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2010-05-13T11:35:29Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

{{encounter
|image=progress-bar.jpg
|desc=When all else fails ... uh, you can, too?

After you punch the orange F with a virtual hand, a progress bar appears along with the words "Debugger loading." A blue line slowly begins filling a white box, while a timer underneath estimates that it will take 999,999,999 minutes. But in no more than the time it takes for you to roll your eyes it jumps to 99% complete, and the estimate jumps down to 2 seconds. Naturally, it takes a full minute for those "two seconds" to pass. Then the bar kicks into motion ... sliding ''backwards'' of all things. Eventually it does kick forward again, shooting to the end and then beyond the bounds of the white box, zipping somewhere far off screen.

Moments later the whole mess is replaced by the image of some sort of futuristic pub--half Mos Eisley cantina and half Quark's, with a burble of wandering puppets and Ferengi in the background. Gee, wonder where the programmers got their inspiration? A vaguely familiar human bartender leans up against the counter and addresses you. "Welcome to The Progress Bar. Looks like you could use a nice tall glass of debugging. What's your order?"

Confusing. The bartender looks at you expectantly. Apparently he's a quirky metaphor for the computer interface, and you're supposed to tell him what you want to do. Knowing the programmers, it probably only recognizes one word commands.

{{button|Ask for help}}
|loc1=Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)
}}
==Notes==
* Occurs when you choose "Fail" on [[Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)]]
* The result depends on the word you enter.

===Fight===
Making one of these choices results in a fight:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| bug, debug, trojan, virus, worm || You plug in the debugging data, and are brought directly to the nearest bug. ''Fight [[Anatolian mule]] or [[D-bug]] or [[Silk Worm]].''
|-
| exe, load, run, zip || ''Fight [[data police]] or [[General Protection Fault]] or [[Green Horseshoe of Death]]''.
|-
| FTP, http, link, port, telnet, web, www || You try ''<command>'', hoping to make some kind of connection. Sadly, the connection fails, in a most spectacular and confrontational fashion. ''Fight [[drat cat]] or [[no carrier]] or [[Spider Crawler]].''
|-
| open || ''Fight [[Red Ring of Death]].''
|-

|}

===XP===

Making one of these choices results in a special text, followed by:

After a little more fiddling you get some part of the game working and manage to explore for a little while. You gain '''X XP.'''
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| badge || <code>We don't need no stinkin' -- ah, fuhgeddaboudit.</code>
|-
| beer || <code>You're going to have to go on a murderous rampage before I can give you one of those, and you don't look like the sort to go on a murderous rampage.</code>
|-
| break, cancel, exit, kill, quit || <code>Cancel failed. An unrecoverable error has occurred. Cancel? Okay/Cancel</code>

You look closely at those buttons. Do you want to cancel the cancel in order to continue, or okay the cancel to stop? Or are you canceling the first cancel, in which case okay continues, where canceling the canceled cancel really does cancel it? Argh!

You solve the issue by closing your eyes and hitting a few keys at random, figuring whatever you get from pure chance would be better than choosing it yourself.
|-
| delete, format, rm || <code>Cannot delete file. There is not enough free disk space. Delete one or more files to free disk space, and then try again.</code>

Classic.

''or''

You get a message that says: <code>Proceeding with the operation 'delete' will erase the contents of your hard drive. What do you wish to do? [proceed] [delete]</code>

Wait, what? You quietly hit the reboot key to get away from that trap
|-
| drink || <code>That's pretty vague, you know. Why don't you come back when you've got something more specific in mind?</code>
|-
| easteregg || <code>Calendar subroutine replies: incorrect date. variable 'Easter' != TRUE; No egg for you!</code>
|-
| error, grep ||<code>Error 0000: No errors found, restarting computer.</code>

''or''

<code>Error #(<Random 6 digits>): There is no message for this error.</code>

Well okay then.
|-
| fail|| <code>Press any key to accept your abject failure.</code>

You press that key, and take what's coming your way.
|-
| finger ||<code>Freddy, is that you?</code>

You can't say you were expecting that response.
|-
| gin, rum || <code>Sorry, but the cards subroutine is broken. How about a nice drink instead?</code>
|-
| help, man || <code>I'm sorry, but I can't help you. Contact your system administrator. If you are the system administrator, sorry.</code>
|-
| ssh || <code>Quiet, you!</code>
|-
| sudo || <code>Okay, here's your sandwich.</code>

Nice! Shame it's a digital one.
|-
| time || <code>At the beep, the time will be precis—beep!</code>

That's some pretty bad timing, that is.
|-
| water|| The bartender just stares at you for a moment. <code> "Water you talking about?" he finally says </code>

|-
| user || <code>PEBCAK error. Get a new user.</code>

Harsh, man. Harsh.
|-
| xyzzy || <code>This ain't Adventure, kid.</code>

|-
| ''Anything else'' || The computer just asks <code>Sorry?</code> and sits there until you give up.

''or''

The computer just asks <code>What?</code> and sits there until you give up.

''or''

The computer just asks <code>How?</code> and sits there until you give up.
|}

===Effect===
Making any of these choices gives 65 minutes of an effect:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| battery, power || <code>Battery low. Proceeding to batter user.</code>

The battering turns out to be fairly mild, more like a tingle. It recharges you until your power is at the highest point.

{{getEffectC|Power Point|65}}
|-
| boolean, date, false, int, true || <code>Invalid variable type.</code>

Hey! Who does it think it's calling an invalid?

{{getEffectC|Boolean|65}}
|-
| boot, reboot, restart || <code>Cannot reboot, because a restart command has already been issued. Please wait for the restart to complete before you reboot.</code>

Man, that doesn't look good.

{{getEffectC|Rebooting|65}}
|-
| c, dir, ls, list || <code>Drive path not found. Check instructions in your home folder for repair options.</code>

If you can't find the drive path, how are you supposed to get to your home directory? (Presumably there's some trick involving having your pudding when you don't eat your meat.)

