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This page lists [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] from [[Tabletop Games]].
This page lists [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] from [[Tabletop Games]].


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* ''[[Cartoon Action Hour (Tabletop Game)|Cartoon Action Hour]]'' campaigns are fake series that pay homage to Eighties cartoons. The book itself includes shout-outs to many of these shows, especially in the "game seeds" section, which includes ideas for campaigns based on series such as ''[[Transformers (Franchise)|Transformers]]'' ("Transbots") and ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|Thundercats]]'' ("Action Cats"). And then there's the full-length game ''Warriors of the Cosmos'', which is basically a love letter to ''[[He-Man and The Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The Universe]]''.
* ''[[Cartoon Action Hour (Tabletop Game)|Cartoon Action Hour]]'' campaigns are fake series that pay homage to Eighties cartoons. The book itself includes shout-outs to many of these shows, especially in the "game seeds" section, which includes ideas for campaigns based on series such as ''[[Transformers (Franchise)|Transformers]]'' ("Transbots") and ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|Thundercats]]'' ("Action Cats"). And then there's the full-length game ''Warriors of the Cosmos'', which is basically a love letter to ''[[He-Man and The Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The Universe]]''.
* ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'' has ''tonnes'' of these, some subtle, some just plain obvious. The Inquisitor Lord Fyodor Karamazov is a [[Shout Out]] to ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]'', there used to be a Dark Eldar character with black and white hair called "Kruellagh the Vile", a [[Shout Out]] to Cruella de Vil, and the entire Necron ''race'' is one big [[Shout Out]] to the ''Terminator'' franchise.
* ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'' has ''tonnes'' of these, some subtle, some just plain obvious. The Inquisitor Lord Fyodor Karamazov is a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]'', there used to be a Dark Eldar character with black and white hair called "Kruellagh the Vile", a [[Shout-Out]] to Cruella de Vil, and the entire Necron ''race'' is one big [[Shout-Out]] to the ''Terminator'' franchise.
** Don't forget [[Ciaphas Cain]]. Very likely a Shout Out to [[Flashman]].
** Don't forget [[Ciaphas Cain]]. Very likely a Shout Out to [[Flashman]].
*** Originally intended as one. It took on a life of its own.
*** Originally intended as one. It took on a life of its own.
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** Aliens are generally known as "xenos", but Tyranids have been referred to as [[Alien|"xenomorphs"]] before. The Imperial Guard have even been known to nickname the 'Nids as [[Starship Troopers|"bugs"]].
** Aliens are generally known as "xenos", but Tyranids have been referred to as [[Alien|"xenomorphs"]] before. The Imperial Guard have even been known to nickname the 'Nids as [[Starship Troopers|"bugs"]].
** On the other tiny, subtle and easy to miss end, in the 3rd edition Craftworld Eldar book, the section on the craftworld Saim-Hann has a footnote consisting of an [[Edit War]] about how to properly pronounce it that refers to the oft fumbled pronounciation of Samhain.
** On the other tiny, subtle and easy to miss end, in the 3rd edition Craftworld Eldar book, the section on the craftworld Saim-Hann has a footnote consisting of an [[Edit War]] about how to properly pronounce it that refers to the oft fumbled pronounciation of Samhain.
** We could list these all day and still not scratch the surface. This troper's favourite [[Shout Out]] is in the backstory of the [[Night Lords]] Traitor Legion -- the Legion's Primarch, [[Heart of Darkness|Konrad Curze, surrenders completely to death and terror,]] [[Apocalypse Now|and makes no attempt to prevent his own assassination at the hands of an assassin whose name is none other than "M'Shen".]]
** We could list these all day and still not scratch the surface. This troper's favourite [[Shout-Out]] is in the backstory of the [[Night Lords]] Traitor Legion -- the Legion's Primarch, [[Heart of Darkness|Konrad Curze, surrenders completely to death and terror,]] [[Apocalypse Now|and makes no attempt to prevent his own assassination at the hands of an assassin whose name is none other than "M'Shen".]]
