Re: Vorpal toenail clippers?

From: Guy Hoyle <ghoyle1_at_...>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:02:18 -0600


Jane Williams wrote:

>
> I recognised that reference, yes, thanks, but the link
> confirms, as I thought, that the word is undefined:
> probably deliberately so, this being Lewis Carroll. RR
> was using it as if it had some known meaning to
> munchkins.
>

Vorpal swords are infamous in D&D. I'd have thought that most RPGers would have spotted the reference instantly, but I guess that teaches me to think. Can I hazard a guess that D&D isn't a major part of your gaming experience, or would that be adding insult to injury?

Guy (Hoyle)

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