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boorite
August 10, 2001 2:40 PM

I pity the fool who never heard of Erol Otis.

Looks to me like a pharaoh in an evening gown is using a holy Elixir of Sine-Aid to clear the Nostril of Doom while Sir Urchin Head stands watch over the Chamber of Broccoli.

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Drexle
August 10, 2001 2:58 PM

Gasp! I remember him from ooooold D&D and AD&D books that my brother let me use when *I* finally reached the age of teenage geekdom.

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NastyPope
August 10, 2001 3:03 PM

Aha, the original AD&D Adventure "Tomb of Horror" by gary gygax. That picture is from an actual room in the game. The portal is relatively safe, but the mouth is actually a sphere of disintegration. Terribly fun stuff.

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Spankling
August 10, 2001 3:11 PM

I have a ton of the old TSR books in the basement. What did Gygax and Otis do with all my money? Maybe they went to underwater dance parties with mutant sea monkeys like this one.

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Spankling
August 10, 2001 3:33 PM

Nice hanger on the right most sea monkey - not jewish I see.

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DexX
August 12, 2001 9:09 AM

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Aha, the original AD&D Adventure "Tomb of Horror" by gary gygax. That picture is from an actual room in the game. The portal is relatively safe, but the mouth is actually a sphere of disintegration. Terribly fun stuff.
They have recently released a sequel - Return to the Tomb of Horror(s?). I bought Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil a few weeks back, aiming to DM it to my party in a month or two once I know it intimately, and it is damned good. If RttToH is as good, then it should be worth buying too.

I have never been a fan of super-lethal adventures, though, and RttToH is certainly fucking lethal, judging from what I have read on the D&D newsgroup.

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Brad
August 12, 2001 1:05 PM

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I bought Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil a few weeks back,
What possible reason could you have to return to the Temple of Elemental Evil? I mean really.

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DexX
August 13, 2001 3:22 AM

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What possible reason could you have to return to the Temple of Elemental Evil? I mean really.
Nostalgia?

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boorite
August 15, 2001 8:45 AM

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What possible reason could you have to return to the Temple of Elemental Evil? I mean really.
Nostalgia?

Drink specials and no cover?

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kaufman
August 15, 2001 8:48 AM

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What possible reason could you have to return to the Temple of Elemental Evil? I mean really.
Nostalgia?
Drink specials and no cover?
You got a flat, and would like to use their phone?

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evil_d
August 15, 2001 8:53 AM

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What possible reason could you have to return to the Temple of Elemental Evil? I mean really.
Nostalgia?
Drink specials and no cover?
You got a flat, and would like to use their phone?
Mr. Evil told you to have his daughter home by 11:00?

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boorite
August 15, 2001 8:58 AM

Another possible explanation:

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DexX
August 15, 2001 9:05 AM

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What possible reason could you have to return to the Temple of Elemental Evil? I mean really.
Nostalgia?
Drink specials and no cover?
You got a flat, and would like to use their phone?
Mr. Evil told you to have his daughter home by 11:00?
You left your coat behind on a previous visit?

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kaufman
August 15, 2001 9:15 AM

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Another possible explanation:


There you go ... maybe you get a free weekend there if you just sit for 90 minutes through their timeshare pitch.

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boorite
August 15, 2001 10:00 AM

A wonderland of darkness and vice is yours at Temple of Elemental Evil. A Temple of Elemental Evil vacation provides a lethal holiday experience for adventurers of all levels. Let your nightmares become reality at the four Temple of Elemental Evil Theme Temples.

Feel like a doomed soul at the Temple of Elemental Air, where the Air wraith Guardian comes to life, complete with hideous appearance, chilling touch, and the latest in crystal braziers vomiting forth vile smoke.
Then journey to the untamed world of the Elemental Water Theme Temple. Celebrate the real and bloodthirsty monsters as you encounter verdigris-encrusted Water Gargoyles and the horrid amalgam of assorted fish parts known as the Undersea Juggernaut. Or discover archaeology as you dredge up the bones of previous adventurers.

The fun continues at Temple of Elemental Fire, the center of torture and sorcery from all planes of the underworld. Explore this flesh-searing playground filled with giant scorpions, lava lizards, and fireworks shows that light up the sewers!

Your Temple of Elemental Evil vacation would not be complete without a visit to the famous Elemental Earth Temple. The nostalgia of ancient barbarism rushes back to you as you rediscover the bloodstained shrine and mingle among abhorrent Hollow Marrow Gnolls from the spoiled fens of Turrosh Mak. Enjoy incomparable Temple of Elemental Evil pit traps, unique plunder, and fabulous cannibalism that are all contained in a Hell where you are sure to be lost forever.

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kaufman
August 15, 2001 10:12 AM

Bwahaha, boorite, but I can't wait for the modernizations ...

The Temple of Elemental Hydrogen, where you get to ride a flaming dirigible.

The Temple of Elemental Helium, where they seal off the exits, and sing It's a Small World in Chipmunk voices till the end of all time.

The Temple of Elemental Lithium, where everyone's just so damn happy.

The rest are left as an exercise for the interested reader.

On another topic, didn't Gygax come up with some sub-elementals, like ice and dust and stuff? You could always run into an undead Disney corpsicle at the Temple of Elemental Ice!

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wirthling
August 15, 2001 10:19 AM

Testimonials for the Temple of Elemental Evil:

"I have fallen into the spiked pit 10 times, and it just keeps getting better and better!"

"It's like Disney World, except the lines are shorter!"

"My children loved it. That is, until they were killed by giant frogs."

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boorite
August 15, 2001 10:49 AM

Let's not forget the Temple of Elemental Barium, where the fiendish Asshole Guardian administers an agonizing +10 Enema of Contrast Dye and bombards you with deadly Rays of the X.

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boorite
August 15, 2001 10:56 AM

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You could always run into an undead D. . .

Aiiieee! We dare not utter the name of D****y, for it conjures the most horrible monsters of all: Trademark attorneys!

Our jokes are no good against them! Throw yourselves on your mechanical pencils!

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kaufman
August 15, 2001 11:28 AM

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You could always run into an undead D. . .

Aiiieee! We dare not utter the name of D****y, for it conjures the most horrible monsters of all: Trademark attorneys!
Bah, who's afraid of Mr. Spending-the-Year-at-3.6-Kelvin-for-Tax-Purposes and his faithful leeches?

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Although they do seem to have hyperlinked that title something fierce ...

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