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Sanjuro: added reference info

2014-11-01T19:28:22Z

added reference info

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* When bought: The shopkeeper hands you an ancient tome decorated with a monstrous face. The 10 silver stars fall from your shaking hands. Damn. That is one scary book.		* When bought: The shopkeeper hands you an ancient tome decorated with a monstrous face. The 10 silver stars fall from your shaking hands. Damn. That is one scary book.
			==References==
			* The name of the item refers to the {{wikipedia\|Necronomicon}}, a fictional book in H.P. Lovecraft's writings. The purchase message refers to the depiction of the Necronomicon in ''{{wikipedia\|The Evil Dead}}''.
			* The first paragraph refers to John Hodgman's book ''{{wikipedia\|The Areas of My Expertise}}'', which contains a list of 700 hobo names. The second paragraph contains a reference to John Hodgman's book ''{{wikipedia\|More Information Than You Require}}''.
			* According to Gary Larson's ''{{wikipedia\|The Far Side}}'', anatidaephobia is "The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you". The term "hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" appears in several satirical articles as a word meaning "fear of large words".
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Hoyifung04: November 2014 IotM

2014-11-01T18:44:00Z

November 2014 IotM

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	* When bought: The shopkeeper hands you an ancient tome decorated with a monstrous face. The 10 silver stars fall from your shaking hands. Damn. That is one scary book.		* When bought: The shopkeeper hands you an ancient tome decorated with a monstrous face. The 10 silver stars fall from your shaking hands. Damn. That is one scary book.

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Sanjuro: plural, use

2014-10-02T09:16:53Z

plural, use

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	\|itemid=2296		\|itemid=2296
	\|name=Phobonomicon		\|name=Phobonomicon
	\|plural=		\|plural=volumes of the Phobonomicon
	\|image=phobonomicon.gif		\|image=phobonomicon.gif
	\|desc=Included in this massive tome are 700 phobo names, everything from the common stuff that everyone's heard about, to the made up stuff like anatidaephobia or, even better, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.		\|desc=Included in this massive tome are 700 phobo names, everything from the common stuff that everyone's heard about, to the made up stuff like anatidaephobia or, even better, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.
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	\|obtain=[[The Wok of Stars]]		\|obtain=[[The Wok of Stars]]
	:*Available for 10 [[silver star]]s during October 2014.		:*Available for 10 [[silver star]]s during October 2014.
	\|used=		\|used=''If you don't already have the skill:''<br/>
			You pore over the book, learning the fears and weaknesses of everything from supervillains to space aliens to inanimate objects. With this, you'll be able to dress your enemies up as their own worst fears!

			Wait, what?

			You have acquired a new skill:<br/>
			'''[[Fearsome Disguise]]'''

			''If you already have the skill:''<br/>
			You make your way back through the book, glad it's all about ''other people's'' fears.
	\|multiuse=!		\|multiuse=!
	}}		}}

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2014-10-02T05:31:49Z

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Reading this ancient tome (did I mention it was ancient? Because it is; hard to be a tome without being ancient) will give you more information than you could possibly ever need, want, or use. But I'm sure you'll figure something out with it.

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==Notes==
* When bought: The shopkeeper hands you an ancient tome decorated with a monstrous face. The 10 silver stars fall from your shaking hands. Damn. That is one scary book.

{{IotM|date=October 2014|pre=extra-dimensional taffy puller|cur=Phobonomicon|suc=}}