{{getEffectC|Got Drive?|65}}
|-
| calculator, spreadsheet || <code>#REF! Formula Error. Invalid calculation range.</code>

You spend something like five minutes trying to figure out that one of the cells in the spreadsheet is pointing one more row to the right than it should be. After that discovery, you're feeling pretty alert and effective.

{{getEffectC|Excelling|65}}
|-
| cd, d || <code>The operating system has found an unknown device and is installing a driver for it.</code>

Halfway through it asks you to insert a CD with the proper driver for the unknown device. You try CD after CD, but none of them seem to work. Eventually you can't even say CD or read the word CD without it seeming strange and imaginary. See-D? C-dee? Sea dea?

{{getEffectC|Seedy|65}}
|-
| chkdsk, raid || <code>Raid failed. Error: Preemptive Schulz initilization of Leeroy Jenkins module.</code>

To top that off, a ray of energy shoots out of the digitized darkness and blasts you. Again and again and again. And once more makes five.

{{getEffectC|Rayed 5|65}}
|-
| chmod, chown, quota || You're a bit shocked at the reply: <code>You don't exist. Go away.</code>

You take the advice, briefly wondering if failure to follow would result in being taunted a second time.

{{getEffectC|Access Denied|65}}
|-
| compile, compute, computer, emacs, vi ||<code>Error, does not compute. Compile failed.</code>

Must be some bad code in there somewhere. It'd take an all-nighter to fix it.

{{getEffectC|Code Red|65}}
|-
| copy, import, move, scan || <code>Replication with a nonconfigured party not allowed. Copy failed.</code>

Frustratingly, you can see the copy file sitting there in the window, but it won't let you save or do anything but quit. Shame.

{{getEffectC|Digit-eyes-ed|65}}

|-
| distro, linux, unix || <code>Configuration error. Update failed. Critical files missing from /etc/bin/.</code>

Lovely.

{{getEffectC|Distroed|65}}
|-
| download, file, save || <code>Secret file download complete. Files downloaded on the down-low. Stored in top secret location.</code>

Great. You have no idea where the top secret location is.

{{getEffectC|DownLowDed|65}}
|-
| echo, ping || <code>Network failure. Card experiencing limited or no connectivity. Commencing ping test.</code>

Unlike your average network ping, this one is audible. It leaves your ears ringing so badly even people around you can hear the echo of the ping.

{{getEffectC|Pinging|65}}
|-
| eject, floppy, read || <code>Non-system disk or disk error</code>

<code>Replace and strike any key when ready</code>

Well, you'd replace the any key, but you can't even find it. There's no way you'll be able to strike it if you can't complete those first steps. Oh, wait, there's a floppy disk in the drive. Of course. You pull out the floppy, at which point the whole system crashes, and you climb out.

{{getEffectC|Floppy|65}}
|-
| keyboard || <code>Keyboard not present. Press F1 to continue.</code>

Keyboard? You didn't even know this thing had a keyboard. And how are you going to press F1 if it doesn't exist? You think for a moment and then say, "Eff One." Apparently vocal commands work just fine.

{{getEffectC|Keyed Up|65}}
|-
| megahertz, processor || <code>If an undetectable error occurs, the processor continues as if no error had occurred.</code>

Ouch. Talk about making your brain hurt.

{{getEffectC|Mega Hurts|65}}
|-
| offline || <code>PC Load Letter</code>

Huh? PC Load Letter? What does that even mean?

Clearly the printer is offline again. This makes you furious, and it takes several long minutes of concentration and steady breathing to once again get yourself properly grounded.

{{getEffectC|Offline|65}}
|-
| plug, usb||<code>Connector error. UBS port offline. Try a VCU reroute?</code>

UBS? You've never heard of that one. Nor VCU, for that matter.

{{getEffectC|Acronym Fever|65}}
|-
| print || <code>Not a typewriter.</code>
Well, you never!

{{getEffectC|Keyed Up|65}}
|-
| server || <code>Initiating DOS ... error, Denial of Service service denied. Reason: don't be evil.</code>

Well, that computer sure showed you.

{{getEffectC|Served|65}}

|-
| start|| Oddly enough, you try start, but that leads you to a choice between logging off, shutting down, and rebooting. Who knew?

You punch out of the dialogue, hoping the irony doesn't extend to the escape key putting you in jail or something. What kind of crazy software is this, anyway?

{{getEffectC|Soft Wear|65}}
|-
| word ||<code>you mispeled a keywurd</code>

You spend a little time with the dictionary, increasing your vocabulary.

{{getEffectC|Word!|65}}
|}

===Special===
Making any of these choices has a special effect:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| clean, clear, defrag, degauss, reset || A wild-eyed man runs up from one side of the bar, his glasses slightly askew and his curly hair a few steps beyond tousled. He appears to be panting slightly. "Did you say '<word>'? I am the DiskKeeper, are you the MasterKey?"

"Uh, no," you reply. You say this not because honesty is the best policy, but because the best policy generally involves absolute denial of everything.

The man looks disappointed. "Oh, well, if you see her, would you give her this?" and hands you a small metal device like a magnet with wire wrapped around it. He sniffs the air and shuffles off, snuffling to himself.

{{obtain|degausser|degausser.gif}}
|-
| float || ''If you have [[Boot Rear brand root beer]] in your inventory:''

<code>Verifying ... root beer found. Converting to float.</code>

The machine grabs a can of your root beer before you can object, and converts it into a root beer float. Nifty! But it makes you wonder what variable type the original root beer must have been.

{{obtain|root beer float|stein-potion.gif}}

''If you don't:''

<code>Invalid variable type.</code>

Hey! Who does it think it's calling an invalid?

