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Against the Giants

Index Against the Giants

Against the Giants is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR in 1981 for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. [1]

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Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, an adventure or module is a pre-packaged book or box set that helps the Dungeon Master manage the plot or story of a game.

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Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff

Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff is an adventure module for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Alphanumeric shellcode

In computer security alphanumeric shellcode is a shellcode that consists of or assembles itself on execution into entirely alphanumeric ASCII or Unicode characters such as 0-9, A-Z and a-z. This type of encoding was created by hackers to hide working machine code inside what appears to be text.

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Andy Collins (game designer)

Andy Collins is a game designer whose writing credits include numerous books for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Bambi Meets Godzilla

Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) is a cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland.

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Bill Willingham

William "Bill" Willingham (born 1956) is an American writer and artist of comics, known for his work on the series Elementals and Fables.

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Box set

A box set or boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) packaged in a box, for sale as a single unit.

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Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons)

The bugbear is a type of fictional monster in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Campaign (role-playing games)

In role-playing games, a campaign is a continuing storyline or set of adventures, typically involving the same characters.

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Carrion crawler

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the carrion crawler a type of fictional monster.

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Chaosium

Chaosium Inc. is one of the oldest publishers of role-playing games still in existence.

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Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)

The cleric is one of the standard playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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David A. Trampier

David A. Trampier (April 22, 1954 – March 24, 2014) was an artist and writer whose artwork for TSR, Inc. illustrated some of the earliest editions of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

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David C. Sutherland III

David C. Sutherland III (April 4, 1949"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JT69-9Y8: accessed 12 Feb 2013), David C Sutherland, 6 June 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). – June 6, 2005) was an early Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) artist.

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David S. LaForce

David "Diesel" S. LaForce (born August 10, 1959) is an American artist best known for his artwork in early Dungeons & Dragons adventures published by TSR, as well as for his creative cartography.

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Descent into the Depths of the Earth

Descent Into the Depths of the Earth is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game coded D1–2.

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Different Worlds

Different Worlds was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987.

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Don Turnbull (game designer)

Donald Joseph Turnbull (2 June 1937 – 5 August 2003) was a journalist, editor, games designer, and an accomplished piano and pinball player.

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Drow

The drow or dark elves are a generally evil, dark-skinned, and white-haired subrace of elves in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game.

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Dungeon (magazine)

Dungeon (originally published as Dungeon: Adventures for TSR Role-Playing Games) was one of the two official magazines targeting consumers of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products; Dragon was the other.

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Dungeon crawl

A dungeon crawl is a type of scenario in fantasy role-playing games in which heroes navigate a labyrinthine environment (a "dungeon"), battling various monsters, and looting any treasure they may find.

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Dungeon Master

In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game, the Dungeon Master (often abbreviated as DM) is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&DMead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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Earl

An earl is a member of the nobility.

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Editions of Dungeons & Dragons

Several different editions of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974.

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Erol Otus

Erol Otus is an American artist and game designer, known internationally for his contributions to the fantasy role-playing game (RPG) genre, especially early in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.

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Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)

The fighter is one of the standard playable character classes in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Games Workshop

Games Workshop Group PLC (often abbreviated as GW) is a British miniature wargaming manufacturing company based in Nottingham, England.

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GameSpy

GameSpy was a provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games.

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Gary Gygax

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.

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Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or in third edition, a "creature type.".

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Gnoll

A gnoll is a fictional creature in the Dungeons & Dragons game, which resembles a humanoid hyena.

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Greyhawk

Greyhawk, also known as the World of Greyhawk, is a fictional world designed as a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game.

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Hell hound (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the hell hound is a hyena-like creature which can breathe fire and hunts in packs.

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Jeff Dee

Jeff Dee (born May 15, 1961) is an American artist and game designer.

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Jim Bambra

Jim Bambra (born 1956), Company Check Ltd is a British designer and reviewer of fantasy roleplaying games (RPG), and a former company director.

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List of Greyhawk characters

This is a list of characters from the Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a magic item is any object that has magical powers inherent in it.

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Miniature figure (gaming)

A miniature figure (also known as a miniature, mini, figure, mini-fig or fig) is a small-scale representation of a historical or mythological entity used in miniature wargames, role-playing games, and dioramas.

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Monster Manual

The Monster Manual (MM) is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1977 by TSR.

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Novelization

A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, comic book or video game.

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Obsidian

Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock.

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Ogre (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, ogres are a lesser race of giants.

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Player character

A player character (also known as PC and playable character) is a fictional character in a role-playing game or video game whose actions are directly controlled by a player of the game rather than the rules of the game.

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Player's Handbook

The Player's Handbook (spelled Players Handbook in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D)) is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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Queen of the Demonweb Pits

Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Q1) is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game written by David Sutherland.

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Queen of the Spiders

Queen of the Spiders is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Remorhaz

The remorhaz is a magical beast in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Role-playing game

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game and abbreviated to RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.

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Stephen Colbert

Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host.

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Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.

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Tales from the Yawning Portal

Tales from the Yawning Portal is an adventure module anthology for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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The Space Gamer

The Space Gamer was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and role-playing games.

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Troglodyte (Dungeons & Dragons)

The troglodyte is a fictional race of primitive reptilian humanoids in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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TSR (company)

TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company and the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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Underdark

The Underdark is a fictional setting which has appeared in Dungeons & Dragons role-playing campaigns and Dungeons & Dragons-based fiction books, including the Legend of Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore.

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White Dwarf (magazine)

White Dwarf is a magazine published by British games manufacturer Games Workshop, which has long served as a promotions and advertising platform for Games Workshop and Citadel Miniatures products.

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Winter wolf

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the winter wolf is a magical beast which lives in cold forests and plains.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games.

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Yeti (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the yeti is a monstrous humanoid.

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30 Years of Adventure

30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons is a 2004 publisher's retrospective written by Harold Johnson, Steve Winter, Peter Adkison, Ed Stark, and Peter Archer.

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Against the giants, Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, Grugnur, Hall of the Fire Giant King, Nosnra, Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, The Liberation of Geoff.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Giants

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