I was playing through the short D&D 5e adventure The Lost Dungeon of Rickedness: Big Rick Energy (from the Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty boxed set), and encountered a particular trap:
In room 10 (on p. 12 of the adventure booklet), there's a trap that removes a PC's butt.
I'm wondering what in-game disadvantage (or other effect) this has on the character.
I managed to get it back; however, I don't know if a potential disadvantage to this even existed, outside of the comedic effect. I didn't get a chance to get that answer from the DM.
Best Answer
There are no in-game disadvantages
Quite a bit of the content in that module is very tongue-in-cheek and references a lot of in-jokes from the show itself. The butt loss is very much in that vein and the module lists no specific mechanical disadvantages.
The module even specifically states:
However, the feel of the module is there for you to play with - so if you're the DM you can really get creative with what this might do. If you do delve into your assless creative side, just be aware that whatever disadvantages you decide should still be fun and progress the ridiculous narrative of that dungeon.
But that doesn't mean being buttless shouldn't give advantages, either. The module goes on to state: