| | Ref | Ouvrage | Question | | Reponse |
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| 131. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | Why should Druids be able to wear leather armor,
since it is made of the hides of the animals they worship? | | Druids do not worship animals, they worship all
aspects of nature. This includes the “survival of the fittest”
process, whereby some animals are killed to provide food,
protection, or some other benefit for another species. Since the
Druid is as much a part of nature as the things which make up
his environment, it is quite natural for a Druid to use the remains
of a fellow creature for food, armor, or whatever. |
| 132. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | Do you get experience points for a monster you are
quested/geased to kill? | | Yes. The awarding of experience points is in part
designed to credit characters with actual experience -- that is,
the proven ability to face a life-threatening or potentially
harmful and overcome the obstacle it represents. Any time a
character performs such an action, he/she is presumed to have
learned from the experience, and receives experience points to
signify that “betterment.” Since a character under the influence
of a Quest spell or a Geas spell is presumed to be conscious of
his/her actions and capable of remembering events after they
take place, it follows that experience points should be awarded
to that character in normal fashion for any worthy deeds done
while he/she was enspelled. |
| 133. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | What happens when a cornered (as in a deep pit)
undead creature is turned? | | The act of turning undead (by a good Cleric)
compels the victim to turn directly away from the Cleric and
move as fast and as far away as possible for 3-12 rounds. When
it is physically impossible for the creature to keep moving away,
it will retreat to the most remote (from the Cleric) location in the
area and continually face away from the Cleric and his/her holy
symbol. |
| 134. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | Do Clerics with 18 Strength qualify for exceptional
Strength? What about multi-classed characters? Double-classed
humans? | | Only characters who are Fighters or have the Fighter
class as one of their classes can qualify for an exceptional
strength rating. Furthermore, several races and genders of
races are by their nature unable to achieve an 18 Strength, and
thus do not qualify for the exceptional rating even if they are
Fighters. These types include all females except for humans
and half-orcs, plus male halflings. |
| 135. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | Does a Luck Blade sword give a +1 “to hit” in
combat? | | No, it only gives +1 to saving throws. |
| 136. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | What would happen if you placed a full Bag of
Holding into an empty Bag of Holding? I want to be able to carry
as much treasure and magic as I can without encumbering
myself. Do you think this is a good idea? | | This is an interesting idea, and one which I discussed
with the TSR Hobbies, Inc. Design Dept. We have all agreed that
if a full Bag of Holding is placed in an empty one, only one more
small (ring-sized) item could also be placed in the second bag.
Since all Bags of Holding are made by the same sort of magic,
they do not work in their normal fashion with respect to other
bags. So, once a full bag is placed in an empty one, the second
one becomes full also, except for the single, small extra item
that may be fit inside it. |
| 137. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | It states in the Monster Manual (under Quasit) that
Clerics can have familiars. How do Clerics go about obtaining
these familiars, and what is available? | | The description under Quasit in the Monster Manual
does not imply that all Clerics can have familiars; it merely says
that the Quasit is a particular creature which may serve as a
familiar for a Cleric of chaotic evil alignment. The question of
whether or not any other sort of Cleric can have a familiar, or
precisely which creatures might be able to serve in this capacity,
is left to the DM. If a DM rules that Clerics may be entitled to
have familiars, it is suggested that they only be granted by a
Cleric’s deity to a worshipper who has remained faithful to that
deity for a long, long time, and as reverently as possible has
fulfilled the requests and requirements of that religion. |
| 138. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | Do Paladins and Rangers have to have special gods
to pray to in order to obtain their spells? Do their gods have to
be patron gods of Paladins and Rangers? | | No. The only absolute restriction on the selection of
a deity by a Paladin or Ranger is based on alignment -that is,
the character’s god obviously cannot be of an evil nature. While
a Paladin could be expected to only pay homage to a lawful
good deity, in general it would be possible for a Ranger (for
example) of neutral good alignment to pray to a chaotic good
deity. |
| 139. | DR046 | Dragon #46 | What does “vorpal” mean? | | It comes from the nonsense phrase, “and the vorpal
blade went snickersnack,” written by Lewis Carroll in Alice in
Wonderland. In the D&D® and AD&D™ rules, it is a word used to
describe an extremely sharp (magical) sword or blade. |
| 140. | DR047 | Dragon #47 | My friend and I had a dispute
about whether or not a Paladin will
go on an adventure with neutral good
characters. I say no, because on page 24
of the Players Handbook it says “...they
(Paladins) will associate only with characters
and creatures of good alignment.”
I would like to know who is right. | | Your friend is right. Neutral
good is a “good alignment,” just as lawful
good and chaotic good are. Although
a Paladin greatly prefers to associate
with none other than lawful good characters
and creatures, it also notes on
page 24 of the Players Handbook that
“paladins can join a company of adventurers
which contains non-evil neutrals
only on a single-expedition basis.” |
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