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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 8704920" data-attributes="member: 27780">Polyhedron Issue 112: October 1995part 1/532 pages. Book, bell & candle is all very well, but a sensible exorcist knows to pack a pistol in case of corporeal entities that don't care or act too fast for ritual magic to have any effect. Horror season is upon us, and this time we're heading back to the 1890's, because it's much easier to be spooky by gaslight than with neon everywhere and mobile phones. Time to see how the big entrance of their 5th Living setting plays out after all this suspenseful buildup.Notes from HQ: The editorial this month is pretty repetitive, reminding us of a whole bunch of changes they implemented in the past few issues just in case you only skimmed those. They're adding a whole bunch of new restrictions to LC characters and tightening up the certificate system for magic items even further. If you have any legacy stuff that isn't in the database, better register it or use it up fast. They do walk back on one minor point though, opening up a bunch of demihuman detities from Monster Mythology to priests of the appropriate race due to overwhelming protest. See, you can make a difference! In fact, they're depending on you, because they've gone from 1 to 5 settings over the course of the year and need adventures for all of them if they're to survive. If you organise who knows what else you could change? If you want the RPGA to work in a way more to your liking, get involved! On we go then, to see who gets shaken out of being a passive consumer next year.Forgotten Deities: The deity description this month raises more questions than it answers. Just who is Selvetarm, champion of Lolth? A literal child of Lolth? An aspect? An ascended tanar'ri? Vheraun in disguise playing a long game to weaken Lolth's worship? In any case, he appears to a a patron of male drow fighters, fighting loyally for their city despite their low status and the treacherous nature of their superiors. People who aren't too bright, in other words. (reinforced by the fact that his few priests have very weak sphere selections, like many of these demigods) There's plenty of theories here, but only a few solid facts, leaving it wide open for you to decide which is true in your campaign. Looking at the FR wiki, this won't last, as he becomes increasingly fleshed out in future sourcebooks and novels, so if you did use him in those days you'd probably find your world diverging from the official FR metaplot. Another reminder that the Reams still has many years of dramatic developments ahead of it, even if their days of venturing to other continents is mostly over. Whether those changes are good or not, on the other hand, is a very divided set of opinions.</blockquote>

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