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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 1044527" data-attributes="member: 5143">I once played in a 2nd edition tournament game where the DM ruled that my 20th level wizard (we were all given high level NPCs for the game) was blinded by his own light spell because &quot;he wasn't ready for the sudden flash of light&quot;.&nbsp; It also apparently blinded the rest of the party too.&nbsp; For one full round of combat (don't forget, this was a 2nd edition, 1 minute long combat round), I was unable to take any action.He also ruled that when I tried to cast a fireball, there was no way of throwing it with enough precision not to hit the party with it if they were anywhere near the enemies.&nbsp; I can't remember how, but he seemed to have a reason why nearly none of my spells could be cast.&nbsp; He also didn't tell me beforehand.&nbsp; I come from a group that basically said, even if you were in melee with a monster, you could fireball with a center of &quot;30 feet that way&quot; and hit only the monster and not yourself.&nbsp; So, I said &quot;I cast the fireball at the enemies&quot; and he said alright, you hit these 3 party members.&nbsp; Same thing with the light, didn't tell me it would blind me, just told me afterwards.After this I was afraid to cast spells, plus there was an interesting panel on at the convention about discussing Episode 1 of Star Wars, so I left the game midway to go there.Majoru Oakheart</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 1044527, member: 5143"] I once played in a 2nd edition tournament game where the DM ruled that my 20th level wizard (we were all given high level NPCs for the game) was blinded by his own light spell because "he wasn't ready for the sudden flash of light". It also apparently blinded the rest of the party too. For one full round of combat (don't forget, this was a 2nd edition, 1 minute long combat round), I was unable to take any action. He also ruled that when I tried to cast a fireball, there was no way of throwing it with enough precision not to hit the party with it if they were anywhere near the enemies. I can't remember how, but he seemed to have a reason why nearly none of my spells could be cast. He also didn't tell me beforehand. I come from a group that basically said, even if you were in melee with a monster, you could fireball with a center of "30 feet that way" and hit only the monster and not yourself. So, I said "I cast the fireball at the enemies" and he said alright, you hit these 3 party members. Same thing with the light, didn't tell me it would blind me, just told me afterwards. After this I was afraid to cast spells, plus there was an interesting panel on at the convention about discussing Episode 1 of Star Wars, so I left the game midway to go there. Majoru Oakheart [/QUOTE]

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