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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 4935840" data-attributes="member: 27780">Dragon Magazine Issue 144: April 1989part 1/5108 pages Ha. Now that's an april fools cover. The donkey's face just sells it perfectly. Welcome to the dragon swimsuit issue. Still, for all the april frivolity going on here, this is a fairly significant issue. Not only does it mark the 40% mark of my progress through the magazine's run, it's also when 2nd edition starts to hit the streets. We've definitely come quite a long way. But still, if this seemed like a long time, the 2e era is going to be even longer. This is not a time for resting on your laurels. This is a time for great deeds and epic heroism! Fortune favors the brave, as Roger's editorial so aptly illustrates. Let's emulate his example. <img src="http://paizo.com/image/product/magazine_issue/dragon/144/cover_500.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />In this issue:Letters: Once again, they prove that their deliberate attempts at humour have nothing on people who are trying to be serious, and in the process becoming utterly ridiculous. A letter full of sex and gaming questions. Roger decides to move swiftly on, despite the fact that he wrote an article on this, back in issue 72. My god, that's half the magazine's lifespan away now. Spoilsport. A letter from a priest of zeus, saying he has better things to do than run around healing stupid characters. Um, er, methinks you need a little reminder of the difference between characters and players.A letter about conspiracy shenanigans. Some woman plotting to destroy TSR? Absolute rubbish :rumble of thunder, stab of organ music: Pay no attention to such madness. A sage advice question that Skip refused to touch. People always try and exploit the shapeshifting spells, don't they. An article on dwarf mud wrestling. Yeah, somehow, I think that one isn't getting past the filters either. A terribly spelt and not particularly comprehensible letter. They can't answer it if they don't know what the question is. A serious question that gets twisted into a terrible pun. Don't go hatin' on tree dwellers. Another serious question about a dead artist. Some people just don't know their history. A question that was probably perfectly sensible in it's owners brain, but looks rather silly out of context. Roger is forced to respond in kind. Some incompetent advertising. You know, you're generally meant to give them some money to put that in the magazine. A letter from someone who thinks Jeff Grubb is someone they know from school. Well, it makes a change from the usual thing where they mistake Roger Moore for the film star of the same name. A reminder that all twinkitude can be defeated by the simple application of a little Erasure. Show a little respect to reality. A system for picking up girls. Roger would like to keep this one purely between him and the letter sender. Hee.      Sage advice: How do I become a maiden so I can ride a unicorn (Hee. If you've already stopped being one, you can't become one again. )    When can mystics become immortal (Anytime after 16th level. Once again a lower level limit actually turns out to be an asset, not a weakness)     Does a weapon of wounding negate a troll's regeneration (no, it merely counteracts it. You still need to kill them with fire to make them stay down permanently. )     Do powersuits come with scanners as standard (no. You'll have to pay even more.)      What are the costs and weights for helmet rafflurs and grenade launchers. (simple formulas people. We give them to you to save space. Heed them!)    Why do paladins become cavaliers now (retcon. Nuff said.)    Do PC halflings get the +3 bonus with missile weapons NPC ones get (No. Once again, PC's are different, and not always for the better.)     Are elves resistant to monster charm and sleep effects as well as the spells (yes)    What are the racial characteristics of half-dwarves (Not what you expect. Wait for dark sun)     Can humanoids have weapon specialization (only if they have class levels )     What do you think of my 8th level troll thief (A heretic! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />oints: Burn him! Your first mistake was putting a return address on the letter. Let that be a lesson to everyone. No rulebreaking. )     Can you worship another race's deity. (yes, but it'll be a long hard path. Hey, instant drama fodder. Sounds good to me. )     When can you build a stronghold (Name level. Let the badassednes commence)    Which classes get exceptional con bonuses (All the fighter types.)    Can nonthief characters do any thiefly stuff (Not really. They have some analogues, but they use entirely different rolls. Curse you, arbitrary subsystems! )    Can you improve ability scores by excercise (What is this, the zero memory zone. For the third time, NO! Skip will cap the next mutha<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />a who asks that stupid question. )    Can you avoid gasses by holding your breath (For a little bit. Suffocation has it's own dangers. )     Do you still get con bonuses after name level (no) If you lose con, do you lose hit points (oh yes. Dying and being raised regularly can become a declining spiral.)    What happens when a character with exceptional strength ages (1 point = 50% Yes, we know, going up it's 1 point = 10%. Time is a cruel mistress.)     If you increase your mental stats, can you you check again for psionic power (god, another recycled question. YES! If you keep bugging us, I may change my mind, so shut up.)     Do you get xp in adventures where you die ( Probably not. )    Are there rules for fatigue (buy the dungeoneers survival guide now! This and many other ways to limit your characters within!)     What do you do it you have enough XP to advance several levels (you lose the excess. Shoulda got training earlier)     What's the training cost for a NPC (same as for PC's)     Where do you put kara-tur in relation to oerik (good question. You may have to mirror it, since oerik is on the east side of the landmass anyway. If twilight princess got away with it (Link should be left-handed, dammnit!) you can as well.)</blockquote>

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