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  1. Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!eos!aio!mark@cheers.jsc.nasa.gov
  3. From: mark@cheers.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning)
  4. Subject: The WMI (8/9)
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec28.141923.22623@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
  6. Sender: news@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (USENET News System)
  7. Organization: NASA
  8. Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:19:23 GMT
  9. Lines: 419
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  16. This is file: report.wmi( 8/ 9)
  17.  
  18. This file must be concatenated to the rest of the files in this series
  19. (if any).  Everything before the starting line (---START OF SEGMENT---)
  20. and after the ending line (---END OF SEGMENT---) MUST be deleted or else
  21. running BinHex will accomplish nothing.  The FIRST FILE ONLY will contain
  22. a line stating that the following file must be converted using BinHex.
  23. You will have to remove that line as well.  Enjoy.
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  28. Subclass:     
  29. Cost:         
  30. Synopsis:
  31.               
  32. Description:
  33.               Raises the chance a cleric has of divination. 
  34.               
  35. Notes:
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  40. Item Number:  124 
  41. Date:         11/5/91
  42. Title:        Fingernail Brush.
  43. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  44. Author:       Mark Manning
  45. Class:        ANY
  46. Subclass:     
  47. Cost:         
  48. Synopsis:
  49.               
  50. Description:
  51.               Causes a person's fingernails to grow longer very quickly.
  52.               Useful when trying to impersonate a high ranking official who has long nails.
  53.               
  54. Notes:
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  59. Item Number:  125 
  60. Date:         11/5/91
  61. Title:        Rice Paper Fan of Gentle Breezes.
  62. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  63. Author:       Mark Manning
  64. Class:        ANY
  65. Subclass:     
  66. Cost:         
  67. Synopsis:
  68.               
  69. Description:
  70.               Does what it says:Causes a gentle breeze
  71.               to spring up with opened and used.
  72.               
  73. Notes:
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  78. Item Number:  126 
  79. Date:         11/5/91
  80. Title:        Rice Paper Fan of Hurricane Force Winds.
  81. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  82. Author:       Mark Manning
  83. Class:        ANY
  84. Subclass:     
  85. Cost:         
  86. Synopsis:
  87.               
  88. Description:
  89.               Causes a hurricane force wind to erupt from inside of the fan when it is opened.
  90.               
  91. Notes:
  92.               
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  96. Item Number:  127 
  97. Date:         11/5/91
  98. Title:        Fan of Spines.
  99. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  100. Author:       Mark Manning
  101. Class:        ANY
  102. Subclass:     
  103. Cost:         
  104. Synopsis:
  105.               
  106. Description:
  107.               A fan which shoots needles at an opponent.
  108.               
  109. Notes:
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  114. Item Number:  128 
  115. Date:         11/5/91
  116. Title:        Fan of knives.
  117. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  118. Author:       Mark Manning
  119. Class:        ANY
  120. Subclass:     
  121. Cost:         
  122. Synopsis:
  123.               
  124. Description:
  125.               A fan which, when snapped open, pops out several blades
  126.               which can be magical as well.  Each blade should only do 1pt of damage
  127.               but since there are usually twelve, it is a good idea to treat it as if
  128.               it were a regular weapon and have the person roll a 1d12.
  129.               
  130. Notes:
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  135. Item Number:  129 
  136. Date:         11/5/91
  137. Title:        Shoe knives.
  138. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  139. Author:       Mark Manning
  140. Class:        ANY
  141. Subclass:     
  142. Cost:         
  143. Synopsis:
  144.               
  145. Description:
  146.               A pair of shoes which spring blades from their tips.  Treat
  147.               a if it were a dagger.
  148.               
  149. Notes:
  150.               
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  154. Item Number:  130 
  155. Date:         11/5/91
  156. Title:        Hand Bow of Fire.
  157. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  158. Author:       Mark Manning
  159. Class:        ANY
  160. Subclass:     
  161. Cost:         
  162. Synopsis:
  163.               
  164. Description:
  165.               Causes arrows to ignite when they hit.
  166.               
  167. Notes:
  168.               
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  172. Item Number:  131 
  173. Date:         11/5/91
  174. Title:        Hand Bow of Cold.
  175. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  176. Author:       Mark Manning
  177. Class:        ANY
  178. Subclass:     
  179. Cost:         
  180. Synopsis:
  181.               
  182. Description:
  183.               Causes arrows to freeze an opponent when they hit.
  184.               
  185. Notes:
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  190. Item Number:  132 
  191. Date:         11/5/91
  192. Title:        Kite of Dragons.
  193. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  194. Author:       Mark Manning
  195. Class:        ANY
  196. Subclass:     
  197. Cost:         
  198. Synopsis:
  199.               
  200. Description:
  201.               Summons a dragon when flown.
  202.               
  203. Notes:
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  208. Item Number:  133 
  209. Date:         11/5/91
  210. Title:        Kite of Illusions.
  211. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  212. Author:       Mark Manning
  213. Class:        ANY
  214. Subclass:     
  215. Cost:         
  216. Synopsis:
  217.               
  218. Description:
  219.               Seems to summon a dragon when flown.  Unlike #15, this
  220.               dragon is under the control of the kite flyer.
  221.               
  222. Notes:
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  227. Item Number:  134 
  228. Date:         11/5/91
  229. Title:        Bamboo of Air Breathing.
  230. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  231. Author:       Mark Manning
  232. Class:        ANY
  233. Subclass:     
  234. Cost:         
  235. Synopsis:
  236.               
