:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: : Earth's Dreamlands : Info on: RPG's, :(313)558-5024 : area code : :RPGNet World HQ & Archive: Drugs, Industrial :(313)558-5517 : changes to : : 1000's of text files : music, Fiction, :InterNet : (810) after : : No Elite / No porn : HomeBrew Beer. :rpgnet@aol.com: Dec 1,1993 : :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE (MORE OR LESS) COMPLETE GUIDE TO AD&D HYGIENE FOR ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BY REID BLUEBAUGH Even from the body's purity, the mind Receives a secret, sympathetic aid. --- Thomson Let thy mind's sweetness have its operation upon thy body, clothes, and habitation. --- Herbert ----------------------------------------------------------------------- @ COPYRIGHT 1992 REID BLUEBAUGH TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE WHEN DO ADVENTURERS GO TO THE BATHROOM? DIRTY ADVENTURERS AREN'T LUCKY PALADINS AND CLEANLINESS CLERICS AND WASTE STATE-OF-THE-ART WASTE DISPOSAL A MONSTER THAT KEEPS THE HOUSE CLEAN EVEN A MAGE DOES LAUNDRY STORY BOOK THEATER SPECIAL THANKS UPDATE: 08/15/92 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PREFACE On the ADND-L Bitnet list (an electronic mail forum for AD&D) a small discussion began on waste disposal in an AD&D campaign. The discussion was among the following people: Paul Duggan (DUGGAN@SIAM.ORG) Lord Baylor Ironsbane A.K.A. Robert D. Butler (RBUTLER@UTARLVM1) Randi at I.U. (RBARNES@IUBACS) Jeff (WFREEMAN%UA1VM.bitnet@UTARLVM1) Vicki A.K.A. Morgaine (USEREDUC%UBCMTSG.BITNET@UTARLVM1) J.K.W. (JWALTON@INTEL9.INTEL.COM) Morgan Blackheart of Chaotic Realm (ECZ5TAN%UCLAMVS.BITNET@UTARLVM1) Darkheart Soulreaver (ZA9ZA03@SYSA.COMPUTING-SERVICES.MANCHESTER...) (SOCJOHN%UMCVMB.BITNET@UTARLVM1) (GTV@BOUW.TNO.NL) (ST102427%BROWNVM.BITNET@UTARLVM1) (WISH%URIACC.BITNET@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU) From their discussions, I created this small guide. Some things are useful and others are not. I personally do not plan on using certain rules in this guide because I find them cumbersome and not very practical. This is my opinion as I'm sure it is for others, but some people might enjoy certain sections. Of course, its nice to add things like stuff presented in the guide to campaigns, but they can become cumbersome and slow down the play of the game. So DMs and players should decide what to use and what to leave out. Most things were discussed so it was put in this guide. For those that do receive this guide, I ask that the material is unchanged. If you have any ideas, suggestions, comments, criticisms, additions, recommendations, or complaints; I would be very interested in hearing them. The guide is far from complete, but it isn't really necessary to add more unless people want more. The only way the guide can get better is for everybody to contribute in one form or another. At the very least I would be like to be informed of the usefulness of the guide (and add it to the story section). All help would be appreciated. I would appreciate that my name as well as those in the Special Thanks section are not removed, changed, or altered since we are the ones who deserve credit our names should remain with the guide. Of course I can't really stop anybody from doing what they want. I just ask that you respect those who made this guide possible because I'm sure that they will continue to make great material for AD&D. I would once again like to thank those that discussed the subject of hygiene. From their transcipts, the majoirty of the guide was created. Thanks! Reid Bluebaugh ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN DO ADVENTURERS GO TO THE BATHROOM? There are two forms of waste to consider with regard to standard beings (i.e. humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, gnomes, etc.). These forms are liquid and solid. When a person must excrete waste is depend on Constitution and sex. Multiple the person's Constitution to the multiplier from Table 1 to get the number of hours apart the person goes to the bathroom. This rule assumes that the person is consuming a normal quantity of food and drink. A dehydrated person or staving person will not be producing waste as quickly. Furthermore, a person eating and drinking a lot may go twice as much. Therefore, the DM should make appropriate adjustments. A person may wish to go to the bathroom at a certain time. To do this, a normal Constitution check is made. Females get a +1 modifier. This check can be made once every three turn. Alternatively, a person may wish to postpone going to the bathroom. To do this a normal Constitution check is made. Males get a +1 modifier. This check can be made once every three turn. Of course, there is some discomfort in this state and the character suffers the following: -1 to