eliovson@aecom.UUCP (05/02/84)
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Throughout all the discussion of Druidical spells
it seems that everyone has basically been saying,
"Druids are useful, but what exactly they are
useful for has yet to be discovered."
I must admit that I am semi-new to AD&D but here's
some thoughts, and I hope anyone else who happens
to have the (misfortune?) of playing a Druid will
respond aswell.
It doesn't seem to be magic that is the Druid's
specialty. Really, it is his ability to work with
animals. This later is even more enhanced by his
ability to transform himself into one. Which leads
to a question: the reincarnation spell- what exactly
is the use of this after you gain the transform ability?
Also, I have an enhancement to my character: Psi.
the minors are: animal telepathy, empathy, esp and expansion
the major: dimension walk
1) if a Druid can attract woodland faeries, use earth and wind
elementals etc, can he also use other beings from different
plains?
2) animal telepathy & empathy seem to work well together-
does anyone have any suggestions?
3) does anyone have any technique for esp?
4) my DM insists that it takes a complete term to use
expansion- bull! what the hell?! I think a fine
compromise would simply be to let it take effect one
turn later, but not to cancel any move i might have...
also, once i was bound up- if i use expansion do the ropes
also expand with me- AND, what if they're magical?
Expansion has to roll to see if it destroys magical items.
Looking forward to your replies.
Moshe Eliovson
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ps- does anyone know how to find out what a ring or power word for
a wand is? my party doesn't have any identify magic- any other ways?lori@hp-pcd.UUCP (05/11/84)
Moshe Eliovson
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does anyone know how to find out what a ring or power word for
a wand is? my party doesn't have any identify magic- any other ways?
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There are several ways to discover the activation word on a wand or staff.
My DMs' allow several different ways. One is to find the word written on
the item, or on something the previous owner had. ( Of course the owner
may have left the codebook at home.) Another method is by experimenting.
Recently, we found a cloak that radiated magic and from the description,
suspected it to be a Cloak of Flying. Many times the keyword is related to
the magic an item can do. We tried different words in as many languages we
could speak. The activation word was the elven word 'flitter'.
( A mark of a good DM is one who has already figured out what the word(s)
will be. It's up to you to try everything you can.) The last way allowed
in our games (short of divine intervention.) is to pay a scribe to find
the word. Look in the back issues of THE DRAGON. I believe the scribe is
fairly well described in the article. Of course, scribes usually concentrate
on one type of magic. i.e. wands, certain types of artifacts, etc.
As for rings, the same pretty much goes. Only it is likely a mage can be
found to do the investigation. Of course, a powerful enough mage may be
able to find the answer through the use of magic, but conversely he may
do just what I have described!
A note of warning. Some deadly magical items look like other beneficial
magical items. Trying to activate what you think is a Cloak of Invisibility
may activate the a Cloak of Poison instead! With rings it is harder to
determine exactly what they are. We picked up a ring and did our own
experimentation. We thought it was a ring of Invisibility, until our
mage attempted to take it off. It wouldn't.
These methods give the DM a chance to be creative and the players a
chance to outsmart him! Caution DMs, don't make it impossible or you'll
lose your players!
Happy Playing
-Lori Cook
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