*** And that's not even considering Kurze's backstory is like an even more [[Darker and Edgier|GRIMDARK]] version of [[Batman]] if he was mixed with the Punisher.
*** And that's not even considering Kurze's backstory is like an even more [[Darker and Edgier|GRIMDARK]] version of [[Batman]] if he was mixed with the Punisher.
** One to note is found in the Dark Heresy rulebook under "Sanctioning Side-effects". One of the rolls gives you the starting condition of [[Dune|"Pain by nerve induction"]], complete with a fear of bald women.
** One to note is found in the Dark Heresy rulebook under "Sanctioning Side-effects". One of the rolls gives you the starting condition of [[Dune|"Pain by nerve induction"]], complete with a fear of bald women.
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*** ''Shadowbeat''. Concrete Dreams' first music trideo (3D video) was for their song "Sons of Thunder".
*** ''Shadowbeat''. Concrete Dreams' first music trideo (3D video) was for their song "Sons of Thunder".
*** ''Portfolio of a Dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets''. Dunkelzahn's will leaves a bequest to a shadowrunner group named "Sons of Thunder". It's possible that, [[In Universe]], the group named itself after the Concrete Dreams song.
*** ''Portfolio of a Dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets''. Dunkelzahn's will leaves a bequest to a shadowrunner group named "Sons of Thunder". It's possible that, [[In Universe]], the group named itself after the Concrete Dreams song.
** ''Bug City''. Truman Technologies operatives dressed up as Eagle Security officers captured Fuchi-employed gang members, lined them up against a wall and ruthlessly murdered them. This was based on the [[Real Life]] 1929 "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Valentine%27s_Day_Massacre Saint Valentine's Day Massacre]", in which killers hired by Al Capone's gang dressed as police officers, captured members of the North Side gang and executed them.
** ''Bug City''. Truman Technologies operatives dressed up as Eagle Security officers captured Fuchi-employed gang members, lined them up against a wall and ruthlessly murdered them. This was based on the [[Real Life]] 1929 "[[wikipedia:St. Valentinechr(27)s Day Massacre|Saint Valentine's Day Massacre]]", in which killers hired by Al Capone's gang dressed as police officers, captured members of the North Side gang and executed them.
** ''Denver: The City of Shadows'' boxed set.
** ''Denver: The City of Shadows'' boxed set.
*** When talking about the U.S. government's attempt to destroy the former Air Force Academy, a decker named Hicks says that they "should nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." This is a reference to the line Ripley and Corporal Hicks speak in the movie ''[[Aliens]]''.
*** When talking about the U.S. government's attempt to destroy the former Air Force Academy, a decker named Hicks says that they "should nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." This is a reference to the line Ripley and Corporal Hicks speak in the movie ''[[Aliens]]''.
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*** Another ad with an endorsement by Max Hein•Rügen (see ''Germany Sourcebook'' entry above).
*** Another ad with an endorsement by Max Hein•Rügen (see ''Germany Sourcebook'' entry above).
** ''Shadowtech''. A decker named Kent says that he has cyberware that makes him faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound - a reference to the ''[[Superman]]'' phrase.
** ''Shadowtech''. A decker named Kent says that he has cyberware that makes him faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound - a reference to the ''[[Superman]]'' phrase.
** ''Awakenings''. A decker named Al Phee is a reference to a character of that name in the [[Callahans Crosstime Saloon (Literature)|Callahan's Bar]] short story "Have You Heard the One...?"
** ''Awakenings''. A decker named Al Phee is a reference to a character of that name in the [[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Literature)|Callahan's Bar]] short story "Have You Heard the One...?"