hit, -1 Dexterity, -1 Strength, -2 on all saving throws. Table 1: Multiplier Males Females Liquid x .5 x .25 Solid x .1 x .5 Due to many hands-on experience of women, it was decided that females usually go to the bathroom twice as much as males. For those that disapprove of this, they can adjust the rules accordingly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRTY ADVENTURERS AREN'T LUCKY Sure adventurers are great heroes that trek through the lands facing great challenges in monsters, dungeons, and deities. But adventuring is a dirty job, and few tough adventurers have the desire to bath on a regular basis. In fact, many wear the same yechy clothes day after day. But does this have an effect on there adventures? For each day after the 1st day an adventurer goes unbathed, he/she suffers the following cumulative effects: -2 comeliness -1 to charisma all creatures get +5% tracking bonus when searching for adventurer ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PALADINS AND CLEANLINESS Some DMs may allow paladins to have some special abilities with regard to cleanliness. Below is a list of abilities. The DM may allow the paladin to have only one ability OR allow the paladin to gain an ability every 3 levels (one at 3rd level, one at 6th level, etc.). Abilities: Paladin has an anti-dirt aura. Paladin gives off a natural flowery scent. Paladin does not need to "go" at all. Once a year, the paladin must make a system shock or explode from the boughs for 1d20 points of damage. Paladin urinates pure holy water. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CLERICS AND WASTE Some clerics may cast Purify Food & Drink on waste. Well, this spell can be cast on solid and liquid waste. If a character wants to eat or drink this cleansed waste, then he/she must make a system shock or vomit. No further attempts can be made to eat or drink it again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE-OF-THE-ART WASTE DISPOSAL "Yeah, waste disposal is my specialty. It's been my life for over 40 years. I've worked my way up from a young sewer cleaner to Master Guildsman of The Sewers Union. I've seen just about everything with regards to waste disposal. Some of it's fascinating, some of its disgusting, but all of it serves a purpose: To Keep Our City Clean. A mark of a thoughtful architect is an adequate waste system. An old saying in the Builders' Guild is 'Sure its nice on the outside, but where do ya shit?' I've been in cities where there wasn't much of anything. People would throw there waste into the street gutters and wait until the rain washes it away. This form of waste disposal (if you can call it that) is very primitive. Besides being gross, it is extremely dangerous. Cities with poor waste disposal facilities end up with sickness, illness, and plaques. Most cities have the standard sewer system of pipes, drains, and cisterns where water flows through carrying waste to far away streams and rivers. Unfortunately, this pollutes the waterways. Fortunate cities have underground waterways where they can dump their load. The only creatures that could be affected are the dreaded underworld monsters like the Drow (but who cares). I've seen a plumbing system used by elves in which a waterfall was routed into a castle. Then the water goes through a magic water purifier. Those elves are rich with magic. There is one lawful good city in which clerics purify the waste before it is departed into open waterways. Supposedly, this works well and is better than nothing, but I'm sure its expensive (monetary and religiously). Some cities access great magical power and have there waste deported through gates to the elemental planes of water, air, or fire. The only problem is that an occasional unhappy visitor from an elemental plane will come out of the gate to reek havoc. For personal waste systems, the norm is a latrine (hole in the ground) that connects to the nearest sewer system. Latrines can be found inside or outside; the latter being preferred because of the smell. Some houses prefer chamber pots that can be used indiscreetly inside and then dumped into the sewers. The best chamber pots are found in the rich metropolitan areas. They actually teleport their acquired waste products to the local sewers where it can be taken care of by some lower class workers. The really expensive chamber pots have a permanent disintegrate spell in it that disposes of waste properly. Many nasty things feed off of waste. Some brilliant people cultivate the growth of these creatures as a means of waste disposal. The use of oozes, slimes, and jellies is one of the most popular forms of waste disposal; especially with the rich. Ochre jelly isn't very popular because it has the ability to travel on walls and ceilings. Ochre jelly is usually used in large subterranean areas