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bclarkie
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:58 am

Well here is a description of a not so large lot that I haven't seen used, well at least for a while:

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 6&rd=1

Colossal? Its 5 books. :roll:

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morgansurname
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:16 am

Here is a new spelling for miniatures for those with auction sieve:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 78045&rd=1

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:19 am

Earlier than ?????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 09509&rd=1

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:35 am

morgansurname wrote:Earlier than ?????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 09509&rd=1

C'mon silly, isn't it obvious? Earlier than issues 177-184 :wink:

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:37 am

bclarkie wrote:
morgansurname wrote:Earlier than ?????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 09509&rd=1

C'mon silly, isn't it obvious? Earlier than issues 177-184

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :wink:

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bclarkie
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:00 pm

I hate it when Pac-Man eats my efreeti's head :

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 7&rd=1

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:10 pm

bclarkie wrote:I hate it when Pac-Man eats my efreeti's head :

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 7&rd=1

I'm not really sure how to grade that copy...do we have a "Very Bizarre" category?

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:22 am

Don't laugh, I fought one of those before. AC: -10, 22 HD, 4-40 damage per attack. Swallows whole on a natural 18-20. Mean.........

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:43 am

oh man get a load of this one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 18289&rd=1

i love the description of the last item "D&D, the best of intentions. some wear." - go look at the picture...SOME WEAR??!!! lol

Are we nearly there yet?

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:55 am

killjoy32 wrote:oh man get a load of this one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 18289&rd=1

i love the description of the last item "D&D, the best of intentions. some wear." - go look at the picture...SOME WEAR??!!! lol

Give him a break, he already said he had "the best of intentions".

bclarkie
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:14 am

Deadlord36 wrote:Don't laugh, I fought one of those before. AC: -10, 22 HD, 4-40 damage per attack. Swallows whole on a natural 18-20. Mean.........

Sounds like Pac-Man may be a more active relative of the feared Tarasque. :wink:

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bclarkie
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:16 am

deimos3428 wrote:
killjoy32 wrote:oh man get a load of this one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 18289&rd=1

i love the description of the last item "D&D, the best of intentions. some wear." - go look at the picture...SOME WEAR??!!! lol

Give him a break, he already said he had "the best of intentions".

Well if eating the module qualifies you that you have Best of Intentions, well then, yes he sure does. :D

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:19 am

Deadlord36 wrote:Don't laugh, I fought one of those before. AC: -10, 22 HD, 4-40 damage per attack. Swallows whole on a natural 18-20. Mean.........

Hey, this Pac-monster sure is dangerous. It's on the same level of the purple worm, but yellow... maybe it's just a fat and short mutation of the purple worm :lol:

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:25 am

Anyone have ANY idea what this is:

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5&rd=1

I seriously doubt that it is a Bugbear........

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:26 am

bclarkie wrote:Anyone have ANY idea what this is:
cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5&rd=1

I seriously doubt that it is a Bugbear........

Pretty sure it's an umber hulk with broken mandibles.

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:29 am

bclarkie wrote:Anyone have ANY idea what this is:

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5&rd=1

I seriously doubt that it is a Bugbear........

This is an umber hulk. But his orthodontist have removed the teeth of the poor fella...

bclarkie
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:32 am

deimos3428 wrote:Pretty sure it's an umber hulk with broken mandibles.

rosenkav wrote:This is an umber hulk. But his orthodontist have removed the teeth of the poor fella...

Ah, yes, that would make a lot more sense. The lack of large pincers really threw me off.

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:38 am

bclarkie wrote:Anyone have ANY idea what this is:

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5&rd=1

I seriously doubt that it is a Bugbear........

maxwell? :twisted:

Are we nearly there yet?

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