** ''Corporate Enclaves'' had a reference to ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. One of the ten most influential people in Hollywood is one Joe "The Dude" Kliebermann, an unemployed slob who would be otherwise unremarkable save for his knack for stumbling into incredibly outlandish situations while broadcasting his POV live online.
** ''Corporate Enclaves'' had a reference to ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. One of the ten most influential people in Hollywood is one Joe "The Dude" Kliebermann, an unemployed slob who would be otherwise unremarkable save for his knack for stumbling into incredibly outlandish situations while broadcasting his POV live online.
** in ''Runner's Companion'', one of the options for Changlings is a [[The Far Side|Thagomizer]] tail.
** in ''Runner's Companion'', one of the options for Changlings is a [[The Far Side|Thagomizer]] tail.
* The early years of ''[[Battle Tech]]'' had a number of brief [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]], from major (Alexsandr Kerensky, named after the leader of the government overthrown by Lenin), to minor (James "The Kirk" Yalos, a mercenary captain, named in honor of ''[[Star Trek]]''.)
* The early years of ''[[Battle Tech]]'' had a number of brief [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]], from major (Alexsandr Kerensky, named after the leader of the government overthrown by Lenin), to minor (James "The Kirk" Yalos, a mercenary captain, named in honor of ''[[Star Trek]]''.)
** And before FASA got hit by a barrage of infringement suits, there was [[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension|Team Banzai]] and many of the game's Battlemech designs were directly taken from [[Mecha Show|Mecha]] [[Anime]], primarily ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]''.
** And before FASA got hit by a barrage of infringement suits, there was [[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension|Team Banzai]] and many of the game's Battlemech designs were directly taken from [[Mecha Show|Mecha]] [[Anime]], primarily ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]''.
* The ''[[Magi Nation]]'' card game contains ''many'' shout outs, from things ranging to ''[http://www.dukenostalgia.com/mnd/VSimages/rous_xc_vs.jpg The Princess Bride]'' to the infamous [[The Frantics|"Boot to the Head"]] comedy sketch to, oddly, many members of the [[Disney Animated Canon]]. One card even has an ability called [[Aladdin (Disney)|"Phenomenal Cosmic Power."]]
* The ''[[Magi Nation]]'' card game contains ''many'' shout outs, from things ranging to ''[http://www.dukenostalgia.com/mnd/VSimages/rous_xc_vs.jpg The Princess Bride]'' to the infamous [[The Frantics|"Boot to the Head"]] comedy sketch to, oddly, many members of the [[Disney Animated Canon]]. One card even has an ability called [[Aladdin (Disney)|"Phenomenal Cosmic Power."]]
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** The Mekhet clanbook for ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]'' has the main character seeking out various Mekhet in London for information on the clan's history, one of whom is an occult charlatan who uses New Age mysticism to lure in targets. The first comment on his side of the conversation is, "No, Frances, [[Good Omens (Literature)|the M25 is not a demonic sigil]]."
** The Mekhet clanbook for ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]'' has the main character seeking out various Mekhet in London for information on the clan's history, one of whom is an occult charlatan who uses New Age mysticism to lure in targets. The first comment on his side of the conversation is, "No, Frances, [[Good Omens (Literature)|the M25 is not a demonic sigil]]."
** The Mekhet book is full of shout outs. The main character is named Frances Black (Frances after a friend of the author, and Black for the lead singer of the band [[The Pixies]]), and the aforementioned occult charlatan she met with was either going to be named [[The Mighty Boosh|Vincent Moon or Howard Noir]] (the author went with the first one, in case you're wondering).
** The Mekhet book is full of shout outs. The main character is named Frances Black (Frances after a friend of the author, and Black for the lead singer of the band [[The Pixies]]), and the aforementioned occult charlatan she met with was either going to be named [[The Mighty Boosh|Vincent Moon or Howard Noir]] (the author went with the first one, in case you're wondering).