  237. Description:
  238.               This short, three inch piece of bamboo will
  239.               grow as a hollow tube up to six feet long.  Great for laying under water.
  240.               
  241. Notes:
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  246. Item Number:  135 
  247. Date:         11/5/91
  248. Title:        Bamboo Pipe of Shooting.
  249. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  250. Author:       Mark Manning
  251. Class:        ANY
  252. Subclass:     
  253. Cost:         
  254. Synopsis:
  255.               
  256. Description:
  257.               Appears to be an empty piece of bamboo.  Blowing
  258.               through the correct end causes a normal dart to shoot out the other end.
  259.               Blowing through the incorrect end can cause problems on the inhalation!
  260.               
  261. Notes:
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  266. Item Number:  136 
  267. Date:         11/5/91
  268. Title:        Blood Sucking Cherry Tree Blossoms.
  269. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  270. Author:       Mark Manning
  271. Class:        ANY
  272. Subclass:     
  273. Cost:         
  274. Synopsis:
  275.               
  276. Description:
  277.               As the title says.  Found only very
  278.               rarely, these trees live off the blood of other creatures.  Usually kept
  279.               by various sects and fed well to keep them healthy.
  280.               
  281. Notes:
  282.               The blossoms can be pulled off and will remain alive for one week
  283.               if fed daily.
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  288. Item Number:  137 
  289. Date:         11/5/91
  290. Title:        Anti-Leeks.
  291. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  292. Author:       Mark Manning
  293. Class:        ANY
  294. Subclass:     
  295. Cost:         
  296. Synopsis:
  297.               
  298. Description:
  299.               Leeks are large green onions but originally grown in the
  300.               orient only.  These plants, while still healthy, can cause any wound to
  301.               stop bleeding.  However, each plant will only stop 1d8 to 4d8 of damage
  302.               before they, themselves wither and die.
  303.               
  304. Notes:
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  309. Item Number:  138 
  310. Date:         11/5/91
  311. Title:        Komodo Lizard of Flying.
  312. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  313. Author:       Mark Manning
  314. Class:        ANY
  315. Subclass:     
  316. Cost:         
  317. Synopsis:
  318.               
  319. Description:
  320.               This lizard, which looks like a regular Komodo
  321.               Lizard, can be taught to bear a human on it's back.  As a full adult,
  322.               they grow wings and can fly like a dragon.  An idea would be to have
  323.               a small statue or figurine of the lizard.
  324.               
  325. Notes:
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  330. Item Number:  139 
  331. Date:         11/5/91
  332. Title:        Teeth of the Komodo Lizard.
  333. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  334. Author:       Mark Manning
  335. Class:        ANY
  336. Subclass:     
  337. Cost:         
  338. Synopsis:
  339.               
  340. Description:
  341.               Can raise up one undead skeleton per tooth.
  342.               
  343. Notes:
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  348. Item Number:  140 
  349. Date:         11/5/91
  350. Title:        The Komodo Lizard's Tooth.
  351. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  352. Author:       Mark Manning
  353. Class:        ANY
  354. Subclass:     
  355. Cost:         
  356. Synopsis:
  357.               
  358. Description:
  359.               Not to be confused with the above.  This
  360.               single tooth, when rubbed, causes the person to become a Komodo lizard 
  361.               for one hour.  DM's option to make the person forget they were a human
  362.               before or not.
  363.               
  364. Notes:
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  369. Item Number:  141 
  370. Date:         11/5/91
  371. Title:        The Marco Polo Scroll.
  372. Inventor:     aio!mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  373. Author:       Mark Manning
  374. Class:        ANY
  375. Subclass:     
  376. Cost:         
  377. Synopsis:
  378.               
  379. Description:
  380.               Causes the person to be teleported to a distant
  381.               location which is at least greater than one day's journey from where
  382.               he/she currently was located.  Great for splitting up a party and giving
  383.               them an objective.
  384. Notes:
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  389. Item Number:  142 
  390. Date:         06-14-1992
  391. Title:        Tome of mindlessness
  392. Inventor:     mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  393. Author:       Mark Manning
  394. Class:        All
  395. Subclass:     
  396. Cost:         50,000GP
  397. Synopsis:
  398.               A useful defense, a useless offense
  399. Description:
  400.               This is a tome which, once opened, makes the person act as
  401.               if they were watching TV - mindless.  Endless sitcoms
  402.               with no meaning appear on the pages.  Bad jokes abound.
  403.               Hopelessly idiotic situations no normal person would ever
  404.               think of letting themselves get into abound.  Everyone
  405.               succumbs.
  406.               
  407.               The only way to get out of the embrace of the tome is
  408.               by making an intelligence roll (3d6 < Int).  Failure
  409.               gives you two more tries, but each time your intelligence
  410.               drops by half.  Further, this drop lasts for a period
  411.               of one day per point.
  412. Notes:
  413.               Now, where was that TV guide?
  414.               .
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  418. Item Number:  143 
  419. Date:         06-14-1992
  420. Title:        Bottle of Drunkeness
  421. Inventor:     mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov
  422. Author:       Mark Manning
  423. Class:        All
  424. Subclass:     
  425. Cost:         5GP
  426. Synopsis:
  427.               A bottle of various drinks.
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  429.  
  430.