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In Wrikreechee culture, a "Zorkfeld" is a person who claims to be an expert, but who actually knows either nothing about it or worse, actively harmful wrong information.

Example 1:

"So this ysoki comes up to me and tries to sell me an aftermarket Drebulon R drift stabilizer, but everybody knows those got recalled after the Corpse Fleet figured out how to remotely overload the Drebulon R to blow out your life support. Everyone uses Drebulon Qs now. What a Zorkfeld!"

Example 2:

Gorlman watched in horror as Taipin, the pilot, exploded in a spray of ksarik spawn. He turned to Vaunn, the medical officer.

Gorlman: "You said that ksarik bites didn't carry any diseases more serious than 'the wiggles?!' Taipin is dead!"

Vaunn: [eyes the twitching corpse covered in tiny ksariks] "Well, he's wiggling now, isn't he?"

Gorlman: [angry] "We need to get a real doctor, not this Zorkfeld."

I was just thinking that "Zorkfeld" probably wouldn't be a Wrikreechee word, since they need enhancement to even speak in the same way as other races.

Instead, it should be a Nuar word, because minotaurs are good at mazes and "Zork" is a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. A "Zorkfeld" would be someone who claims to know their way through a maze but just gets everyone lost instead. It expanded over time to encompass anyone who claims to know what they're doing, but doesn't.

Doctor Zorkfeld here was given the name after working on Labyrinth Station and giving numerous incorrect diagnoses.

Yes.

Milan Badzic wrote:

Last night my table found a Mk1 null-space chamber.

They immediately put it in the ysoki's cheek pouches and described putting the two suits of Vesk Overplate 2 as well as anything else into his new and improved "cheeck pouch".

The idea of a ysoki sword-swallowing massive armor and weapons with ease had all of us in stitches for the rest of the scenario.

So... I must ask. Does this run into the problems of Pathfinder?... namely, putting a portable hole (null-space chamber) into a bag of holding/Handy haversack? (ysoki cheek pouches)? Inquiring Cheek Pouches want to know.

I don't THINK that ysoki cheek-pouches are extradimensional in nature, but I admit that I've never reached my hand into one to find out.

But I expect that putting a null-space chamber in an extraplanar cheek pouch would result in a very messy explosion. *pushes up glasses*

Dr. Zorkfeld wrote:

In Wrikreechee culture, a "Zorkfeld" is a person who claims to be an expert, but who actually knows either nothing about it or worse, actively harmful wrong information.

Example 1:

"So this ysoki comes up to me and tries to sell me an aftermarket Drebulon R drift stabilizer, but everybody knows those got recalled after the Corpse Fleet figured out how to remotely overload the Drebulon R to blow out your life support. Everyone uses Drebulon Qs now. What a Zorkfeld!"

I don't know if its becuase your example uses a Ysoki or what but this sounds like a great insult to use against Gnak. Thank you for the submission and fuel against Drew.

It seems like a substantial portion of every podcast is either effusive praise of Gnak or grimy insults against Gnak. I'm glad I could contribute! #gnakshirt

In Wrikreechee culture, a "Zorkfeld" is a person who claims to be an expert, but who actually knows either nothing about it or worse, actively harmful wrong information.

Example 1:

"So this ysoki comes up to me and tries to sell me an aftermarket Drebulon R drift stabilizer, but everybody knows those got recalled after the Corpse Fleet figured out how to remotely overload the Drebulon R to blow out your life support. Everyone uses Drebulon Qs now. What a Zorkfeld!"

Example 2:

Gorlman watched in horror as Taipin, the pilot, exploded in a spray of ksarik spawn. He turned to Vaunn, the medical officer.

Gorlman: [angry] "We need to get a real doctor, not this Zorkfeld."