** The Free Council book for ''[[Mage: The Awakening]]'' features a [[Prestige Class|Legacy]] known as [[The Invisibles|The Blank Badges]], who use persona-masking magics to subvert authority and push the borders of reality. Seeing as ''[[The Invisibles]]'' shared a lot of themes with both the Free Council and ''Awakening'''s [[Mage: The Ascension (Tabletop Game)|predecessor game]], this seems like a logical [[Shout Out]].
** The Free Council book for ''[[Mage: The Awakening]]'' features a [[Prestige Class|Legacy]] known as [[The Invisibles|The Blank Badges]], who use persona-masking magics to subvert authority and push the borders of reality. Seeing as ''[[The Invisibles]]'' shared a lot of themes with both the Free Council and ''Awakening'''s [[Mage: The Ascension (Tabletop Game)|predecessor game]], this seems like a logical [[Shout-Out]].
** Mage's ''Chronicler's Guide'', when discussing plots for high-gnosis players gives the example of [[Enki Bilal|the gods of Ancient Egypt appearing in a floating pyramid above Paris]].
** Mage's ''Chronicler's Guide'', when discussing plots for high-gnosis players gives the example of [[Enki Bilal|the gods of Ancient Egypt appearing in a floating pyramid above Paris]].
** A shout out to [[TV Tropes|this very site]] can be found in the ''Seers of the Throne'' book, where a [[Chessmaster]] NPC has the skill "[[Xanatos Gambit]]".
** A shout out to [[TV Tropes|this very site]] can be found in the ''Seers of the Throne'' book, where a [[Chessmaster]] NPC has the skill "[[Xanatos Gambit]]".
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* The first and second edition ''[[Unknown Armies (Tabletop Game)|Unknown Armies]]'' corebooks both feature shout-outs to [[Kenneth Hite]] and [[Tim Powers]], both of whom were inspirations for the game's setting.
* The first and second edition ''[[Unknown Armies (Tabletop Game)|Unknown Armies]]'' corebooks both feature shout-outs to [[Kenneth Hite]] and [[Tim Powers]], both of whom were inspirations for the game's setting.
* Many of the factions in the collectible miniatures game ''[[Monsterpocalypse]]'' are based heavily on famous sci-fi franchises, sometimes to the point of [[Expy]]. G.U.A.R.D. is an homage to [[Humongous Mecha]] anime, the Terrasaurs and the Planet Eaters are clearly based on the ''[[Godzilla]]'' movies, the Shadow Sun Syndicate's monsters are based on [[Ultraman]], the Martian Menace are based on alien invasion films such as the 1953 film version of ''[[War of the Worlds]]'', and the Lords of Cthul are based on the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].
* Many of the factions in the collectible miniatures game ''[[Monsterpocalypse]]'' are based heavily on famous sci-fi franchises, sometimes to the point of [[Expy]]. G.U.A.R.D. is an homage to [[Humongous Mecha]] anime, the Terrasaurs and the Planet Eaters are clearly based on the ''[[Godzilla]]'' movies, the Shadow Sun Syndicate's monsters are based on [[Ultraman]], the Martian Menace are based on alien invasion films such as the 1953 film version of ''[[War of the Worlds]]'', and the Lords of Cthul are based on the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].
* The "Freedom City" setting for ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'' superhero RPG. There isn't a single aspect of it that isn't a [[Shout Out]] to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] or [[DC Comics|DC]]. One example: Not only are the Grue shapeshifting aliens reminiscent of the Skrulls; not only is there a Meta-Grue, equivalent to the Super-Skrull, ''not only'' is their Meta-Mind leader a [[Shout Out]] to the Supreme Intelligence of the Skrulls' enemies, the Kree; but their home planet is called Gruen-World, in homage to the late [[Marvel Comics]] editor Mark Gruenwald.