{{getEffectC|Boolean|65}}
|}

==References==
* The image and description refer to {{wikipedia|progress bar}}.
* The {{wikipedia|Mos Eisley Cantina}} is a fictional bar in the Star Wars universe.
* {{Wikipedia|Quark (Star Trek)|Quark}} is a {{wikipedia|Ferengi}} bar owner on Deep Space Nine.
* The text on "defrag" refers to the defragmenter {{wikipedia|diskeeper}}. The man refers to "The Gatekeeper" and "The Keymaster" from the movie {{wikipedia|Ghostbusters}}.
* "ssh" refers to unix {{wikipedia|Secure Shell}}.
* {{wikipedia|chkdsk}} is the DOS file system integrity check program, supposedly in this case done on a {{wikipedia|RAID 5}} disk array. The response relates to a gaming {{wikipedia|Raid (gaming)|raid}}. It mentions Ben Schultz's {{wikipedia|Leeroy Jenkins}}, a famous raid failure.
* The message resulting from the sudo command references an {{wikipedia|xkcd}} [http://xkcd.com/149/ comic] about the unix command {{wikipedia|sudo}}.
* The result for "spreadsheet" refers to {{wikipedia|Microsoft Excel}}, a spreadsheet program by Microsoft.
:* The result for "power" refers to {{wikipedia|Microsoft PowerPoint}}, another Microsoft program.
:* Taking these into account, "word" probably refers to {{wikipedia|Microsoft Word}}.
* {{wikipedia|xyzzy}} is a magic word from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game.
* The text for Access Denied is a quote from the movie {{wikipedia|Monty Python and the Holy Grail}} where a French soldier tells Sir Galahad "go away or I shall taunt you a second time".
* {{wikipedia|ping}} is a utility that uses echo requests to determine network connectivity.
* The text for "start" refers to the Microsoft Windows operating systems {{wikipedia|Start menu}} which leads to the mentioned choices.
* {{wikipedia|Integer (computer science)|int}}, {{wikipedia|Single precision floating-point format|float}} and {{wikipedia|Boolean data type|boolean}} are the names of data-types used in several computer languages.
* {{wikipedia|PEBCAK}} is an acronym for "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair".
* "Keyboard not present. Press F1 to continue." is an actual {{wikipedia|BIOS}} error.

Rocket boots

2010-05-13T10:57:10Z

Bi-Polar:

{{item
|descid=7560364
|itemid=1185
|name=rocket boots
|plural=Syndromes of rocket boots
|image=rocket-boots.gif
|desc=Now these are sweet. I mean, who doesn't want rocket boots? They may not be the most practical of footwear, but the Rule of Cool really doesn't care about such things. Fly, you crazy hero; fly!
|type=boots
|power=5
|nosell=yes
|ench=Grants the ability to fly - for Gadgeteers only 
+10 initiative - for Gadgeteers only
|obtain=Using [[reinforced boots]] with [[ultra-condensed fuel]], [[micronized guidance system]], [[insulation]], and [[box of mini rockets]] in your inventory
}}
==References==
* The plural refers to {{wikipedia|Syndrome (The Incredibles)|Syndrome}}, the main antagonist in the movie The Incredibles, who invented a pair of rocket boots as a youth.
* The [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool Rule Of Cool] is a trope in fiction that states: ''The limit of the Willing Suspension Of Disbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its degree of coolness.''
** Hence the Rule not really caring about the practicality of things like rocket boots. Because rocket boots are ''awesome''.
[[Category:Flying Ability]][[Category:Initiative Modifiers]]

Cube Theater

2009-08-08T17:21:35Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

''(For the dictionary entry for Cube, see [[Cube (dict)]])''

The Cube Theater is located in [[downtown Twilight]]
[[Category:Locations]]

= Combat Adventures =

{{combat
|name=Hamlet
|image=hamlet.gif
|items=[[sturdy boots]], [[truepenny blade]], [[tacky grip]]|chips=71-118|EL=|exp=94}}

{{combat
|name=Lady Macbeth
|image=lady-macbeth.jpg
|items=[[poofy skirt]], [[the Scottish necklace]]|chips=78-128|EL=|exp=103}}

{{combat
|name=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
|image=rosencrantz-guildenstern.jpg
|items=[[decorated jerkin]], [[deterministic coin]], [[prabble crossbow]]|chips=83-134|EL=|exp=101}}

{{combat
|name=star-crossed lovers
|image=star-crossed-lovers.jpg
|items=[[bodice]], [[lover's locket, right half]], [[sleeping draught]]|chips=77-121|EL=|exp=97}}

{{combat
|name=unidentifiable English king
|image=king.jpg
|items=[[royal crown]], [[snug breeches]]|chips=79-129|EL=|exp=105}}

= Noncombat Choice Adventures =
{{choice
|name=Intermission
|image=stage.gif
|choice1=Exit stage left
|result1=you get a [[pep-up pill]]. ''This is a self-interested (solitary) [[Reputation]] choice.''
|choice2=Exit stage right
|result2=you get 140-160 chips. ''This is a selfless (community) [[Reputation]] choice.''
|choice3=Exit stage center
|result3=you lose 5-8 HP and gain 300 XP
|choice4=Exit through the fourth wall (occasional)
|result4=you get [[SQUID disc: The Best Memory]]
}}

=One-time Adventures=

{{noncombat
|name=Guided By Voices
|image=stage.gif
|notes=Occurs as a choice when using [[The Bard's Play]]
}}

{{combat
|name=Bard
|image=shakespeare.jpg
|items=[[gold coin]] (x4)|chips=244|EL=|exp=120
|notes=Occurs as a choice when using [[The Bard's Play]]
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 1
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 2]]
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 2
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 5]]
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 3
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 4]]
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 4
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 7]].
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 5
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 3]]
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 6
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 1]]
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

{{choice
|name=The Bit Player 7
|image=bit-player.jpg
|choice2=Correct roles
|result2=[[script page 6]]. Gain [[Basic understudy]].
|choice1=Beowulf, Gawaine, or Robin Hood
|result1=Lose half Max HP. Conditionally gain [[Scalpel energy drink]].
|choice3=Incorrect roles
|result3=Lose half Max HP.
}}

= References =
* Everything here has to do with [[Wikipedia:Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] (the Bard). Plays referenced include [[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]], [[Wikipedia:Macbeth|Macbeth]], [[Wikipedia:Romeo & Juliet|Romeo & Juliet]], and [[Wikipedia:King Lear|King Lear]]. "Cube Theater" is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Globe Theatre|Globe Theatre]], which Shakespeare was a partial owner of, and many of his plays were staged there.
* Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are only minor characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet, but given the attacks the enemy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" perform, they tend to reference W.S. Gilbert's play [[Wikipedia:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Gilbert)|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]].

