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| 1. | DR134 | Dragon #134 | D&D: What are the "attack ranks" (A-M)
noted in the Players Companion,
pages 30-3l? | | "Attack Rank" refers to the column of
the combat chart that the character may
use. This allows demi-humans with extra
experience to fight almost as well as fighters.
The small letters (a-d) refer to other
special abilities that demi-humans can get
after reaching maximum level. These
special abilities include multiple attacks
per melee round and the other fighter
combat options (Players Companion, page
18), and resistance to various attack forms.
A careful rereading of the demi-humans
section (Players Companion, pages 29-31)
should clear up your confusion. |
| 2. | DR126 | Dragon #126 | What does “1d10” mean? What
does “d%” mean? | | “1dl0” means roll one 10-sided die.
“5d10” means roll five 10-sided dice. That
is, the number before the “d” is the number
of dice and the number after the “d”
indicates the number of sides each die has.
The abbreviation “d%” indicates percentile
dice: that is, roll two ten-sided dice, reading
one die as tens and one die as ones in
order to get a number between 1 and 100
(00 = 100). The term “d%” is also
expressed as “d100!” |
| 3. | DR126 | Dragon #126 | What does “NSA” mean? | | “NSA“ refers to swords, and means “No
Special Abilities.” In other words, the
sword is unintelligent and does not have
an ego or any extra powers. |
| 4. | DR043 | Dragon #43 | At what level does the Hand of Vecna operate for
the purposes of overcoming magic resistance? | | 21st level. |
| 5. | DR119 | Dragon #119 | D&D® Masters Set: A “T” or “D” result only Turns or
destroys 2d6 HD worth of undead.
Does this mean that undead with
more than 12 HD cannot be Turned
or destroyed? | | A “T” result, or a successful roll on a
Turn attempt when one is required, always
Turns at least one undead creature, regardless of its hit dice. A “D” result always
destroys at least one undead creature.
This is also true for both “D +” and “D#”
results. |
| 6. | DR134 | Dragon #134 | D&D: How does a + 1 weapon help a
character? How does a ring of protection
+ 1 help a character? | | A + 1 weapon gives the wielder a + 1
bonus to hit and damage rolls. A ring of
protection +1 gives the wearer a + 1
bonus on all Saving Throws, and improves
the wearer's armor class by one place. |
| 7. | DR134 | Dragon #134 | D&D: How many spells does a 1st-level
magic-user or elf have in his book?
When can he add new spells? Does
adding spells cost anything? | | A 1st-level magic-user or elf has a book
of two spells (see the Basic Set Players
Manual, page 38, and the Basic Set
Dungeon Masters Rulebook, page 19). A
magic-user or elf can add spells to his
books each time he gains a level. The spell
added to the book will be the same level as
the spell gained on the spell progression
chart. For example, a 2nd-level magic-user
gains a new first-level spell for his book,
since he has gained the ability to memorize
an additional first-level spell; a 3rdlevel
magic-user gains a second-level spell
for his book, since he has gained the ability
to memorize a second-level spell.
A magic-user or elf can also add spells to
his books when he finds scrolls or other
magic-users? books; see the ?Sage Advice?
for DRAGON® issue #129 for details. |
| 8. | DR079 | Dragon #79 | What is a balrog, and what are the statistics
for it? | | A balrog, as described in the Lord of
the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien,
appears to be similar to lower planes
creatures like demons in the AD&D system.
(Note that the original rules for the
D&D game did include mention of creatures
such as the balrog and the hobbit,
but those references were changed or
deleted in subsequent editions of that
game, and the terms do not appear in the
rules for the AD&D system.) The Type VI
demon in the Monster Manual resembles
the balrog, but is probably not as powerful
as a true balrog would be. If something
meant to be identical to a balrog is
to be used in a variant AD&D game, the
DM will have to invent his own game statistics
for the monster after carefully reading
the various Tolkien books. |
| 9. | DR039 | Dragon #39 | Aside from the obvious ones (pole arms and bows), which of the listed weapons are two-handed? | | A battle axe, spear, morning star and bastard sword can
be, and a bo stick, quarterstaff, two-handed sword and a trident
always are. |
| 10. | DR119 | Dragon #119 | D&D® Masters Set: What is a bec de corbin? What is a
fauchard? | | A bec de corbin looks something like a
halberd with a “beak” instead of an axe
head; use the halberd rules for this
weapon. A fauchard is a weapon much
like a bill, doing the same damage. |
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