Bones
| Bones | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Home: | Castle Greyhawk |
| Alignment: | neutral |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human skeleton |
| Class: | Cleric 1 |
| Dates | |
| Age: | Unknown |
"Bones" was a skeletonized cleric who wandered in the company of an elf and a Jinn through the dungeons of one of the many incarnations of Castle Greyhawk in the 570s CY-580s CY. He was quite fond of protesting that he was not any number of professions, but instead a cleric. Apparently, he had been fully human, but due to an unexplained magical mishap, was reduced to a sentient skeleton.
Description
[edit | edit source]Relationships
[edit | edit source]Home
[edit | edit source]"Bones", along with his companions Captain Kork and Mees Taspark, made his home on the fifth level of the dungeon, where numerous other creatures had been affected by a cabal of wizards who force-fed them role-playing game books. Whether or not "Bones" (who would likely have been fed a copy of FASA's Star Trek Role-Playing Game) was one of those affected is not made clear. The trio seemed to be scared of "cling-ons", and could teleport to safety if they suspected the creatures were near.
Publishing history
[edit | edit source]The character appears only in the parody adventure Castle Greyhawk.
Creative origins
[edit | edit source]"Bones" is a reference to Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek sci-fi franchise. The reference to his protesting echoed similar sentiments made by McCoy often on the show ("I am a doctor, not a bricklayer!").
In an illustration for the adventure, "Bones" is inaccurately depicted not as a skeleton, but instead bears the likeness of DeForest Kelley, the actor who played McCoy from the character's inception in 1967 until Kelley's death in 1999.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Breault, Mike, ed. Castle Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blastbones (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Dragon magazine #188 | 32 |
| Blastbones (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I | 94, 95 |
| Blastbones (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Ranger), | Dragon magazine #188 | 32 |
| Blaze Bones (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Dragon magazine #347 | 76, 77, 78 |
| Blaze Bones (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Sorcerer), | Dragon magazine #347 | 76, 77, 78 |
| Blaze Bones (LVL2) (Tharizdun) | Spell | Spell (Cleric), | Dragon magazine #347 | 76, 77, 78 |
| Bonescraper Tribe (Orc) | People Group | Tribe, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 19 |
| Boneshadow | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #358 | 30 |
| Boneshadow | People Group | Organization/Society, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 173 |
| Boneshadow | People Group | Organization/Society, | Oerth Journal #09 | 19 |
| Boneshadow | People Group | Organization/Society, | Oerth Journal #13 | 14 |
| Boneshadow | People Group | Organization/Society, | Oerth Journal #21 | 58 |
| Boneshadow | People Group | Organization/Society, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 6, 31, 75-77, 89, 90 |
| Boneshard Paste | Item | Libris Mortis, D&D 3.5e | 74, 75 | |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e | 15, 16 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | From the Ashes: References Card | #11 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix | Insert (Bonesnapper), Encounter Tables |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Oerth Journal #04 | 14,15 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Oerth Journal #07 | 28 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | 1992 TSR Trading Cards - Gold Set | 13 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | White Dwarf #006 | 7 |
| Bonesnapper, Rumblegut | Non-player character | Hobgoblin, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 17, 24 |
| Bonesnapper, Snagger | Non-player character | Hobgoblin, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 17, 24 |
| Cave of Bones | Place | Dragotha's Lair (RPGA Tournament Module) | 4, 16 | |
| Knuclebones | Item | Game/Sport, | Vortext #08, Spring 1993 #08 | 26 |
| Nimble Bones | Rules | Feat/Proficiency/Skill, | Libris Mortis, D&D 3.5e | 24, 29 |
| Shellbones Inn (Rauxes) | Building | Inn, | WG8 Fate of Istus | 69 |
| Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock) | Deity | King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane, | Deities & Demigods (1st & 2nd printing), AD&D 1e | 108, 109, 141 |
| Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock) | Deity | King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane, | Deities & Demigods (3rd+ printing), AD&D 1e | 93, 94, 125 |
| Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock) | Deity | King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane, | DMGR4 - Monster Mythology | 3, 36, 73, 80 |
| Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock) | Deity | King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane, | Defenders of the Faith, D&D 3.0e | 92, 94, 96 |
| Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock) | Deity | King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane, | Legends & Lore, AD&D 1e | 93, 94, 125 |
| Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock) | Deity | King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane, | On Hallowed Ground | 176, 192 |
| Snagger Bonesnapper | Non-player character | Reference | SEE Bonesnapper, Snagger | |
| Throbbing Bones (LVL5) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | PHBR4 - The Complete Wizard's Handbook | 104 |
| Wall of Bones (LVL5) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook | 109 |
| Wall of Bones (LVL5) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | PHBR4 - The Complete Wizard's Handbook | 104 |
| Wall of Bones (LVL5) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Return to the Tomb of Horrors | 46 |
| Wall of Bones (LVL5) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume IV | 986 |