* The "Freedom City" setting for ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'' superhero RPG. There isn't a single aspect of it that isn't a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] or [[DC Comics|DC]]. One example: Not only are the Grue shapeshifting aliens reminiscent of the Skrulls; not only is there a Meta-Grue, equivalent to the Super-Skrull, ''not only'' is their Meta-Mind leader a [[Shout-Out]] to the Supreme Intelligence of the Skrulls' enemies, the Kree; but their home planet is called Gruen-World, in homage to the late [[Marvel Comics]] editor Mark Gruenwald.
** You forgot [[Zork (Video Game)|Zork]]. "You have been eaten by a Grue" indeed.
** You forgot [[Zork (Video Game)|Zork]]. "You have been eaten by a Grue" indeed.
** Let's be honest here. ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'' is one long [[Shout Out]] to superhero comics.
** Let's be honest here. ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'' is one long [[Shout-Out]] to superhero comics.
** [[Shout Out|Shout outs]] to other works are not unknown. For instance, the quote accompanying the Psychic archetype in ''Silver Age'' is, [[Plan 9 From Outer Space|"And remember, my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future."]]
** [[Shout-Out|Shout outs]] to other works are not unknown. For instance, the quote accompanying the Psychic archetype in ''Silver Age'' is, [[Plan 9 From Outer Space|"And remember, my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future."]]
* ''[[Killer Bunnies and The Quest For The Magic Carrot]]'' thrives on these. The "Bunnies In Black" card has bunny versions of Agents Jay and Kay from ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]''. "Rainbo" is a [[Rambo|shirtless, muscular man wearing a red headband and toting a]] [[BFG]]. Surrounded by happy butterflies and flowers of course. "Bunny to the Future" has the [[Back to The Future|DeLorean]] with the wing doors open to make it look more like a rabbit. The weapon "Torus Ring" is a shout out to '''geometry'''. And much, much more.
* ''[[Killer Bunnies and The Quest For The Magic Carrot]]'' thrives on these. The "Bunnies In Black" card has bunny versions of Agents Jay and Kay from ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]''. "Rainbo" is a [[Rambo|shirtless, muscular man wearing a red headband and toting a]] [[BFG]]. Surrounded by happy butterflies and flowers of course. "Bunny to the Future" has the [[Back to The Future|DeLorean]] with the wing doors open to make it look more like a rabbit. The weapon "Torus Ring" is a shout out to '''geometry'''. And much, much more.
* ''[[Munchkin (Tabletop Game)|Munchkin]]'' veers seemingly at random between [[Shout Out]] and [[Affectionate Parody]]. Although [[Dude, Not Funny|creating a hurricane-looking monster named Katrina was rather bad taste]].
* ''[[Munchkin (Tabletop Game)|Munchkin]]'' veers seemingly at random between [[Shout-Out]] and [[Affectionate Parody]]. Although [[Dude, Not Funny|creating a hurricane-looking monster named Katrina was rather bad taste]].
* ''[[Teenagers From Outer Space]]'' features a number of shout-outs to ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' (such as the gender-bending Boy/Girl Gun).
* ''[[Teenagers From Outer Space]]'' features a number of shout-outs to ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' (such as the gender-bending Boy/Girl Gun).
** It also riffs on the [[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy|Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster]] with the Pan-Galactic ''Ghetto'' Blaster, the ultimate portable stereo.
** It also riffs on the [[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy|Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster]] with the Pan-Galactic ''Ghetto'' Blaster, the ultimate portable stereo.
