salt-from-feet deal, the version I've heard is that the goat does not eat your feet(they are herbivorus for crying out loud), it's the EXTREME itchness that make this a torture technique.
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: Prak, the Mad April 15, 2009, 09:03:12 AM
45) Long , ranting conspiracy theories on how rabbits are really the children of some horrifying Overfiend hellbent on destroying the world.  You wouldn't give it any credence except now you seem to keep seeing bunnies wherever you go...
and what's with all those carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?
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: bhu April 15, 2009, 09:14:05 AM
49) The address to a planar pocket dimension containing the divorce records for Asmodeus for the last 250 thousand years...good bribery material...
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: Chemus April 15, 2009, 03:10:21 PM
45) Long , ranting conspiracy theories on how rabbits are really the children of some horrifying Overfiend hellbent on destroying the world.  You wouldn't give it any credence except now you seem to keep seeing bunnies wherever you go...
and what's with all those carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?
Bunnies? Bunnies. It must be bunnies! Or maybe midgets.

48) The address to the being who's actually in charge of running things.
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: Kuroimaken April 15, 2009, 04:24:23 PM
45) Long , ranting conspiracy theories on how rabbits are really the children of some horrifying Overfiend hellbent on destroying the world.  You wouldn't give it any credence except now you seem to keep seeing bunnies wherever you go...
and what's with all those carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?
Bunnies? Bunnies. It must be bunnies! Or maybe midgets.

48) The address to the being who's actually in charge of running things.

I don't think Gendou Ikari has a physical address.
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: Deadeas April 15, 2009, 07:31:20 PM
50) A complete listing of every type of mythical and mystical disease and their effects. Oddly enough, there is no listing mentioning transformation into a vampire or lycanthrope. Upon fine inspection, the page appears to have been recently altered by some unknown means.
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: DimitriX August 27, 2009, 08:56:57 PM
51) A page written by DM which includes a guide on how to balance 3.5 without nerfing wizards.

52) Michael Jackson's true killer's apology (RIP MJ)
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: j0lt August 28, 2009, 02:24:05 AM
53) A list of recipes which, while quite tasty, would also be fatal to the creature listed.
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: Deadeas October 04, 2009, 07:20:27 AM
54) An address leading to an empty field in the middle of England. Nearby, there is a small pond. If the proper offering is tossed in, a thick fog settles over the pond and a boat arrives to carry anyone who is willing to Albion.
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: MasterVega October 05, 2009, 02:08:03 AM
55) A list of supernatural entities (spirits, demons, angels, etc...) who owe the author, their specialties, and the rituals to summon them.

56) A list of supernatural entities (spirits, demons, angels, etc...) who the author owes, the amount owed, and how best to avoid them.
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: Turalisj October 27, 2009, 11:58:20 AM
26. A portal to an island with no living beings and several strange buildings and puzzles. A caption underneath reads "DO NOT TOUCH!
LEAVE THE PUZZLES TO THE PROFESSIONALS!


27. The phone numbers of Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Cambell

28. A gun with a single bullet. Instructions read, Step One: Place Barrel To Your Temple. Step Two: Think Happy Thoughts. Step Three: Pull Trigger. Step Four: Be Dead

29. A list of things found in a monster hunters field book

57) A guide to being a broody loner who knows kung fu, written by Keanu Reeves
58) A guide to using Gun Kata, written by Christen Bale.
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: Kuroimaken October 27, 2009, 12:55:21 PM
26. A portal to an island with no living beings and several strange buildings and puzzles. A caption underneath reads "DO NOT TOUCH!
LEAVE THE PUZZLES TO THE PROFESSIONALS!


27. The phone numbers of Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Cambell

28. A gun with a single bullet. Instructions read, Step One: Place Barrel To Your Temple. Step Two: Think Happy Thoughts. Step Three: Pull Trigger. Step Four: Be Dead

29. A list of things found in a monster hunters field book

57) A guide to being a broody loner who knows kung fu, written by Keanu Reeves Kenshiro
58) A guide to using Gun Kata, written by Christen Bale.
Fixed.
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: Cavalry_Medic November 27, 2009, 06:51:08 PM
59 - Thesis explaining the Conservation of Ninjutsu.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConservationOfNinjutsu?from=Main.ConservationOfNinjitsu
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: Amechra April 29, 2010, 01:20:58 AM
60. A transcription of the last thought the reader had.
61. Just one word: FNORD!