History Funny / DungeonsAndDragons

--> ''Wizards of the Coast and Critical Role are not responsible for any mental trauma suffered by animal companions or domesticated fey creatures persistant danger and deadly challenges, nor are we responsible for whatever lack of passive Perception might lead to a [[FailedASpotCheck failure to notice the animals' rapid escape]].''

* From ''[[TabletopeGame/TyrannyOfDragons Hoard of the Dragon Queen]]'':

* From ''Hoard of the Dragon Queen'':

* ''Descent into Avernus'' has a nod to the good ol' days of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Satanism}} Satanic Panic]].

-->''Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast is not responsible for the consequenses of [[NeverSplitTheParty splitting up the party]], [[TabletopGame/TombOfHorrors sticking appendages in the mouth of a leering green devil face]], accepting a dinner invitation from bugbears, [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjPlu7Cz7DSAhXHVyYKHULhA64QFggaMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAgainst_the_Giants&usg=AFQjCNFTUXoK5P4sTtno9MiScylZvIT2Iw&bvm=bv.148073327,d.cGc storming the feast hall of a hill giant steading]], angering a dragon of any variety, or saying yes when the DM asks, "[[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat Are you]]'' [[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat really]] ''[[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat sure?]]''"

* The Forgotten Realms sourcebook ''Races of Faerûn'' contains this gem: "Human legend has it that the centaurs are the result of some mad cross between a wild elf and a wild mustang, but both the wild elves and the centaurs take umbrage at this suggestion. (The mustangs have no particular opinions on the matter.)"

-->''Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast is not responsible for the consequenses of [[NeverSplitTheParty splitting up the party]], [[TabletopGame/TombOfHorrors sticking appendages in the mouth of a leering green devil face]], accepting a dinner invitation from bugbears, [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjPlu7Cz7DSAhXHVyYKHULhA64QFggaMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAgainst_the_Giants&usg=AFQjCNFTUXoK5P4sTtno9MiScylZvIT2Iw&bvm=bv.148073327,d.cGc storming the feast hall of a hill giant steading]], angering a dragon of any variety, or saying yes when the DM asks, "[[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat Are you]]'' [[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat really]] ''[[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat sure?]]"''

* Spell components are often punningly related to a spell’s effects. (i.e. A copper piece to cast Detect Thoughts — literally, a penny for their thoughts!)

** First, Eric, in a panic over the Bullywogs, tries to warn his friends, while they ignore him, resulting in him [[FailedASpotCheck grabbing and shaking a Lizard Man]] to try to get his point across, only to realize a moment later who he was talking to.
** Sheila then volunteers to retrieve him from the Bullywogs and Lizard Men, all of who are fighting over who gets to capture him. Invisible, she slaps a Lizard Man on the ass, and then calmly retrieves Eric, still gibbering, from the ensuring chaos.

* Eric and Bobby tell Kosar that taking out the Demon will be a piece of cake, and that the Queen will probably thank them. Kosar then explains that the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen IS the Demon.]]

* Snails' opinion on his and Ridley's plan to break into the ''magic school'' as there in the middle of climbing an insanely tall tower.

* Snails getting relationship advice from [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Elwood.]]

** During the mind flayer section, Volo has a note wondering what a mind flayer's brain tastes like. Elminster's response...
-->''Volo, ye are the fool of fools. [[TooMuchInformation Illithid brains are poisonous, and drive humans insane with a flood of memories at every bite.]] [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Er, ask me not how I know this.]]''
** Also during the mind flayer section, when Volo talks about [[TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}} illithid ships that travel between Planes via the cosmos]], Elminster accuses him of making shit up after spending a week in an opium den. [[ArbitrarySkepticism Elminster, the 1200+ year old archmage that can teleport to other worlds, nay-saying the possibility of space travel.]]

* ''Waterdeep: Dragon Heist'' has some fun with one of the villains, the flamboyant Jarlaxle Baenre. He becomes in one part of the module, one big, and hilarious ShoutOut to Creator/SeanConnery. Players have a chance to actually meet him in disguise ([[MasterOfDisguise well, they have numerous opportunities...]]) on his ship. When they meet him there, he's described as "a well-built, scantily-clad man, his scarlet apparel designed to accentuate his trim figure and bountiful chest hair." His cover name? '''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070948/mediaviewer/rm1669385728 Zardoz]]''' Zord. Later, the party has a chance to discover his personal submarine, which he named the ''Scarlet Marpenoth''. In the Forgotten Realms calendar, Marpenoth maps to October, meaning -- wait for it... Zed is the captain of the ''[[Film/HuntForTheRedOctober Red October]]''.