Blight gun

2009-08-06T14:18:40Z

Bi-Polar: Redirecting to B.L.ighT. gun

#REDIRECT [[B.L.ighT. gun]]

Blt

2009-08-06T14:17:19Z

Bi-Polar: Redirecting to B.L.T.

#REDIRECT [[B.L.T.]]

Hobbes' nail boots

2009-08-01T12:47:56Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

{{needsspading|tiger attack rate and damage range}}
{{item
|descid=5732869
|itemid=767
|name=Hobbes' nail boots
|plural=Hobbes' nail bootses
|image=hobbes-nail-boots.gif
|desc=This is a pair of old fashioned boots, stuck together with heavy iron nails that stick out from the sole, so they make a terrific amount of noise when you walk. They've also been wrapped in genuine fake tiger skin to make them look fashionable. Supposedly. You're rather skeptical that anyone would consider these things chic. If you had to describe them, you'd probably say they were nasty, brutish, and short. Yes. Short.

{{donation|June 2009 Item of the Month}}
|type=Boots
|power=5
|nosell=yes
|ench={{modifier|meleedamage|+5}}
Occasionally grants a bonus tiger pounce attack if you win initiative. 
{{modifier|items|+5%}}
{{modifier|combat|combat}}

{{modifier|combatnote}}
|obtain=[[The Wok of Stars]]
:*Available for 5 [[silver star]]s during June of 2009.
|uses=''Occasionally, when you win initiative:''

You've caught your opponent by surprise, and with a mischievous, feral snarl you ''Pounce!'' the way any tiger worth his fur should. The nails on your boots (they're not quite claws, but they'll do) cause '''?-29-32-? damage''' to your opponent when you land.}}
==References==
* The name of this item is wordplay on {{wikipedia|Hobnailed boots}}, which are boots reinforced with nails for greater durability.
* "nasty brutish and short" is a reference to a quote from the philosophical treatise ''Leviathan'' written by philosopher {{wikipedia|Thomas Hobbes}}; in full being: "the life of man [is], solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
* The tiger skin and the pounce attack are references to [[Wikipedia:Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)|Hobbes]], a character in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes is a stuffed tiger, named after the above mentioned Thomas Hobbes, and is fond of greeting Calvin with vicious yet playful pounces.
[[Category:Donation Items]]
[[Category:Color]]

Hobbes' nail boots

2009-08-01T12:46:41Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

Cybertronium

2009-07-19T19:57:14Z

Bi-Polar:

{{item
|descid=7422269
|itemid=396
|name=cybertronium
|plural=sheets of cybertronium
|image=cybertronium.gif
|desc=This is a strange metal from another world. It's a complex alloy assembled at the molecular level by nano machinery, making it very adaptable. It can, for instance, feel as much at home in a big city as in a rural setting. Which is good, because metal that fell apart under stress wouldn't be very useful.
|type=misc
|autosell=222
|uses={{canbewelded|strut bar|roboto shield}}
{{canbewelded|robotics kit|robot with a heart of gold}}
{{canbewelded|the whole nine yards|smart axe}}
{{canbewelded|lab coat|smart shirt}}
{{canbewelded|snug breeches|smarty pants}}
*2 are required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[smart suit]].
*1 is required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[robo cap]].
*1 is required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[rail gun]].
*1 is required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[saw glove]].
*Can be [[Metalmorph]]ed into [[illuminum]].
|obtain=[[Sector 7-Gamma]]
:*[[Rock'em Bot]]
:*[[crawler bot]]
:*[[SoundWave]]
:*[[squid bot]]

[[Row vs. Wade Battlefield]]
:*[[Thunderclap]]
:*[[Wavejumper]]

[[Quadrant Delta-Delta-Delta Force]]
:*[[aquatic landshark bot]]
:*[[Upsilon-Iota Bot]]
:*[[Delta Queen]]
:*[[squid bot]]
|weldable=yes}}

GigaGuy cannon

2009-07-17T22:47:21Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

{{item
|descid=6150753
|itemid=656
|name=GigaGuy cannon
|plural=GigaGuy cannons
|image=gigaguy-cannon.gif
|desc=A color-changing hero named GigaGuy once used this cannon to take a particularly wily villain to task and bring the city back from the brink of darkness and return it to light. After that he apparently had to rush off to some other city to put down a nearly identical plot devised by the same villain and some imitation cohorts, and in the process apparently he left all of his weapons behind.

This thing is tricked out with a number of attachments on the cannon, which seem to be able to do quite a few different things, up to and including scrambling eggs. Or frying them. Or blowing them up. Any of the above, actually.