where few people move and total annihilation of everything everywhere is desired. Gray ooze is more popular with toilets because it cannot climb walls and give a user an unpleasant surprise. Care must be taken with gray ooze because it tends to reproduce and gray ooze toilets must keep the ooze at a safe level. Crystal ooze is more popular then gray ooze because of its clear and thus "cleaner looking" color. Crystal ooze is also home in water which allows the toilets to have a cleaner nature to them. However, the same precautions taken with gray ooze reproduction are necessary with crystal ooze. Green slime is the least popular due to its fast growth and dangerous being. A gelatinous cube is by far the most sheik waste disposal. Its square shape is preferred over other jellies and oozes since the square shape does not allow it to slither into other areas in which it is not desired. A gelatinous cube is usually placed in a hole and kept from moving while drains empty all waste onto it. Some places allow the cube to roam in corridors beneath the dwelling where it can gather waste. Even some communities have employed a cube to roam the sewer systems. Puddings are another interesting form of waste disposal. They are more destructive than oozes, slimes, and jellies but they can live easier in harsh climates. Thus, there value for waste disposal is there. Many spells are useful in waste manipulation. Fire based spells will break down waste, but will create terrible air pollution. Some spells can turn the waste to stone, thereby giving a valuable natural resource. Some waste disposal systems aren't what they seem to be. A few times, I've come across a water weird hiding in the water. Plumbing sure ain't what it used to be. However, I've come across valuable stuff too. Toilets make excellent hiding places for treasure (kept in a water-tight container). Whose going to search a toilet? Well, I hope you better understand waste disposal. I gotta go back down to the underworld of THE SEWERS. See ya!" --- Miren Tihsecaf ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A MONSTER THAT KEEPS THE HOUSE CLEAN Scrubble (Scrubbing) Bubbles CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any FREQUENCY: Rare ORGANIZATION: Solitary ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any DIET: Any INTELLIGENCE: Non- (0) TREASURE: Nil ALIGNMENT: Nil NO. APPEARING: 1 (1-4) ARMOR CLASS: 10 (what'd ya think bubbles would be) MOVEMENT: 12 HIT DICE: 5 THAC0: 10 NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1d4 SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil SIZE: S-L (3'-8') MORALE: Special XP VALUE: 500 Scrubble bubbles were created by a wizard who wanted to keep his dungeon clean, but didn't want to work at it. Scrubble bubbles are composed of groups of cell colonies that scurry around getting rid of dirt and grime. They have the ability to analyze material structure from a distance of up to 60 feet to determine if something is dirty. They attack filth on sight, so weary adventurers better watch out. Scrubble Bubbles are immune to acid, cold, and poison. Lightening bolts and blows from weapons divide them into smaller groups of bubbles, each able to attack exactly as the original. Fire causes double damage, as do magic missiles. They can be dissuaded with large volumes of water. Scrubble bubbles can roam through cracks that are at least 1 inch wide and can travel on ceilings and walls at the same speed as on a level surface. Combat: Scrubble Bubbles are more an annoyance than anything else, but they can be painful. Upon encountering a creature like an adventurer, Scrubble Bubbles will seep in though armor and CLEAN! The sensation is not unlike being attacked with a million stiff toothbrushes that inflicts the 1d4 points of abrasive damage. Scrubble Bubbles may also secrete a mild acid to get rid of tough stains. If they use it on a living being, the creature will suffer 2d4 points of damage. Habit/Society: They are usually found in closed passageways and rooms, and roam about dungeons cleaning walls, floors, and furniture. Ecology: They reproduce by fission. They adapted to live in a wide variety of climates. Scrubble Bubbles starting with 11-30% of maximum possible hit points are 3 feet to 4 feet in diameter; with 31-50% of full hit points are 5 feet wide; with 51-70% of full hit points, 6 feet wide; with 71-90% of full hit points, 7 feet wide; with 91-100% of full hit points, 8 feet wide. If Scrubble Bubbles are split up so it becomes less than 3 feet wide, it becomes thinner but retains its 3-foot diameter. The only things Scrubble bubbles consume are water and soap. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EVEN A MAGE DOES LAUNDRY Here is the laundry list of cantrips, of the most mysterious and powerful secret magical college known as the Most Righteous Ceremony of the Grand Lodge of Thirteen Stars and Kal-Gon's Scrubbing Bubbles Too III, known (by those who dare) as the August College of Laundry Magics. These are standard cantrips as found in the Player's Handbook. They are somewhat dangerous if used as an offensive weapon so DMs should be careful in giving them out. Remember there from a powerful college of magic. There are two places that must be known before looking over the cantrips. They are: Planar Gate to Dimension of Other Socks -- Little is known of this dimension. Access to it is one of the most ardently desired prizes for magical researchers, and while gates to this dimension have, on a few occasions, opened spontaneously, little was learned except for the absolute requirement for the traveler to this dimension to shield his nose from the vile odor of a universe filled with moldy, unwashed Other Socks, stiff with perspiration and toe-jam. Planar Gate to Dimension of Wire Hangers -- little is known of this dimension. It *must* be extremely unpleasant judging from the quantity of wire hangers which flee to our dimension from it. Cantrips Ancient Chinese Secret -- The veil of mystery which cloaks this cantrip of legendary, godlike power from modern research has only parted enough to reveal to magical historians the single magical word, "Kal-Gon", which adorns the official secret name of this most mysterious of magical orders. What does it mean? Banish Other Sock -- Note: There are two sorts of socks, the Self Sock, and the Other Sock. The difference is a mysterious one, but real nonetheless. The Self Sock, A.K.A. Sock, is native to our universe, and the Other Sock native to an Other universe. This cantrip known as Banish Other Sock sends Other Socks back to the dimension from which they came. It is believed that an awesome magical fumble in the misty depths of ancient prehistory caused this mighty Curse to be cast permanently upon our entire universe. Luckily, the spell has decayed enough so that it does not always take effect immediately when one obtains an Other Sock. Still, the inevitable nature of this Great Curse is beyond doubt. Banish Wire Hanger -- This cantrip sends wire hangers back to the dimension from which they came. Bleach -- This cantrip covers laundry with a mild (not really) alkaline solution which leaves it looking really white and clean, no matter what color it started out. Any unfortunate person wearing the laundry when the spell takes effect will be similarly affected, with hair, skin, and teeth turned as white as the pillsbury (tm) dough boy (tm), and eyes and mucous membranes irritated to pink tenderness by the bleach, to the tune of 1d6 noxious chemical (acid) damage. Dry Clean -- This cantrip presses fine clothes and steams them with a noxious chemical. Any schnook so unfortunate as to be wearing the laundry when this happens takes 2d6 damage from being stamped flat by an industrial strength mousetrap and save vs. poison or take an additional 3d6 damage from the poisonous, noxious chemicals. Hang Dry -- This cantrip snaps clothes dry and hangs them on a steel core wire, securing them with hat pins and five pound alligator clips. Any unfortunate so unlucky as to be wearing the affected laundry takes 2d6 from strangulation on the wire and 1d6 from being clamped and pinned. Launder -- This cantrip soaps, soaks, scrubs and spins clothes. Anyone so unfortunate as to be wearing the affected laundry takes 1d6 damage from abrasion and irritating detergents and is dizzy and nauseated for 20 - constitution rounds. Press and Fold -- This cantrip presses and folds all clothing in the area of effect. Any poor, unlucky slob caught within the targeted laundry takes 4d6 damage from being smashed flat, scorched, and folded. Remove Tough Stain (A.K.A. Shout it Out!) -- This cantrip drenches laundry in detergent, scrubbing it with brushes and lava soap, then covers with another layer of detergent and sprays it with a high pressure stream of ice-cold water. Any unfortunate caught in the laundry will take 2d6 damage from the irritating detergent and frigid ice-water, will be left soaking wet, and make a Constitution check - 4 or catch the grippe. Sort by Color -- This cantrip gathers laundry and sorts it into piles, one pile for light clothes, one pile for brightly colored clothes, and one pile for dark clothes. Anybody so unfortunate as to be wearing the laundry at the time will be stripped and placed in the appropriate color pile (colors if embarrassed, because he would be red). Sort Socks -- This cantrip piles socks into two piles, one for Socks, and one for Other Socks. In our universe, cursed by the vile curse of Other Sock Banishment, the pile of Other Socks has a 75% chance of being banished en masse. Any unfortunate caught wearing socks in the area