The Net.Book of Practical Jokes and Pranks, By W. Eric C. Ferguson
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Contents
1. Disclaimer
2. Special Thanks
3. Introduction
4. How to submit additions or suggestions to the author
5. How to use this Net.Book
6. Practical Jokes and Pranks
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Disclaimer
This Net.Book is (c) 1997 W. Eric C. Ferguson except where copyright is already owned by someone else. All rights are reserved. Permission is granted to distribute this guide in any way or form provided the following conditions are met:
1. No profit is made from the distribution of this guide. A minimal charge to cover the cost of materials is permitted.
2. The guide is distributed in its full entirety. This notice and the list of contributors must remain intact. Editing is permitted for presentation purposes.
This Net.Book may be distributed freely provided the above conditions are met. It may be altered for personal use, but these personal, altered copies may not be distributed except within one's own gaming group without the written permission of its creator, W. Eric C. Ferguson.
This Net.Book has been inspired while playing game systems such as "Dungeons & Dragons", "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", and "Rolemaster". "Dungeons & Dragons" and "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" are owned and products of TSR Inc. "Rolemaster" is owned and a product of ICE. W. Eric C. Ferguson acknowledges this and does not believe that this Net.Book does not infringe upon their work or copyright. NO challenge is made to the copyright status or ownership of any work.
The author of this guide affirms his support of copyright laws, and the efforts of game companies to protect their rights. This is the opinion of the creator (W. Eric C. Ferguson) and may not reflect the opinions of the contributors to this Net.Book or the people upon the internet who host the document in electronic form.
The author asserts his moral right to be known as the creator and compiler or this Net.Book, and the mroal rights of all contributors to this guide to have their contributions recognised.
Use of trademarks of other companies (specifically TSR Inc. and ICE) is in no way a challenge to their trademarks. The lack of symbols denoting their trademark status is in no way intended as a challenge to their trademark status.
The author, contributors, editors, and hosts of this Net.Book are in no way responsible for the misuse of any information contained within this Net.Book.
Portions of this guide may contain material of a mildly adult nature and is not suitable for young children. Parental discretion is advised (so the government doesn't have to.)
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Special Thanks
There are several people whom I would like to thank personally for their contributions (direct or indirect) to the Net.Book or Practical Jokes and Pranks.
These are listed in no particular order.
1) Eli Lester, whom first got me involved in roleplaying.
2) Spencer Wright, who showed and continues to show me that DM'ing is harder than it looks.
3) Drew Walters, for demonstrating that players really can inflate blood vessels due to anger.
4) Robert England, for taking most of the Jokes and Pranks and Larger-than-man sized damage.
5) Ryan McDaniel, for abusing his players and giving me inspiration.
6) Jon Barger, for expanding my consciousness and his at the same time.
7) Elijah Beacham, for being the first to introduce me to semi-anti party actions.
8) Woody Smith, for laughing at even the most serious situations.
9) Ben Cunningham, for being a good newbie and a really sarcastic little bastard.
10) The authors of other Net.Books and Guides on the 'Net, for providing structure and examples.
11) Ezra Van Everbroek, for a guiding light.
12) Olik, for archiving all of it.
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Introduction
After seeing how overwrought players got during extremely exciting points in an adventure, I decided to start lightening the mood. Practical Jokes and Pranks are a great way to do this, while not being _too_ malicious. After generally running out of good pranks, I decided that there ought to be a good catalog of funny stuff to do at different points in a campaign. I browsed the Magica Encyclopedias for AD&D and found that a great deal of magical items can be of incredibly funny use. But still, I wasn't very good at designing more jokes, and I figured that there were plenty of groups out there that either had a few funny moments during their campaigns, or perhaps harbored a chronic practical jokester. By combining these jokes and pranks, I could bring together a Net.Book usable by DM's to ease the flow of play when they see fit (remember, it's only a game!). God forbid a player get a copy of this and go to work. Anyway, due to the efforts of many, this Net.Book has come together to be the only source of jokes and pranks applicable to RPG's, FRPG's specifically. Thanks to all who helped, you know who you are.
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How to submit additions or suggestions to the author
You can email me at eferguson@mci2000.com Include NBPJP at the beginning of the subject line. All emails will be replied to.
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How to use this Net.Book
This Net.Book is intended to provide a resource to DM's (and the occasional player) a list of Jokes or Pranks to include in their games. The jokes and pranks are listed in no particular order and, following them, is the Author or Contributor of the Joke or Prank, and what version it first appeared in.
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