-->'''Disclaimer: This adventure is a work of fiction aimed at providing you and your friends with many hours of fantastic entertainment. Although [[OurDemonsAreDifferent devils]] and the [[CirclesOfHell Nine Hells]] play prominent. roles in this story, the evil they represent is meant to be [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu fought and overcome]]. Wizards of the Coast fully endorses the kicking of evil's butt. Let darkness fall and light prevail. We strongly advice that you not [[SdrawkcabSpeech play this adventure backward,]] lest Asmodeus appear in a puff of smoke to talk politics, as archfiends are want to do.''

-->''Disclaimer: We asked Mordenkainen to write a humorous disclaimer for this book, and we got this response: "The day I start writing frivolous disclaimers for game manuals--particularly one riddled with text stolen from my notes--is the day I retire from wizardry and abandon all self-respect.''

--> ''Disclaimer: After battling [[ContinuityNod dragons, elemental cultists, vampires, demons, and giants]], you deserve a relaxing ocean cruise. Please keep all limbs well within the ship's confines. We are not responsible for valuables, hit points or lives lost during your voyage. In fact, [[SchmuckBait perhaps you'd prefer a more relaxing vacation option]]. Can we suggest a voyage to the [[{{Foreshadowing}} Nine Hells?]] They're [[{{Understatement}} quite balmy this time of year.]]

* The third-party rulebook ''The Book of Erotic Fantasy'' contains the Voyeuristic Seer, a prestige class that ''specializes in using divination to watch other people have sex''. The spell section contains a lot of other silly things, like the anti-clothing shell and the Disrobe spell.

** The Archaeologist background from ''Tomb of Annihilation'' is ''full'' of shout-outs to Franchise/IndianaJones. You can start with a whip, hat, or medallion as your signature item, possible flaws include being afraid of [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes “a common wild animal”]] and “having no time for” friends or family, and [[ItBelongsInAMuseum “This artifact belongs in a museum!”]] is an option for an ideal.

** This early illustration of [[https://www.belloflostsouls.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mind-flayer.pngmind a mind flayer.]]

** The Archaeologist background from ''Tomb of Annihilation'' is ''full'' of shout-outs to IndianaJones. You can start with a whip, hat, or medallion as your signature item, possible flaws include being afraid of [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes “a common wild animal”]] and “having no time for” friends or family, and [[ItBelongsInAMuseum “This artifact belongs in a museum!”]] is an option for an ideal.

* Snails' opinion on his and Ridley's plan to break into the ''magic school'' as their in the middle of climbing an insanely tall tower.

** A few minutes later, Snails is calling Ridley out on how he had said the heist would be 'easy', to which Ridley retorts that he said it 'wouldn't be impossible'. Snails launches into a tirade about the time one of Ridley's bright ideas got Snails a GroinAttack from a halfling they were robbing. What pushes it into hilarious territory is how Ridley ''mouths along with Snails: clearly it's not the first time Snails has brought it up!

-->''Volo, ye are the fool of fools. [[TooMuchInformation Illithid brains are poisonous, and drive humans insane with a flood of memories at every bite.]] [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Er. Ask me not how I know this.]]''

** The same chapter tells a story about how Asmodeus, lord of devils, was accused of various crimes by various angels. Asmodeus, defining his character as a MagnificentBastard, responded to these accusations, demanding a fair trial. The angels, utterly confused, agreed, and (after having the entire heavenly host look over the contract to make sure there were no loopholes) met up in Mechanus, where Primus would serve as an unbiased judge. Asmodeus said his case, and then it was the angels' turn. Their lists of accusations were so long, that even Primus eventually ran out of patience, and told the angels that only a limited amount of them could present any more accusations. The angels started fighting over who got to go first, and had thus broken the sacred neutrality demanded by Primus, making the entire trial null and void. It's unclear why Asmodeus did this, other than ForTheEvulz. It didn't help that the infighting was caused by Zariel, who was still an angel at the time, when she pushed her way to the front.

* Part of 5e character creations is picking backgrounds. Each background has four parts: a personality trait, an ideal, a flaw, and a bond. Some of these options can be amusing. For example.

->'''[[ItsAllAboutMe In fact, the world does revolve around me.]]'''

* Spell components are often punningly related to a spell’s effects. (i.e. A copper piece to cast Detect Thoughts—-literally, a penny for their thoughts!)

->''[[ItsAllAboutMe In fact, the world does revolve around me.]]''

** The Archaeologist background from ''Tomb of Annihilation'' is ''full'' of shout-outs to IndianaJones. You can start with a whip, hat, or medallion as your signature item, possible flaws include being afraid of [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes “a common wild animal”]] and “having no time for” friends or family, and [[ItBelongsInAMuseum “This artifact belongs in a museum!” is an option for an ideal.