{{donation|January 2009 Item of the Month}}
|type=ranged
|power=10
|nosell=yes
|ench=+X offense (+10/level, max: +100).[[Category:Offense Modifiers]] 
{{modifier|extraattack|+1}}
Provides several special attacks in combat. 
Occasionally causes foes to drop restoratives.
|obtain=[[The Wok of Stars]]
:*Available for 10 [[silver star]]s during January of 2009.
|uses=*When equipped, grants combat skills:
:*''GigaGuy rapid boomerang (3 PP)''
::You trigger the rapid boomerang option on your cannon. A series of tiny little metal boomerangs rapidly shoot out from the cannon, ricochet off of your opponent, and somehow return to the gun. Your opponent takes '''X damage'''.
::''or against [[:Category:Robots|Robots]]''
::You trigger the rapid boomerang option on your cannon. A series of tiny little metal boomerangs rapidly shoot out from the cannon, ricochet off of your opponent, and somehow return to the gun. The little boomerangs shred your opponent's metal casing badly, dealing '''150 damage'''.
:*''GigaGuy small fire atom (4 PP)'' (see notes)
::You trigger the fire atom release on your GigaGuy cannon. A small fireball whooshes out at your opponent. It burns your foe for {{col|fire|X damage}}.
:*''GigaGuy fire atom (5 PP)'' (see notes)
::You trigger the fire atom release on your GigaGuy cannon. A mid-sized fireball blasts your opponent. It burns your foe for {{col|fire|X damage}}.
:*''GigaGuy large fire atom (6 PP)'' (see notes)
::You trigger the fire atom release on your GigaGuy cannon. A gigantic fireball explodes from the cannon and engulfs your opponent. It burns your foe for {{col|fire|X damage}}.
:*''GigaGuy lead sphere (7 PP)''
::You fire off a lead sphere. Wait, is that lead as in made of heavy metal, or lead as in something you follow? You're not sure, but you can't imagine a dense metal being a light, floaty bubble. Then again, as the sphere just rolls to your opponent, it's not leading you anywhere. The greyish bubble pops and sticks all over your opponent, apparently weighing them down.
:*''GigaGuy crashing bomb (10 PP)'' 
::You fire a crashing bomb from the cannon. True to its name, the projectile crashes and then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris. Your opponent is stunned.
::''or''
::You fire a crashing bomb from the cannon. True to its name, the projectile crashes and then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris. Your opponent is badly stunned.
::''or''
::You fire a crashing bomb from the cannon. True to its name, the projectile crashes and then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris. Your opponent is stunned by the blast and takes {{col|sonic|40 damage}}.
* ''When equipped, sometimes after combat:''

{{obtain|GigaGuy capsule|gigaguy-capsule.gif}}
* ''When equipped, sometimes after combat:''

{{obtain|GigaGuy pellet|gigaguy-pellet.gif}}
}}
==Notes==
* Both items can drop after combat, but no more than one of each.
* The fire atom skill available increases every combat turn it is not used. It starts with not being available at all, then small fire atom, fire atom, and finally large fire atom.
* The crashing bomb skill can only be used once per combat.
* When using crashing bomb, "Your opponent is stunned" stuns for one round, while "Your opponent is badly stunned" stuns for two.
* When first introduced the capabilities above remained active even when the item was unequipped, or even
=References=
This item is an homage to the video game hero [[Wikipedia:Mega_Man|Mega Man]]. The weapons specifically refer to [[Wikipedia:Mega_Man_2|Mega Man 2]]: Quick Man - Quick Boomerang, Heat Man - Atomic Fire, Bubble Man - Bubble Lead, Crash Man - Crash Bomb

GigaGuy cannon

2009-07-17T22:46:54Z

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{{item
|descid=6150753
|itemid=656
|name=GigaGuy cannon
|plural=GigaGuy cannons
|image=gigaguy-cannon.gif
|desc=A color-changing hero named GigaGuy once used this cannon to take a particularly wily villain to task and bring the city back from the brink of darkness and return it to light. After that he apparently had to rush off to some other city to put down a nearly identical plot devised by the same villain and some imitation cohorts, and in the process apparently he left all of his weapons behind.

This thing is tricked out with a number of attachments on the cannon, which seem to be able to do quite a few different things, up to and including scrambling eggs. Or frying them. Or blowing them up. Any of the above, actually.

{{donation|January 2009 Item of the Month}}
|type=ranged
|power=10
|nosell=yes
|ench=+X offense (+10/level, max: +100).[[Category:Offense Modifiers]] 
{{modifier|extraattack|+1}}
Provides several special attacks in combat. 
Occasionally causes foes to drop restoratives.
|obtain=[[The Wok of Stars]]
:*Available for 10 [[silver star]]s during January of 2009.
|uses=*When equipped, grants combat skills:
:*''GigaGuy rapid boomerang (3 PP)''
::You trigger the rapid boomerang option on your cannon. A series of tiny little metal boomerangs rapidly shoot out from the cannon, ricochet off of your opponent, and somehow return to the gun. Your opponent takes '''X damage'''.
::''or against [[:Category:Robots|Robots]]''
::You trigger the rapid boomerang option on your cannon. A series of tiny little metal boomerangs rapidly shoot out from the cannon, ricochet off of your opponent, and somehow return to the gun. The little boomerangs shred your opponent's metal casing badly, dealing '''150 damage'''.
:*''GigaGuy small fire atom (4 PP)'' (see notes)
::You trigger the fire atom release on your GigaGuy cannon. A small fireball whooshes out at your opponent. It burns your foe for {{col|fire|X damage}}.
:*''GigaGuy fire atom (5 PP)'' (see notes)
::You trigger the fire atom release on your GigaGuy cannon. A mid-sized fireball blasts your opponent. It burns your foe for {{col|fire|X damage}}.
:*''GigaGuy large fire atom (6 PP)'' (see notes)
::You trigger the fire atom release on your GigaGuy cannon. A gigantic fireball explodes from the cannon and engulfs your opponent. It burns your foe for {{col|fire|X damage}}.
:*''GigaGuy lead sphere (7 PP)''
::You fire off a lead sphere. Wait, is that lead as in made of heavy metal, or lead as in something you follow? You're not sure, but you can't imagine a dense metal being a light, floaty bubble. Then again, as the sphere just rolls to your opponent, it's not leading you anywhere. The greyish bubble pops and sticks all over your opponent, apparently weighing them down.
:*''GigaGuy crashing bomb (10 PP)'' 
::You fire a crashing bomb from the cannon. True to its name, the projectile crashes and then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris. Your opponent is stunned.
::''or''
::You fire a crashing bomb from the cannon. True to its name, the projectile crashes and then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris. Your opponent is badly stunned.
::''or''
::You fire a crashing bomb from the cannon. True to its name, the projectile crashes and then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris. Your opponent is stunned by the blast and takes {{col|sonic|40 damage}}.
* ''When equipped, sometimes after combat:''

{{obtain|GigaGuy capsule|gigaguy-capsule.gif}}
* ''When equipped, sometimes after combat:''