* German RPG ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Schwarze_Auge Das Schwarze Auge]'' (The Dark Eye) has unbelievably many. Besides the countless that work only in German, there are things like the towns "Camparisodano" and "Wodkalemonis", "Sylla" and "Charypso" (Scylla and Charybdis, two obstacles for Odysseus). The dwarf Gargi, son of Gax wrote the book "Dragons and Demons" (Gary Gygax, ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''), another book is called "Der ringende Herr" (compare the German title of [[Lord of the Rings]]: Der Herr der Ringe), Gandolf von Gareth wrote the books "Ringkunde für [[Anf Ã]]¤nger" und "Ringkunde für Fortgeschrittene" (Rings for Beginners and Rings for Advanced Learners). For more go to [http://www.vinsalt.de/Spiegel/index5.htm this (German) site]
* German RPG ''[[wikipedia:Das Schwarze Auge|Das Schwarze Auge]]'' (The Dark Eye) has unbelievably many. Besides the countless that work only in German, there are things like the towns "Camparisodano" and "Wodkalemonis", "Sylla" and "Charypso" (Scylla and Charybdis, two obstacles for Odysseus). The dwarf Gargi, son of Gax wrote the book "Dragons and Demons" (Gary Gygax, ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''), another book is called "Der ringende Herr" (compare the German title of [[Lord of the Rings]]: Der Herr der Ringe), Gandolf von Gareth wrote the books "Ringkunde für [[Anf Ã]]¤nger" und "Ringkunde für Fortgeschrittene" (Rings for Beginners and Rings for Advanced Learners). For more go to [http://www.vinsalt.de/Spiegel/index5.htm this (German) site]
* ''[[Maid RPG]]'' has too many to list them all. A few include ones to ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[Variable Geo]]'', ''[[Basket Case]]'' (Only in the Japanese version), ''[[Krull]]'' (Only in the English Version), ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Clock Tower (Video Game)|Clock Tower]]'', ''[[Aliens]]'', ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', ''[[Terminator (Film)|Terminator]] 2'', ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[El Mariachi]]'', ''[[Wizardry (Video Game)|Wizardry]]: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord'' and ''[[Battle Royale]]''.
* ''[[Maid RPG]]'' has too many to list them all. A few include ones to ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[Variable Geo]]'', ''[[Basket Case]]'' (Only in the Japanese version), ''[[Krull]]'' (Only in the English Version), ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Clock Tower (Video Game)|Clock Tower]]'', ''[[Aliens]]'', ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', ''[[Terminator (Film)|Terminator]] 2'', ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[El Mariachi]]'', ''[[Wizardry (Video Game)|Wizardry]]: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord'' and ''[[Battle Royale]]''.
* ''[[Brik Wars]]'' has a lot, including ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', and ''[[James Bond]]''.
* ''[[Brik Wars]]'' has a lot, including ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', and ''[[James Bond]]''.
* In the revised Nosferatu clanbook of ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade (Tabletop Game)|Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' there is a section entitled "Interview with a Vampire," set in New Orleans, wherein a Nosferatu confronts an unnamed author of vampire books, asking:
* In the revised Nosferatu clanbook of ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade (Tabletop Game)|Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' there is a section entitled "Interview with a Vampire," set in New Orleans, wherein a Nosferatu confronts an unnamed author of vampire books, asking:
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** As well as:
** As well as:
{{quote| "[[Looks Like Orlok|Who were you expecting]]? [[Interview With the Vampire|Brad Pitt]]?"}}
{{quote| "[[Looks Like Orlok|Who were you expecting]]? [[Interview With the Vampire|Brad Pitt]]?"}}
** Then there's the Revised core book, which opens with, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_(band) Bela Lugosi's dead], and so am I."
** Then there's the Revised core book, which opens with, "[[wikipedia:Bauhaus (band)|Bela Lugosi's dead]], and so am I."
*** Speaking of Bela Lugosi, ''Los Angeles By Night'' has a Malkavian called "Bela" under the delusion that he's Dracula--and he was Embraced in the year of Lugosi's [[Real Life]] death, by a "fan."
*** Speaking of Bela Lugosi, ''Los Angeles By Night'' has a Malkavian called "Bela" under the delusion that he's Dracula--and he was Embraced in the year of Lugosi's [[Real Life]] death, by a "fan."
