| Ref | Ouvrage | Question | | Reponse |
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61. | DR036 | Dragon #36 | If you keep using a Ring of Invisibility, will you
slowly become invisible forever? | | My stars, no! That would make the ring too powerful. For
something to bestow permanent invisibility to a character is making it
much too powerful. Just go around doing anything you want without
ever being seen? No, no? |
62. | DR036 | Dragon #36 | If a party comes across a magic item, should
one tell them it is magic? Would it feel magical? | | Only tell the party that something is magic if they throw
a Detect Magic spell on it. The only other way to find out is to pick it up
and try it out. That might be dangerous, but that’s the way it goes
sometimes. Never, NEVER, tell them, “Oh gee, it feels like a +2
sword.” Make them work to find out what it is, never just give anything
away. |
63. | DR036 | Dragon #36 | We had a bit of trouble last week with this
problem: A lawful good Ranger was in our party and we came
across a wounded Wyvern. He and the DM said he had to
protect it from the rest of the party until it attacked him. What
happens now? | | I don’t see what the problem is. If your DM said that the
Ranger will protect the Wyvern, then I guess he will. All you can do is
wait and see if the Wyvern attacks him or anyone else in the party.
Simple matters similar to this are the sole responsibility of DMs. If a DM
writes and asks this question, then I would give him an answer slightly
different from yours. Otherwise, the DM is the final word in matters of
his or her own campaign. |
64. | DR036 | Dragon #36 | Does the spell Resurrection require a Constitution
percentage roll? If so, does the character lose a point from
his Constitution? | | Yes, to both. However, some DMs don’t make you lose the
point. They only want you to keep track of how many times you have
raised, and once you have been raised as many times as you have
Constitution points you can no longer be raised. This way, you don’t
lose the benefit of extra hit points if you have a high constitution. |
65. | DR036 | Dragon #36 | Why can’t half-orcs be raised, especially if
they are 90% human as the Players Handbook says? | | The Players Handbook does not say that half-orcs are
90% human. It says that 10% of them (from which player characters
are drawn) resemble humans enough to pass for one under most
circumstances. Genetically, a true half-orc is always 50% human.
Half-orcs cannot be raised simply because they do not have
souls. I went right to the top for the answer to this one, and according
to Gary Gygax himself, “Half-orcs cannot be raised-period.” |
66. | DR037 | Dragon #37 | My character is a 9th-level Druid changed to
a Magic-User (he is now 10th level as a M-U). I want to be
able to put my previously owned Apparatus of Kwalish inside
my newly acquired Mighty Servant of Leuk-O. Then I
would have the ultimate weapon: If the need arose, I could
abandon the Mighty Servant and escape via the Apparatus of
Kwalish.
My ability scores are Str 13, Int 18(83), Wis 18(90), Dex
12, Con 11, Cha 18(84) and MR 10 (mental resistance, a trait
our group uses for psionic combat). He has an unbelievable
338 psionic points!
Is it possible for my character to change classes a third
time? He wants to become a Cleric. He is not content to just
be able to cast Druid and M-U spells. Is there any way for this
to happen? Also, if he changes alignment (not of his choosing)
from neutral, does he lose his Druid powers? Our DM is
very big on traps that change alignments. | | Skip Williams picked up this letter to answer, and the
next thing I knew he was scampering for a hiding place. Wondering
what scared him (because not very much does), I picked up the
letter. My first reaction was IIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!
No, I don’t recommend that you place the Apparatus in the
Mighty Servant. We don’t believe it would fit, and your DM
shouldn’t allow you to do it even if it does fit. It wouldn’t be possible
to operate the Mighty Servant with the Apparatus inside it, and if
your DM lets you do it, he’s a fool. I think he’s foolish anyway to let
you have those magic items in the first place.
Now, for your error concerning ability scores. The only score that
may exceed 18 is strength. I don’t know where you got the idea that
others could. (Editor’s note: Ability scores besides strength exceed
18 only in the cases of deities or legendary or hypothetical
characters, such as those in Giants of the Earth.)
As for the loss of neutral alignment, yes, your Druid ability would
also be lost.
Now here’s a question for you: Have you ever thought of retiring
this character if you are so restless and want to keep changing
classes? It is possible to have more than one character at a time in a
campaign, you know. If you insist on changing, there is no reason
why you cannot switch classes again—but you can’t become a
Cleric, since you already are a Druid and Druid is a subclass of Cleric. |
67. | DR037 | Dragon #37 | This is really a disgusting problem. At my school
we have several different D&D campaigns and I don’t like it
when I come back to find that someone’s character has gone
up 10 levels in one day, or has picked up lots of magic and then
expects to play with this character in my game. I really don’t
think this is fair, because it took me 2 years to advance my
Magic-User to 29th level. What shall I do? | | When people mix their D&D games this kind of thing is
bound to happen. May I suggest that you have people roll up a character
to only be used in your campaign. Make a copy of this new character,
update it yourself after each campaign; note each magic item the
character has and each time it has died. This way, you can control
advancement within your own campaign. |
68. | DR037 | Dragon #37 | When a Magic-User casts Charm Person, must
he know the person’s language in order to command him
after he has been charmed? | | If the spell caster doesn’t know the language
and didn’t think to bring a Comprehend Languages spell with him,
then it’s too bad. The M-U now has a charmed person with whom he
cannot communicate. |
69. | DR037 | Dragon #37 | When an Augury spell is cast, do the geminlaid
sticks disappear, or can they be used over again? | | Any material component used to cast a spell disappears
as soon as the spell is cast, regardless of whether the spell is a Cleric’s
spell or a Magic-User’s spell. |
70. | DR037 | Dragon #37 | How long does the paralysis caused by a carrion
crawler, ghast or ghoul last? | | I have always assumed it to be 24 hours. However, since
the duration of the paralysis is not clearly defined in any of the
books, I suggest that each DM decide the duration in his particular
campaign. |