Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Dwarf.

:P

Just a slight fix for ya. :)

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Wolf.

:P

Whoa, what year were they in White Wolf?? and what issue?

Fiend Folio was my FAVORITE monster book. And the only one I ever had stolen.

houstonderek wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Dwarf.

:P

Just a slight fix for ya. :)

Thanks, my gf was distracting me with her "that one time I played Vampire" story when I typed that.

:)

houstonderek wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Wolf.

:P

Whoa, what year were they in White Wolf?? and what issue?

Fiend Folio was my FAVORITE monster book. And the only one I ever had stolen.

It was in one of the issues in '79 the first guy I played with had. I have no idea which one, though.

If someone referred to a gish and fluff in the same breathe, I might have to eviscerate them with a grapefruit spoon.

Right there with you on that one.

And here I was wondering if it had anything to do with one of Drizzt's swords, only to learn it has more to do with Drizzt himself. ;)

*ouch*

From the Fiend Folio (1979):

If a lair is found it will house 21-30 githyanki with typical distribution as follows:-

1 supreme leader

2 captains

1 knight: 8th level anti-paladin

2 warlocks

3 sergeants

2 'gish': fighter/magic-users

10-19 lower levels: evenly distributed between the three possible classes.

Did you hear about the new splatbook out that provides all kinds of fluff to help play your twinked gish character?

What's a character?

Oh...you mean a toon! Well, why didn't you say so?

pres man wrote:

And here I was wondering if it had anything to do with one of Drizzt's swords, only to learn it has more to do with Drizzt himself. ;)

*ouch*

PS My grapefruit spoon's name is sparkleshred.

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Dwarf.

:P

Glares at Derek while trying to think of a comeback....

houstonderek wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Dwarf.

:P

Glares at Derek while trying to think of a comeback....

I've liked 'em ever since they were invented by a Japanese guy in 1974. Of course, in those days, they called them "Monchhichis".

Bill Lumberg wrote:

houstonderek wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Dwarf.

:P

Glares at Derek while trying to think of a comeback....

I've liked 'em ever since they were invented by a Japanese guy in 1974. Of course, in those days, they called them "Monchhichis".

You dare to liken the Githyanki to Monchichis? That deserves a flagging.

hogarth wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

houstonderek wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

The original Fiend Folio from about 1980 had gish listed in the githyanki entry. See, I know that because I was a big fan of the githyanki before all of you were. So there.

Well, I have been a fan since they were in White Dwarf.

:P

Glares at Derek while trying to think of a comeback....

I've liked 'em ever since they were invented by a Japanese guy in 1974. Of course, in those days, they called them "Monchhichis".

You dare to liken the Githyanki to Monchichis? That deserves a flogging.

Corrected for accuracy.

Now do not ask me how it went from a well known gay slang to MMRPG...but I am blaming warcraft

I know that the term has been in use, in the wild, since at least Everquest. (The original) As, well, I had my friends hook me up with the best of the best and more money - literally - than I could carry.

Huh, I wonder if that's the origin of the subzone name "The Gish" in City of Heroes...

*hums the song for 'The More You Know'*