Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 17 Oct 2008 to 18 Oct 2008 (#2008-61) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 19/10/2008, 18:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 94 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Powers which can be given to Mortal by Immortlas 2. Staff of the Great School of Magic ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:49:13 +0900 From: Thorfinn Tait Subject: Re: Powers which can be given to Mortal by Immortlas Note that it's 5 PP - permanent points, not temporary. So yes, this is a significant amount of Immortal power we're talking about, meaning that Immortals can't go around bestowing abilities on mortals all the time. Because of that, and the divine nature of the power, I would argue that whatever gift the Immortal chooses to give should be significantly nice to warrant the power expenditure. So class abilities don't seem too much to me, although if I was DMing I might require more than 5 PP if the increase in power was really significant. Extra hit dice sounds like a decent gift, and I like Asaf's idea of increasing the base hit die rather than just giving one more hit die. (Giving levels and hit dice seems like not such a good idea, and this is a nice way to give hit points without increasing level.) Regarding healing powers, any of the clerical spells up until 5th or maybe 6th level could be given as once a day/week/month/etc. powers - including healing spells. Basically, I think the Bestow spell gives you quite a lot of choice, and you should feel free to be creative about the gifts your Immortal character gives to his chosen followers. Thorf ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:11:36 -0400 From: Rodger Burns Subject: Re: Staff of the Great School of Magic On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Marco Fossati wrote: > Hi to all, > > here's a brief concept for a magical item created at The Great School of > Magic of Glantri > > > Staff of the Great School of Magic > > Y'know what this item is missing? Summoning powers. For five charges per use, it should be able to temporarily summon any of the following individuals: - Monsieur Gaston d'Ardanac, head chef - can prepare a seven-course feast on zero notice (requires 1 turn of work and at least *something* approaching quality ingredients), which restores 2d6+2 hp to all who consume it but imposes a -2 penalty on Initiative checks due to a full belly. - Madame Louisa, head chambermaid - removes all dirt and grime from a room up to 20'x20' in size, given one turn to work; this reveals all secret doors and hidden entrances within the room, and has a 50% chance to reveal all nonmagical traps - Monsieur Berjois, personal valet - assists one character present in donning any costume, attire or even suit of armor in a single combat round, no matter how complex or involved - Monsieur Nikolas, stablemaster - can coax any one captured or subdued monster into serving as a mount for a period of eight hours (size/strength permitting) - Mademoiselle Elena, personal secretary - allows the character to accomplish nine hours' worth of spell research/magical item enchantment during a single eight-hour workday. - Monsieur Davian, head groundskeeper - wields a mean hoe (F8, AC4 in normal clothing, 1d10+4 damage/attack and double damage against all plantlike monsters), if he takes more than 24 hp damage he immediately unsummons and will be extraordinarily grouchy and taciturn for the next week. :-D ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 17 Oct 2008 to 18 Oct 2008 (#2008-61) ***************************************************************