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
Relationships
Home
"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.
Publication history
The character appears only in the parody adventure Castle Greyhawk.
Creative origins
"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
- 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 |