{{obtain|GigaGuy pellet|gigaguy-pellet.gif}}
}}
==Notes==
* Both items can drop after combat, but no more than one of each.
* The fire atom skill available increases every combat turn it is not used. It starts with not being available at all, then small fire atom, fire atom, and finally large fire atom.
* The crashing bomb skill can only be used once per combat.
* When using crashing bomb, "Your opponent is stunned" stuns for one round, while "Your opponent is badly stunned" stuns for two.
* When first introduced the capabilities above remained active even when the item was unequipped, or even
=References=
This item is an homage to the video game hero,[[Wikipedia:Mega_Man|Mega Man]]. The weapons specifically refer to [[Wikipedia:Mega_Man_2|Mega Man 2]]: Quick Man - Quick Boomerang, Heat Man - Atomic Fire, Bubble Man - Bubble Lead, Crash Man - Crash Bomb

Laser macrodiode

2009-07-16T18:05:31Z

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{{item
|descid=6167497
|itemid=397
|name=laser macrodiode
|plural=laser macrodiodes
|image=laser-macrodiode.gif
|desc=This is a powerful laser-generating module. It's also something of a high-tech mood ring: it can sense the user's personality and changes frequency (and thus color) to match the user's personality. It's always blue when a "good" person uses it, and red when a "bad" person uses it. That's why you'll never see a villain with one of these in their Blu-Ray DVD player.
|type=misc
|autosell=215
|obtain=[[Sector 7-Gamma]]
:*[[SnoBot]]
[[Row vs. Wade Battlefield]]
:*[[ScarStream]]
[[Quadrant Delta-Delta-Delta Force]]
:*[[Jellyfish bot]]
:*[[Prowler]]
|uses=*1 is required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[robo cap]].
*3 are required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[B.L.T.]].
*1 is required at the [[Wade-bot Base]] to make a [[rail gun]].
|weldable=no}}
=References=
The "high-tech mood ring" is a reference to the '80s [[Wikipedia:G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero|G.I. Joe cartoon]], where the Joes' guns would fire blue lasers and the Cobra guns fired red, but would switch if picked up and used by the opposing team.

Polyphonic spree-gun

2009-07-11T00:55:06Z

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{{item
|descid=8683908
|itemid=808
|name=polyphonic spree-gun
|plural=polyphonic spree-guns
|image=polyphonic-spree-gun.gif
|desc=A spree-gun does much what it says: it provides an unconstrained outburst that goes just about everywhere. In this case, as a blast of sound. It's not the safest thing to operate, but if you can take the heat it's a fantastic way to torch the kitchen. Metaphorically speaking of course. There's no fire here, just sound.
|type=Ranged weapon
|power=130
|level=13
|autosell=155
|ench={{modifier|reflexes|+10%}}
Take 1 sonic damage per round of combat 
{{modifier|elementaldamage|sonic|+30}}
{{modifier|weapondamage|-10}}
|obtain={{weld|polysteel|needler|polyphonic spree-gun}}}}
==Notes==
* After every attack you get the message:

You are blasted by your sonic equipment and take {{col|sonic|1 sonic damage}}.
==References==
[[Wikipedia:The_Polyphonic_Spree|The Polyphonic Spree]] is a "choral symphonic rock" group renowned for its big sound and massive roster (between 13 and 23 members.)
[[Category:HP Regeneration]]

Robotics kit

2009-06-14T22:58:48Z

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{{item
|descid=1267389
|itemid=488
|name=robotics kit
|plural=robotics kits
|image=robot-kit.gif
|desc=With this kit and some structural material (your favorite metal, for instance), you can build yourself a cute little robot buddy to accompany you on your adventures. Remember, though, don't hit your little buddy in the head with his own hat. Robots have feelings too, you know.
|type=Miscellaneous Item
|autosell=100
|notrade=yes
|weldable=yes
|obtain=[[University Heights]]
:*Buy at [[Robotics Club]]
|uses=
{{canbewelded|plasteel plating|black robot}}
{{canbewelded|titanium plating|grey robot}}
{{canbewelded|infernal pinata|mechapinata}}
{{canbewelded|infernium slab|red robot}}
{{canbewelded|cybertronium|robot with a heart of gold}}
|ench=}}
=References=
* Description refers to [[Wikipedia:Gilligan's Island|Gilligan's Island]], as the Skipper referred to Gilligan as "Little Buddy" and had a habit of smacking him with his own hat when he inevitably fouled up their attempts to leave the island.

Roller blades

2009-06-14T22:23:18Z

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{{item
|descid=1945836
|itemid=517
|name=roller blades
|plural=roller blades
|image=Roller-blades.gif
|desc=This isn't just a fancy name for inline skates, these blades are blades, man. Sure, they call the one who wears these "dayroller," but that's nothing to be embarrassed about, is it?
|type=Boots
|power=4
|level=5
|autosell=72
|obtain=[[Goody Two Shoes Rally]]
:*[[Franz Shoebert]]
|ench={{modifier|meleedamage|+3}}}}
=References=
* "Dayroller" is a reference to the Marvel Comics character [[Wikipedia:Blade (comics)|Blade]], portrayed by Wesley Snipes in three films. The vampire hunter is a half-blooded vampire, able to walk in the daylight, hence other vampires calling him "Daywalker".

Signal processing code

2009-06-14T21:36:52Z

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{{item
|descid=3382357
|itemid=321
|name=signal processing code
|plural=signal processing codes
|image=code.gif
|desc=This chunk of code is designed to handle a variety of input signals. It can modify, amplify, phase shift, and digitize. It'll transform, de-tune, degauss, and polarize. It can ratify, gentrify, de-vein, and posterize. It'll wash that signal right out of your hair ...

