Roger M. Wilcox's IUDC Page

AD&D players, prepare yourselves for severe munchkinism!

The Intercontinental Union of Disgusting Characters (IUDC): the story that started it all. Back when I wrote this, 1st Edition AD&D was the only edition.
(Apparently, some time after I first posted this story to Usenet in 1986, it acquired a cult following of sorts in Hungary. More than one person has translated IUDC into Hungarian. The first translation I found is available at Hungarian IUDC part 1 (also cached at http://member.rpg.hu/cu/cuo21/undorito.htm), Hungarian IUDC part 2 (also cached at http://member.rpg.hu/cu/cuo22/undorit2.htm), and Hungarian IUDC part 3 (also cached at http://member.rpg.hu/cu/cuo23/undorit3.htm). The last of these 3 translations ends before the story does, and I don't know if whoever-it-was that bestowed this honor upon IUDC ever finished translating it. However, a second (and different) translation into Hungarian was completed, and is available at the Undorító Karakterek Interkontinentális Uniója webpage.)

The Sick Kids, the pulse-pounding, senses-shattering sequel to IUDC. When I was mid-way through writing this story, I got my first look at the Unearthed Arcana rules changes. Thus, I had to integrate all of the new Unearthed Arcana rules into the remainder of the story without going back and rewriting everything from scratch. Hilarity ensued.

The Intercontinental Proliferation of Disgusting Characters (IPDC), the sequel to the sequel. In this epic, the Second Edition of the AD&D rules descends upon our intrepid heroes — with disastrous consequences. NOTE: This is a work in progress. It is almost, but not quite, finished yet. You have been warned.

The Weapons Master, a character class I made up specifically for these stories. There is a theme to this character class, but it's still the kind of class a power-hungry munchkin would come up with.

The Death Machine, a character class that takes munchkinism to its limits. I never actually used this character class in any of these stories, but I was sorely tempted!

(With magic item ownership lists, for the characters in IUDC, The Sick Kids, and IPDC:)

There are a lot of hidden jokes and topical references in the Disgusting Characters stories. If you're having trouble playing along at home, you can see what some of these obscure and out-of-date references are by reading my list of Cutesy, Kitschy References in the Disgusting Characters Stories.

My review of Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie, an early draft of which (in which I mis-identify Marlon Wayans as the guy from the 7-Up commercials) can be found at Bad Movie Night.

For you heathenous unwashed souls who would like to know what this whole "Dungeons & Dragons" thing is about but are too lazy to learn the game for yourselves, you should read my article on What It's Like to Play D&D.

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