** Character templates in other [[Old World of Darkness]] splatbooks include an anarch who "[[Fight Club|went so far as to attend support meetings for people suffering from diseases you didn't even have]]" (and carries a briefcase of homemade soap to boot) for the Brujah and a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|vampire-hunting cheerleader]] for the Silent Striders.
** Character templates in other [[Old World of Darkness]] splatbooks include an anarch who "[[Fight Club|went so far as to attend support meetings for people suffering from diseases you didn't even have]]" (and carries a briefcase of homemade soap to boot) for the Brujah and a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|vampire-hunting cheerleader]] for the Silent Striders.
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{{quote| This is especially useful when a Lunar finds human form imprudent, but wants to tell someone that [...] her [[Timmy in A Well|child is trapped in a collapsed mineshaft]].}}
{{quote| This is especially useful when a Lunar finds human form imprudent, but wants to tell someone that [...] her [[Timmy in A Well|child is trapped in a collapsed mineshaft]].}}
** The Lunars book also makes mention of the fact that some Lunars "view the benefits of Exaltation as tools for [[Dungeons and Dragons|killing enemies and taking their stuff]], [[Take That|rather than for building some sort of utopia.]]"
** The Lunars book also makes mention of the fact that some Lunars "view the benefits of Exaltation as tools for [[Dungeons and Dragons|killing enemies and taking their stuff]], [[Take That|rather than for building some sort of utopia.]]"
** There's a city mentioned in the Underworld book called Graf-Vindak. The Graff Vynda-K was a one-off villain from the ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' serial "The Ribos Operation".
** There's a city mentioned in the Underworld book called Graf-Vindak. The Graff Vynda-K was a one-off villain from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "The Ribos Operation".
** The newest adventure (In Hunting a Monster) contains shout outs to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air (read the background of the character Useless Sparrow) and a shout out to one of Exalted's spiritual influences, the Scarred Lands (also by White Wolf).
** The newest adventure (In Hunting a Monster) contains shout outs to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air (read the background of the character Useless Sparrow) and a shout out to one of Exalted's spiritual influences, the Scarred Lands (also by White Wolf).
** Hellstriders are pretty clearly inspired by ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', being inhuman creatures fused into mecha that unfold biological components when losing control.
** Hellstriders are pretty clearly inspired by ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', being inhuman creatures fused into mecha that unfold biological components when losing control.
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* The Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game has references to both [[The Legend of Zelda|Ganondorf]] ("Garlandolf, King of Destruction"), and [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]] (Tactical Espionage Expert).
* The Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game has references to both [[The Legend of Zelda|Ganondorf]] ("Garlandolf, King of Destruction"), and [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]] (Tactical Espionage Expert).
* ''[[Monsters and Other Childish Things]]'' was never exactly shy about Shout Outs, but the sourcebook ''[[Bigger Bads]]'' probably wins for sheer volume and diversity, with references or homages to everything from ''[[Godzilla]]'', to H.P. Lovecraft, to [[Sentai]] shows, to ''[[Ultraman]]'', to the [[Chick Tract]] ''Dark Dungeons.''
* ''[[Monsters and Other Childish Things]]'' was never exactly shy about Shout Outs, but the sourcebook ''[[Bigger Bads]]'' probably wins for sheer volume and diversity, with references or homages to everything from ''[[Godzilla]]'', to H.P. Lovecraft, to [[Sentai]] shows, to ''[[Ultraman]]'', to the [[Chick Tract]] ''Dark Dungeons.''
* d20Modern, being set in a world of modern pop culture, is littered with [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]].
* d20Modern, being set in a world of modern pop culture, is littered with [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]].
** ''D20 Future'' has an Extraterrestrial template that lets you give a base creature numerous special abilities, [[Alien|such as caustic blood.]]
** ''D20 Future'' has an Extraterrestrial template that lets you give a base creature numerous special abilities, [[Alien|such as caustic blood.]]
