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D&D Subforum / Pen & Paper RPG Discussion Thread
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No worries at all.From the rule book.
Magic-users and elves study the spells from their spell books, and begin play with a few more spells in their books than they are able to cast based on their level. The player may choose two first level spells and one second level spell, but any other spells can only be added to a spell book through game play.
So, am I right in saying I need to have a Spell Book in my inventory (can I just add that to start things off?), I choose 2 level one spells and 1 level 2 spell to write into the book, BUT at Level One, I can only actually use one spell (one of the level one spells), at Level Two, I can use the two Level One spells, and at Level 3, I can use the 2 Level One Spells and the 1 Level Two spell?
And after that, I have to find the recipes for the other spells in the game world as we play?
(Sorry for all the questions Fourier; you apologised earlier for being a "bit of a bore", but I'm actually really enjoying trying to learn all of this
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You basically have it completely correct and it's what makes you different from the Clerics, who have access to all spells at their level.
You are assumed to have an item called a spell book that contains every spell you know. It starts off with some spells you can't actually use and in a dungeon you might find a scroll that describes a Level 6 spell and add it to your book, but simply not be able to cast it due to your characters level.
However, a magic user cannot access all spells in his spell book, even if they are at the appropriate level. Example:
He might have 10 Level 1 spells in the book. Let's say he is Level 2, then he can hold two Level 1 spells in his head at once. However once he casts them he forgets them and needs eight hours rest and a read of the spell book to memorise them again (see p.19)
The table on p.12 in the right column is the number of memory slots you have for spells of various levels.
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Totally correct. I'll be giving out 50 gold to everybody, so you will be able to buy the chainmail once we get to the "shopping" bit.
50 Gold. Perfect. That'll get me everything on my list!
Ok so I'm gonna go with the 'minus 1 from one stat to add to another stat' thing to bump up my Dex. That leaves me with the following stats which I hope are ok.
Str: 8 (-1)
Dex: 18 (+2)
Con: 10 (+0)
Int: 9 (+0)
Wis: 10 (+0)
Cha: 8 (-1)
So someone else in the group can hire all the help and convince them to stick with us ok?
Right so if I start with a base of 9, I have a high Dex so that takes 2 off to bring me to 7? And then if I buy the leather armour in the shopping spree that'll bring it down to -1? Ugh I dunno why this is confusing me so much.It's just a "built-in" fact of the game, your AC starts at 9 and buying
armour or having high DEX lowers it.
Edit: Wait wait no. Does the armour just replace the base stat of 9? So my Dex mod will lower my AC to 6?
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yeah, I think the Armour has a base AC and you take your mods off that.
If everyone is comfortable with me sticking with my ridiculously favourable rolls, looks like I can hire a decent amount of retainers and keep them happy. Someone with higher intelligence and a meaner streak might need to negotiate a decent price though! Also, don't buy anything too fancy - I'm likely to waste my own money, want what you have, and all of us being level 1 I'm more likely to be able to take it by force
Anyone know how much retainers generally cost, and can we pool our money after shopping around a bit?
Also are the prices for armour and weapons negotiable at all? 50GP doesn't go a long way towards keeping all of my meat inside the bag, so to speak.
So here's me :
Name: Mauler Fiole (I know, a poor pun, but I got attached to it)
Class: Fighter
Level: 1
Hit Points: 8
Armor Class: 1 (based on Banded mail + Shield in equipment)
Alignment: Lawful
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175#
STR: 16 To Hit: 2 To Dam: 2 Open Doors: 2
DEX: 16 AC Mod: -2 Initiative: 1 Missile Adj: 2
CON: 13 HP Adj: 1
INT: 9 Add Langs: 0 Able to read and write
WIS: 12 Save vs. Magic: 0
CHA: 18 Reaction Adj: -2 Retainers: 7 Retainer Morale: 10
Breath Attacks 15
Poison or Death 12
Petrify or Paralyze 14
Wands 13
Spells or Spell-like Devices 16
Other Abilities: Teamster/freighter (Don't know if this is relevant)
Languages: Common, Lawful
General Appearance: Ragged
Sanity: Unstable
Tendencies: Helpful/kindly
Personality: Average - Modest
Disposition: Easy Going
Nature: Soft-hearted
Honesty: Average
Energy: Normal
Morals: Lustful
Intellect: Average
Materialism: Covetous
Bravery: Normal
Thrift: Wastrel
Piety: Average
Interests: Collector - Weapons
You are one of several children a Yeoman. You are a credit to the family. You have dark brown eyes, straight black hair, and a dark complexion.0 -
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Sorry Mollyb60, I only properly copped what your previous question was about now.Edit: Wait wait no. Does the armour just replace the base stat of 9? So my Dex mod will lower my AC to 6?
Your armour becomes your new base AC and DEX modifies it as Banjo mentioned above.
Note: This technically means armour is not a modifier of AC, it's the new base AC. Hence it can't be affected by things that "remove modifiers".0 -
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If this goes well there could be an opportunity to get a waiting list set up for future games (we obviously could share GM'ing duties)
I think it was you said it a few days ago, but this could be a great test run to actually push for a dedicated sub-forum, ala Werewolf. There are so many RPG games out there that we could have multiple groups running multiple campaigns, rather than cramming everyone into one game.
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