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<blockquote data-quote="SkredlitheOgre" data-source="post: 5776641" data-attributes="member: 99513"><p>So, I haven't run into an irresponsible magic user (usually because *I* am the spellcaster and I'm <em>always</em> responsible! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />), but in my 3/3.5 group, two of the players decided to Epic-ify (their word) the Rod of Wonders.</p><p></p><p>Now, these guys were good roleplayers, but didn't have a great grasp on magical item mechanics or balance. And since they were both 20 (maybe 19) at the time, they were, shall we say, a touch on the juvenile side.</p><p></p><p>The first effect was that a large rock falls on the target, doing 25d6 (remember...bad grasp of game balance) or Reflex for half damage.</p><p></p><p>Another effect was that it created two clones of the target...which emerged from the target's anus. Each clone did 5d6 points of damage with no save.</p><p></p><p>The other I remember off the top of my head was that a stream of bird feces shot from the wand, blinding the target and making the target make a Reflex save or fall prone in the bird poo.</p><p></p><p>The original DC for all of this nonsense was 25 and somehow got changed to something like 42 at some point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SkredlitheOgre, post: 5776641, member: 99513"] So, I haven't run into an irresponsible magic user (usually because *I* am the spellcaster and I'm [I]always[/I] responsible! :D), but in my 3/3.5 group, two of the players decided to Epic-ify (their word) the Rod of Wonders. Now, these guys were good roleplayers, but didn't have a great grasp on magical item mechanics or balance. And since they were both 20 (maybe 19) at the time, they were, shall we say, a touch on the juvenile side. The first effect was that a large rock falls on the target, doing 25d6 (remember...bad grasp of game balance) or Reflex for half damage. Another effect was that it created two clones of the target...which emerged from the target's anus. Each clone did 5d6 points of damage with no save. The other I remember off the top of my head was that a stream of bird feces shot from the wand, blinding the target and making the target make a Reflex save or fall prone in the bird poo. The original DC for all of this nonsense was 25 and somehow got changed to something like 42 at some point. [/QUOTE]
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