of effect will be stripped of one sock and left with another one. There is a 50% chance that the Other Sock will be stripped from his feet and a 50% chance that it is the sock that remains upon him. If anyone should be so unlucky as to be wearing his Other Sock when it is banished as a result of this spell, he will be sent to the Dimension of Other Socks, there to die a most horrible death by asphyxiation and/or poisoning (save vs poison, if you fail you die, if you save you fall into a coma until rescued). Starch -- This cantrip covers laundry with a noxious chemical solution, and pounds it with 16 ton weights, leaving it flat and stiff as a steel plate. Any unlucky stiff so misfortune as to be wearing the laundry will take 4d6 damage from being crushed by large, heavy objects, and will be left unable to move because of joint-lock and overall stiffness. Summon Other Sock -- This cantrip summons the matching Other Sock to a Sock from the dimension in which Other Socks reside. Anyone currently wearing the summoned Other Sock will also be summoned as a side effect of this powerful ritual. Summon Wire Hanger -- This cantrip summons a wire hanger from the terrible dimension in which they dwell. A backfire with this spell, similar to the Great Curse of Banishment of the Other Sock, is believed to be the second Great Curse of our universe. Take Out the Laundry -- Upon completion of this short ritual several skinny demonic figures materialize and stuff all the laundry in the area of effect into large canvas laundry bags. They then give the master one ticket per bag and require a payment of three "bucks" per bag (successful bargaining will bring this down to two and a half "bucks" per bag). Any poor slobs caught in the area of effect are stuffed into bags, one person per bag, taking 1d6 of pummeling damage, and must roll versus constitution or fall unconscious from the lack of air. They will wake up later in the local hospital unable to remember "wha'appen'?" Tumble Dry -- This cantrip spins clothes while slapping them against large, flat stones and blasting them with air as hot as a steel furnace. Furs and other fine clothing will be ruined by this treatment, as will anyone still wearing the affected clothes, who takes 2d6 damage from the intense heat and large, flat stones. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STORY BOOK THEATER I have a character who is an elven swanmay. Because she moves faster than the rest of the party when in swan form, she was the first to reach an evil cleric who was attempting to resurrect a dead dragon. He was painting holy symbols on the skull. Desperate to disrupt the casting as quickly as possible without getting too close, I told the DM that Sasha would fly over the skull and pee on it to run the paint (Gross, but it was the fastest thing I could think of and our DM doesn't allow debates). --- Randi at I.U. Cleanliness was a really big thing with one group I played in many years ago. This was just a minor quirk of that particular party until one gaming session when a thunderstorm started. Quickly thinking, we decided this was a great opportunity to clean up - we'd been out for several weeks and hadn't had a good bath for a while. So off went the duds (we were an all female group - actually all females playing too!) and we commenced cleaning. We took our time, so the DM rolled for a random encounter. Whoa! A half-dozen bore beetles! Boy were we trashed! We all survived, but we were certainly more careful and when and where we took our showers! --- Vicki The only time I've ever come across a toilet in an adventure was in an Ogre chief's castle. It consisted of a wooden bench placed upon the edge of a deep pit, at the bottom of which was a green slime which absorbed the waste. However, this was in reality a trap. The Chief had a trusted guard hidden in a secret closet opposite the seat. If anyone crossed the Chief then he would tell the guard. Then when that person next used the device the guard would pull a lever, the bench would hinge back and slam into the pit wall pitching the poor unfortunate victim 60 ft. down into the pit as fodder for the green slime. If the victim managed to hang on to the bench somehow then the guard would venture out and clobber them until he fell. The Chief's shaman kept the slime at bay with the occasional fireball or two to keep it nice and small. --- Steve, Darkheart ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL THANKS Loren Miller (INTERNET ADDRESS: MILLERL@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU) for the laundry section. Elf Sternberg (BITNET ADDRESSES: elf@halcyon.wa.com, halcyon! elf@sumax.seattleu.edu) for his Elf's GameBook (An addendum for AD&D players) from which I took the idea of Scrubbing Bubbles and modified into my own 2nd edition monster.