** ''The Modern Menace Manual'' has:
** ''The Modern Menace Manual'' has:
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*** The spire on top of the Empire State Building is covered with mystical symbols and parts of it are made with a strange orange metal, making it an antenna for mystical energy. This is a reference to ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', where Ivo Shandor's building used girders with cores of pure selenium and was a "antenna...designed expressly for pulling in spiritual turbulence."
*** The spire on top of the Empire State Building is covered with mystical symbols and parts of it are made with a strange orange metal, making it an antenna for mystical energy. This is a reference to ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', where Ivo Shandor's building used girders with cores of pure selenium and was a "antenna...designed expressly for pulling in spiritual turbulence."
* ''[[Eclipse Phase]]'' owes a great deal to [[Altered Carbon]] - the term "cortical stack" is lifted directly - and they made sure any fans of the novel knew it by having a character in the opening fiction get annoyed that the body he'd been installed into was a smoker, much like Takeshi Kovacs.
* ''[[Eclipse Phase]]'' owes a great deal to [[Altered Carbon]] - the term "cortical stack" is lifted directly - and they made sure any fans of the novel knew it by having a character in the opening fiction get annoyed that the body he'd been installed into was a smoker, much like Takeshi Kovacs.
* ''Starblazer Adventures'', based on the 1970s-80s British [[Comic Book]]. In Chapter 10 "How To Do Things" the Supplemental Actions section mentions "composing a sonnet while fencing", a reference to [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''[[Glory Road (Literature)|Glory Road]]''. In that novel the protagonist Oscar Gordon has to come up with poetry while dueling the Never-Born (who was himself a [[Literature/Shout Out|Shout Out]] to Cyrano de Bergerac).
* ''Starblazer Adventures'', based on the 1970s-80s British [[Comic Book]]. In Chapter 10 "How To Do Things" the Supplemental Actions section mentions "composing a sonnet while fencing", a reference to [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''[[Glory Road (Literature)|Glory Road]]''. In that novel the protagonist Oscar Gordon has to come up with poetry while dueling the Never-Born (who was himself a [[Shout-Out/Literature|Shout Out]] to Cyrano de Bergerac).
* ''Dark Dungeon'' RPG, supplement ''Samaris, Island of Adventure''. In the [[Backstory]] the giant city covering the title island was destroyed in a war between the demonic wizard king Acecerax and the demon witch empress Vekna. Both Acecerax and Vekna are references to characters in 1st Edition ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'': Acecerax from the demilich Acererak in module S1 ''Tomb of Horrors'' and Vekna from the lich Vecna of "the Eye and Hand of Vecna" fame.
* ''Dark Dungeon'' RPG, supplement ''Samaris, Island of Adventure''. In the [[Backstory]] the giant city covering the title island was destroyed in a war between the demonic wizard king Acecerax and the demon witch empress Vekna. Both Acecerax and Vekna are references to characters in 1st Edition ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'': Acecerax from the demilich Acererak in module S1 ''Tomb of Horrors'' and Vekna from the lich Vecna of "the Eye and Hand of Vecna" fame.
* ''Time Lord'' RPG (based on ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''), supplement ''Journies''.
* ''Time Lord'' RPG (based on ''[[Doctor Who]]''), supplement ''Journies''.
** There's an example of a Hyper Intelligent Alien with pointed ears and a bowl haircut, a reference to Mr. Spock in ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]''.
** There's an example of a Hyper Intelligent Alien with pointed ears and a bowl haircut, a reference to Mr. Spock in ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]''.
** The sample alien is a Gleep, an amorphous blob-like creature. Just to make it clear that it's a reference to the Gleep of ''[[Space Ghost (Animation)|Space Ghost]]'', the picture of the alien is clearly the Gleep from the show.
** The sample alien is a Gleep, an amorphous blob-like creature. Just to make it clear that it's a reference to the Gleep of ''[[Space Ghost (Animation)|Space Ghost]]'', the picture of the alien is clearly the Gleep from the show.
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