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Old October 21st, 2005, 09:45 PM
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Default Re: OT: Narf has gone looney and wants to GM.

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Violist said:
I take solace in the fact that the probability is very small, and also if I allow my mind to be paralysed by the thought, I'd never get anything done. Plus, if it did happen, all the worrying would be in vain anyways. Also, if it happened tomorrow I'd miss some of the D&D session, so I can't imagine that. Sunday, now, I'm free then for some brain reduction
But then you'd miss next week's session....

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douglas said:
Heh, I finally got around to reading the log of last session and was quite amused by the many failed attempts to kill the bunny, none of which would have happened if I'd been there. First round, I would have followed up Kaylin's successful Mind Fog with Greater Command: Halt! (DC 23, hard to make with only +5 after Mind Fog's penalty), and my Holy Bow would have gone right through its DR/good and regeneration/good. Oh well, it was much more amusing this way.

Derrel also would have made mincemeat of it (I NPC'd him for the CDG after I was done laughing) but without expending anything not fully and freely renewable.
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douglas said:

Does the newly Animated wagon count as a "creature" (not necessarily living)? If so, it's a valid target for Wind Walk, and I can drastically speed up the rest of the journey.

It is now Type: Construct until dispelled (Same Kingdom: +5 (dead vegetable), Same Size: +2 (large), same int: +2 (-); the Polymorph Any Object is permanent for duration factor of +9 or better); yes, it's a valid target. Jason isn't, though, unless you can meet him on the Etherial Plane or he hitches a ride in someone or some such.
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My next opportunity to pick up Hero's Feast will be at 16th level, unless Kaylin helps out with a Limited Wish. For explaining it IC, I think it would be quite reasonable for Kaylin to complain about all the things that have sent a substantial portion of the party running in fear recently, she's got plenty of Knowledge Arcana to figure out that Hero's Feast would deal with it and that powerful clerics can cast it, and Elorin has demonstrated similarly powerful divine spell casting ability several times in her presence. A fairly short IC conversation would reveal the problem (Elorin's spells known != entire Cleric spell list, unlike for clerics), and Kaylin has already used Limited Wish to fix somewhat similar problems with herself so suggesting it would seem pretty obvious.

No out of character information needed for such a transaction.
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On a side note, does it even require a roll for Elorin to be familiar with at least the basic names and capabilities of every spell on the Cleric list, at least the ones of low enough level for him to cast? Unless the character doesn't actually pick his own spells known (i.e. his god picks for him, or the knowledge comes instinctively with no knowledgable guidance, neither of which makes much sense to me without taking the choice away from the player too), I'd think he would have been presented with the list to choose from at some point.

Oh, you need to roll to know specifically what's available that you don't actually know - either Spellcraft (which tells you information about any spell, regardless of source) or Knoweledge (Religion) (limited to Clerical spells) ... and speaking of which, Knoweledge(Religion) is cross-class for favored souls; your character sheet needs revising in the skill section.

As for how you get them? The Favoured Soul develops a desire to be able to do something, and the diety, if it's something it lets it's clerics do, and if it's not too much for one so inexperienced (e.g., the FS has attained a high enough level that the FS has a spell known available at that level, and the FS hasn't asked for too many), the diety lets the favored soul do so (a limited wish will permit you to go through the process again - seeing you expend such recources, the diety permits it to work for a favored one in full knoweledge).
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One of my new 7th level spells (Destruction) requires a 500 gp focus that I haven't gotten yet. Can we just assume that I bought that offscreen before we left seeking the Archmagi?

Long as you mark the expense off, sure; it's you basic save-or-die spell.
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