This ain't no "garbage-in, garbage-out" filter. It takes in whatever you give it and pours out pure digital gold.
|type=Misc
|obtain=Decrypting a [[mangled data plate]].
|uses=
{{canbeassembled|statistical analysis code|S.U.I.T. Software}}
{{canbeassembled|physiology scan code|control software}}
{{canbeassembled|financial spreadsheet code|Astral Stock Exchange software}}
{{canbeassembled|city map code|Garcia's Traffic Avoider software‎}}
|autosell=20}}
=References=
* "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" is a song from the musical [[Wikipedia:South Pacific(musical)|South Pacific]]

High-jump boots

2009-06-13T18:43:11Z

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{{item
|descid=5377594
|itemid=193
|name=high-jump boots
|plural=high-jump bootss
|image=Jump-boots.gif
|desc=Whether you're playing basketball or just traversing some massive underground labyrinth on an obscure asteroid, these boots let you jump higher and farther than you'd normally be able to. The unique feature of these boots isn't the jumping; it's the ability to land safely once you've made the jump.
|type=Boots
|power=6
|level=5
|autosell=80
|obtain={{assemble|taut sinew|army boots|high-jump boots}}
|ench={{modifier|jump}}}}
==Notes==
*When assembled it says "Using strips of sinew you rig up extra-bouncy pads on the soles of your boots. It's not quite as reactive as flubber, but it sure puts a spring in your step."
==References==
* The "massive underground labyrinth on an obscure asteroid" probably refers to the [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]] video game series, as many of the games include a power-up named High-Jump Boots.

Skateboard

2009-06-12T20:08:01Z

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{{item
|descid=7916576
|itemid=96
|name=skateboard
|plural=skateboards
|image=skateboard.gif
|desc= Quicker than walking but noisy, you're not going to sneak up on many criminals using this thing. ''Rattle, rattle, thunder, clatter.'' And, if you try to take it down a set of concrete stairs: ''boom, boom, boom.''
|type=Transportation
|range=1
|autosell=10
|obtain=[[Neighboring and neighborly neighborhood]]
:*[[Skateboarding teen]]

[[Somerset Square]]
:*Buy at [[Pilant's Hardware and Soft Wear]]
|ench={{modifier|initiative|-5}}}}
==References==
"Rattle rattle thunder clatter boom boom boom" was a line from an advertisement for the Car-X auto repair chain.

Castle Hundenswein

2009-06-12T19:56:52Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

(Back to [[Up in the Mountains]])

= Combat Adventures =

{{combat
|name=aardwolf
|image=aardwolf.gif
|items=None
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=200
|HP= ~193 (<220)}}

{{combat
|name=alchemist
|image=chemist.jpg
|items=[[low pill]], [[golden powder]], [[lion pill]]
|chips=<275
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=225
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=automaton
|image=automaton.jpg
|items=[[irrhodium socket set]], [[clockwork core]], [[irrhodium gauntlets]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=240
|HP=>200}}

{{combat
|name=castle guard
|image=castle-guard.jpg
|items=[[stroopwafel]], [[irrhodium helm]], [[xentrium crossbow]]
|chips=<261
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=215
|HP=~247 (<264)}}

{{combat
|name=castle guard, redux
|image=castle-guard2.jpg
|items=[[xentrium axe]], [[stroopwafel]], [[irrhodium plate]]
|chips=<279
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=235
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=chemist
|image=chemist2.jpg
|items=[[russet lump]], [[low pill]], [[furry pill]]
|chips=243
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=210
|HP=???
|notes=One possible result of [[Forgot to Mention the Crystal Skulls]]}}

{{combat
|name=clockwork beetle
|image=clockwork-beetle.jpg
|items=[[clockwork core]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=205
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=clockwork mishmash
|image=clockwork-mishmash.gif
|items=[[clockwork core]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=230
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=mining machinery
|image=mining-machinery.jpg
|items=[[russet lump]], [[golden powder]], [[black flakes]], [[green residue]], [[greyish scobs]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=220
|HP=~256 (<278)}}

= Noncombat Choice Adventures =
{{choice
|name=Behind Door Number Three ...
|image=laboratory.jpg
|choice1=Grab the nearest box
|result1= [[black flakes]]
|choice2= Investigate the shelves on the right
|result2= [[green residue]]
|choice3=Check out the experimental equipment on the left
|result3= [[greyish scobs]]
|choice4=Forget the store room and go find something more interesting
|result4=Skips adventure at no cost to time}}

{{choice
|name=Forgot to Mention the Crystal Skulls
|image=castle-wall.jpg
|choice1=Say, "Okay, look, I know you're up to no good, so we're gonna fight, no matter what."
|result1= Fight [[chemist]]
|choice2= Go find another window
|result2=[[lustrous liquid]]
|choice3=Climb Down
|result3=[[aqua melior]]}}
==References==
* The name of the castle, "Hundenswein" is a play on "Schweinehund" (literally piggy-dog), a somewhat old fashioned German insult.
* Possibly also a play on [[Wikipedia:Castle Wolfenstein|Castle Wolfenstein]], the '80s computer game that introduced the titular setting that would later appear in [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]], id Software's predecessor to Doom and a pioneer of the First-Person Shooter gaming genre. The original Wolfenstein featured an early use of digitized speech, and the guards would often shout, "Schweinehund!", when alerted to your presence.
[[Category:Locations]]

Castle Hundenswein

2009-06-12T19:55:52Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

(Back to [[Up in the Mountains]])

= Combat Adventures =

{{combat
|name=aardwolf
|image=aardwolf.gif
|items=None
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=200
|HP= ~193 (<220)}}

{{combat
|name=alchemist
|image=chemist.jpg
|items=[[low pill]], [[golden powder]], [[lion pill]]
|chips=<275
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=225
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=automaton
|image=automaton.jpg
|items=[[irrhodium socket set]], [[clockwork core]], [[irrhodium gauntlets]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=240
|HP=>200}}

{{combat
|name=castle guard
|image=castle-guard.jpg
|items=[[stroopwafel]], [[irrhodium helm]], [[xentrium crossbow]]
|chips=<261
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=215
|HP=~247 (<264)}}

{{combat
|name=castle guard, redux
|image=castle-guard2.jpg
|items=[[xentrium axe]], [[stroopwafel]], [[irrhodium plate]]
|chips=<279
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=235
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=chemist
|image=chemist2.jpg
|items=[[russet lump]], [[low pill]], [[furry pill]]
|chips=243
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=210
|HP=???
|notes=One possible result of [[Forgot to Mention the Crystal Skulls]]}}

