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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 8055809" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Polyhedron Issue 25: Jul/Aug 1985</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 2/6</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unofficial new Magic-user spells pt 2: A few more high level spells based on magic items to fill out this series. X-ray vision, cursing anyone who reads your papers, two different ways of reflecting magic back on the caster, emulation of a basilisk, and an enhanced variant of wizard lock that affects all the doors within range at once. As before, the damage dealing spell is grossly underpowered for it's level, but the others are pretty cool, with a multitude of uses when applied cleverly. If you make it to the levels needed to get them, you really shouldn't be engaging in fair fights with your opponents, when you have so many better ways to neutralise their danger, many of which turn those dangerous magical beasties into an asset on your side for further world-building fun. Can't do that in 4e. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The RPGA Network Player and Judge Standings: After 6 months of additional data and correcting existing entries, they print this list again, only longer and better. They also make Gary's rankings even more artificially inflated than he already was, not just a 10th level judge, but an 8th level player as well, when the highest legitimate entries are only level 4. If it ever looked like anyone was going to catch up, they'd probably just give him more levels to put him ahead again. Seems somewhat insecure that he feels his genuine accomplishments don't stand on their own. Power does silly things to people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 8055809, member: 27780"] [b][u]Polyhedron Issue 25: Jul/Aug 1985[/u][/b] part 2/6 Unofficial new Magic-user spells pt 2: A few more high level spells based on magic items to fill out this series. X-ray vision, cursing anyone who reads your papers, two different ways of reflecting magic back on the caster, emulation of a basilisk, and an enhanced variant of wizard lock that affects all the doors within range at once. As before, the damage dealing spell is grossly underpowered for it's level, but the others are pretty cool, with a multitude of uses when applied cleverly. If you make it to the levels needed to get them, you really shouldn't be engaging in fair fights with your opponents, when you have so many better ways to neutralise their danger, many of which turn those dangerous magical beasties into an asset on your side for further world-building fun. Can't do that in 4e. The RPGA Network Player and Judge Standings: After 6 months of additional data and correcting existing entries, they print this list again, only longer and better. They also make Gary's rankings even more artificially inflated than he already was, not just a 10th level judge, but an 8th level player as well, when the highest legitimate entries are only level 4. If it ever looked like anyone was going to catch up, they'd probably just give him more levels to put him ahead again. Seems somewhat insecure that he feels his genuine accomplishments don't stand on their own. Power does silly things to people. [/QUOTE]
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