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Hence was born ''[http://www.rogermwilcox.com/ADnD/IUDC1.html The Intercontinental Union of Disgusting Characters]''.
Written by [[Tropers/Tracer|Roger M. Wilcox]], and distributed in those halcyon pre-Web days over Usenet, it gained a cult following that eventually led to being translated into [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510174623/http://member.rpg.hu/cu/cuo21/undorito.htm Hungarian]. ''[http://www.date.hu/~kergiz/rpg/system/disghu.htm Twice]''. The author wrote a sequel in 1988, ''[http://www.rogermwilcox.com/ADnD/SickKids1.html The Sick Kids]'', and began writing a second sequel in 2000 titled ''[http://www.rogermwilcox.com/ADnD/IPDC1.html The Intercontinental Proliferation of Disgusting Characters]'' (which was completed except for the Epilog).
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* [[Arch Enemy]]: Several. Peter Perfect to Ringman, Omnion to Sick Sword, Gross Sword to his sisters, Tiamat to Ringman, the ''Dungeon Master'' to Ringman....
* [[Arc Words]]: Ringman's "I'm very glad to hear that."
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* [[I Call It Vera]]: With the exception of Prometheus and (snicker) Hymenslayer, every intelligent weapon seems to be named after its user: The Sick Sword, The Disgusting Dagger, The Ridiculous Hand Axe, The Gross (Broad)Sword, The Unbelievable Long Sword, etc..
* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: Koenieg tends to spout these. He ''is'' a druid, after all.
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"All things must exist in balance," Koenieg replied.
"First torture and now a gang-bang!"
"The Way exists along the golden path," Koenieg continued.
'This guy's more like [[Kung Fu|David Carradine]] than I am,' Middle Monk thought. }}
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Ringman, the wimpy 9th-level by-the-book paladin.
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* [[Knight Templar]]: Peter Perfect can come up with the most twisted excuses imaginable to justify his actions as being [[Lawful Good]].
* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]: Parodying ''[[Ghostbusters]]'':
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'''Everybody else:''' "Oh no! They can do more damage that way!" }}
* [[Medium Awareness]]: All the characters are aware that their universe operates under AD&D rules, and have access to all the rule books.
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** In his original hybrid 1st/2nd Edition incarnation, Unbelievable Sword was an Assassin, Monk, Druid, Barbarian, Oriental Barbarian, Bushi, Fighter, Thief, Bard, Wu Jen, Thief-Acrobat, Sohei/Ninja, Cleric, Illusionist, Abjurer, Conjurer, Diviner, Enchanter, Necromancer, Transmuter, Invoker, Weapons Master (a fake class made up entirely for the IUDC stories), Yakuza, Ranger, Shukenja, Cavalier, Anti-Barbarian (identical to a Barbarian except lawful instead of chaotic), Kensai, Paladin, Samurai, and Magic-User.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Ringman is 9th level, has 18/92 strength (equal to 22 strength in 3rd or 4th Edition), wears +5 plate mail (or +4 full plate, depending on which edition of the rules are in force at the time), carries a +4 shield, and wields a +5 Holy Avenger longsword. By most counts, he would be a very powerful paladin -- but he pales in comparison to the disgusting characters.
* [[Parody Name]]: The main world is called Central Earth. It's like [[The Lord of the Rings|Middle Earth]], but not.
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Unbelievable Sword, when he ticks off the Dungeon Master.
** In the pocket multiverse dungeon (3rd story, chapter 12), he worries about hidden traps with vorpal sword machine guns, rapid-fire ''sphere of annihilation'' cannons, or spring-loaded ''sword-of-sharpness''-firing ballistae.
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