{{combat
|name=clockwork beetle
|image=clockwork-beetle.jpg
|items=[[clockwork core]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=205
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=clockwork mishmash
|image=clockwork-mishmash.gif
|items=[[clockwork core]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=230
|HP=???}}

{{combat
|name=mining machinery
|image=mining-machinery.jpg
|items=[[russet lump]], [[golden powder]], [[black flakes]], [[green residue]], [[greyish scobs]]
|chips=0
|EL=???
|DMG=???
|exp=220
|HP=~256 (<278)}}

= Noncombat Choice Adventures =
{{choice
|name=Behind Door Number Three ...
|image=laboratory.jpg
|choice1=Grab the nearest box
|result1= [[black flakes]]
|choice2= Investigate the shelves on the right
|result2= [[green residue]]
|choice3=Check out the experimental equipment on the left
|result3= [[greyish scobs]]
|choice4=Forget the store room and go find something more interesting
|result4=Skips adventure at no cost to time}}

{{choice
|name=Forgot to Mention the Crystal Skulls
|image=castle-wall.jpg
|choice1=Say, "Okay, look, I know you're up to no good, so we're gonna fight, no matter what."
|result1= Fight [[chemist]]
|choice2= Go find another window
|result2=[[lustrous liquid]]
|choice3=Climb Down
|result3=[[aqua melior]]}}
==References==
* The name of the castle, "Hundenswein" is a play on "Schweinehund" (literally piggy-dog), a somewhat old fashioned German insult. Possibly also a play on [[Wikipedia:Castle Wolfenstein|Castle Wolfenstein]], the '80s computer game that introduced the titular setting that would later appear in [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]], id Software's predecessor to Doom, and a pioneer of the First-Person Shooter gaming genre. The original Wolfenstein featured an early use of digitized speech, and the guards would often shout, "Schweinehund!", when alerted to your presence.
[[Category:Locations]]

Inky as Mother Night

2009-06-12T08:27:30Z

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{{skill
|skillid=512
|name=Inky as Mother Night
|desc=You're like a shadow's shadow. You're like the darkness before time itself. You're very hard to see.
|effect={{modifier|combat|noncombat}}
|type=Effect}}
==Obtained From==
[[squidopus ink]] (40 minutes)
==References==
"[[Wikipedia:Mother Night|Mother Night]]" is a famous phrase spoken by Mephistopheles in [[Wikipedia:Goethe's Faust|Goethe's Faust]]. Kurt Vonnegut then used it as the title of a novel in 1961.

One-armed harness

2009-06-11T01:16:08Z

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{{item
|descid=8140923
|itemid=346
|name=one-armed harness
|plural=one-armed harnesses
|image=one-armed-harness.gif
|desc=This is the harness that nine out of ten would-be murderers like to wear before they go out to commit crimes and frame it on somebody else.
|type=Misc
|obtain={{assemble|control arm|sturdy harness|one-armed harness}}
|uses={{canbeassembled|control arm|control frame}}
*Component of [[jetpack]].
|autosell=80}}
==References==
* Description refers to the one-armed man in [[Wikipedia:The Fugitive(TV Series)|The Fugitive]], who committed the murder that Dr. Richard Kimble was falsely convicted of.

Freelance teenager

2009-06-07T15:55:19Z

Bi-Polar: /* References */

{{Sidekick/companion
|name=Freelance teenager
|image=Teenager.gif
|source=Jax 'Za pizza shop
|ability=Causes attackers to miss.
|dur=60 min.
|dismissal=You decide you're better off without a sidekick and shoo yours away.
|msg=*The teenager erupts with a strange utterance that sounds kind of like, "Oh crikey, oh eck, oh crumb. Oh narf!" and tries to hide.
*Your teenage sidekick shouts, "Duck, <player_name>!" at exactly the right time. You duck, and your foe misses.
*Somewhere off to the size you can hear the teenager mutter, "Jinkies, I hope that baddie doesn't see me!"
*The teenager ineffectively shouts, "Zoinks, that looks dangerous!"
*The teenager whines, "Schnikes, this is getting serious. I shouldn't be here!"
*Your teenage sidekick gets really charged up, and shouts, "Holy moly articholey! I mean hokey smokey artichokey! I mean, wowsers! No, like, gadzooks! Or something!" Your opponent is so confused by the inane string of verbiage that no attack is possible.}}

==References==
*"Oh crikey, oh eck, oh crumb" is a reference to the character [[Wikipedia:Penfold (character)|Penfold]] from the British cartoon [[Wikipedia:DangerMouse|DangerMouse]]
*In the same message, "narf" is one of many nonsense phrases uttered by Pinky from the Animaniacs skit (and later cartoon show), [[Wikipedia:Pinky and the Brain|Pinky and the Brain]].
*"Jinkies" is a catch-phrase of the character [[Wikipedia:Velma|Velma]] from [[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]].
*"Zoinks" is a reference to the character [[Wikipedia:Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], also from Scooby-Doo.
*"Schnikes" is a phrase used by Chris Farley in the movie [[Wikipedia:Tommy Boy|Tommy Boy]].
*"Wowsers" is [[Wikipedia:Inspector Gadget|Inspector Gadget's]] favorite exclamation, and his plucky niece Penny uses it on occasion as well.

Plasteel trousers

2009-06-06T21:20:29Z

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{{item
|descid=4589452
|itemid=218
|name=plasteel trousers
|plural=plasteel trouserss
|image=plasteel-pants.gif
|desc=It's almost guaranteed that while wearing these pants you're not likely to utter the phrase, "I'm wearing the wrong trousers!" Whatever the circumstances, these pants are rarely going to be anything but right.
|type=Pants
|power=55
|level=10
|obtain={{weld|plasteel plating|denim pants|plasteel trousers}}
|weldable=yes
|autosell=175
|uses={{canbewelded|xentrium ingot|xentrium breeches}}}}
==References==
*"[[Wikipedia:The Wrong Trousers|The Wrong Trousers]]" is the title of the second [[Wikipedia:Wallace And Gromit|Wallace And Gromit]] short film. Wallace's Techno-Trousers probably were not made of plasteel, ''but they could have been!''