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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:31 am

scribe wrote:This is good for a few, Al if you havent already seen it...

http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/

Now back to your regularly scheduled White Plume mt revision....

heh yeah they are an absolute blast - saw them a while back

ah but you see, while everyone has a dice 20, chuck has a dice 30, just cos he's so cool and he gets +20 to hit cos hes such a badass. his dice starts at 2 cos the dicemaker shit himself when he found out who the dice was for

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:33 am

Deadlord39 wrote:Chuck doesn't roll dice. He looks at a d20 and it turns to the number he wants.
Chuck got PO'd at the universe once before, hence the "Big Bang" theory.
Chuck's aura is so powerful, even trees manage to run away.

LOL

love it.

frank, you have so gotta do a creature feature dude

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 10:55 am

I think Keraptis ought to be powerful but not unbeatable.

I ran an alternate ending to WPM years ago and had the party fighting a Keraptis who was a 14th M-U/12th Ill. It worked very well.

I loaded his spell book with misdirection, non-detect type spells and had him fight them through a hallucinatroy wall at the back of a huge, dim cavern (placing him near his escape tunnel). They spent countless rounds fighting monsters (demi and real) and multiple mirror images, et al. I made full use of envirnomental obstacles (flamable materials, stalactites, the edge of a nearby laval pool with a small island) to extend the ploy.

Loads of fun and the best part is that the party ran him down as he tried to make his escape but he breached an underground lava levee that destroyed his treaure, himself and two party members.

To this day, it is the standard by which my remaining friends in gaming rate my modules.

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:47 pm

Badmike wrote:Conan and Chuck can't really fight, because everyone knows that Conan is Chuck's ancestor, it all makes sense once you think about it (how else did Norris get so damn badass without Conan somewhere in the family tree?).

Mike B.

Yes, but:

Q: Have you heard about the guy who insulted Warduke and lived?
A: No...and just you think about that.

Q: Why is Warduke left-handed?
A: He's giving his enemies a chance.

Q: Why does Warduke conceal his face?
A: Turns out, looks can kill.

Q: Why does Warduke wield a shortsword?
A: Dude, you ask if you want! I ain't gonna!

Q: Where did Warduke go to kindergarten?
A: Temple of Elementary Evil

Q: Exactly why is there a "vault" of the drow?
A: That's where Warduke keeps them.

Q: What is Warduke's favorite band?
A: QUEEN of the Demonweb Pits.

Q: Whatever happened to Zelligar and Rogan?
A: Warduke went in search of adventure.

Q: What was the Shrine of Tamoachan actually hiding from?
A: Warduke.

Q: What does Warduke eat for breakfast?
A: Egg of the Phoenix.

Q: Whatever happened to Tsojcanth?
A: Warduke misplaced her.

Q: Why is Iuz so old?
A: Warduke scared the hell out of him.

Q: Why are they called the "Forgotten" Realms?
A: Silence, you fool! Warduke told us never to mention them again!

and, finally:

Q: Why did they publish extra monster manuals?
A: Warduke demanded more things to kill.

Q: Whatever happened to TSR UK?
A: They dared to show Warduke the Fiend Folio.

Contemplate this! :lol:

Mark

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:50 pm

It's a little known fact that Dieties and Demigods was origanlly published as a "short solo adventure for Level one Chuck Norris characters" however during playtesting Chuck killed every being in the book just by rolling initiative using the Moon as his D20.

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:54 pm

Q: What happened to the original Deities and Demi-gods?
A: Warduke mistook the book for an all-you-can-eat menu.

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:58 pm

MShipley88 wrote:Q: What happened to the original Dieties and Demi-gods?
A: Warduke mistook the book for an all-you-can-eat menu.

Q: Whatever did happen to Warduke?
A: Chuck could sense him on the same planet, so Warduke just winked out of existence.

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:00 pm

Q: Why is Warduke an imaginary character?
A: So Chuck Norris won't have nightmares.

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:22 pm

MShipley88 wrote:Q: Why is Warduke an imaginary character?
A: So Chuck Norris won't have nightmares.

i just thought, Warduke is Chuck PLAYING D&D!!! aha yes! that would make sense!!!

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 8:27 pm

testing.

Sorry Keraptis.

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:29 am

Chuck? I still say Bruce Lee could take him even with all of Chuck's newly aquired powers!

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:29 am

Start of a new fanatacism.....

THE HOLY TRINITY

Bruce Lee, Conan & the Holy Chuckster.

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:06 pm

Thenraine wrote:Chuck? I still say Bruce Lee could take him even with all of Chuck's newly aquired powers!

I have vague memories of a 70's B-movie where Bruce Lee does beat a young Chuck Norris...

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:36 pm

VermilionFire wrote:
Thenraine wrote:Chuck? I still say Bruce Lee could take him even with all of Chuck's newly aquired powers!

I have vague memories of a 70's B-movie where Bruce Lee does beat a young Chuck Norris...

Return of the Dragon

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:49 pm

Beyondthebreach wrote:
VermilionFire wrote:
Thenraine wrote:Chuck? I still say Bruce Lee could take him even with all of Chuck's newly aquired powers!

I have vague memories of a 70's B-movie where Bruce Lee does beat a young Chuck Norris...

Return of the Dragon

bit of a Bruce Lee film geek me.

the film where Bruce fought Chuck in a Roman Colusseum is called "Way of the Dragon"

for those who might be interested:

http://www.bruceleecentral.com/brucelee ... agon.shtml

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:00 pm

Well, it is both RETURN of the Dragon and WAY of the Dragon. The film has several names:

Original name: Meng long guojiang

aka names:

Fury of the Dragon (Europe: English title)
Return of the Dragon
Revenge of the Dragon (USA) (cable TV title)
Way of the Dragon

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:07 pm

and its a well cool film too...tho i still like enter the dragon more

amazing stuff

Al

ps. i just called me dad (even more of a bruce lee geek than me) - he remembers going the cinema all them years back to see it. he just said that he remembers it actually being called "way of the dragon" too and doesnt recollect it being released here as "fury of the dragon".... who knows eh?

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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:14 pm

Actually, I do know. BTB is right...the film has two English names.

Way of the Dragon is the name Bruce Lee gave it.

Return of the Dragon is the name that it usually appeared under in America.

Mark

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