This is an item for discussion of Ad&D spells
whenever I make a new character  i always take at least an hour deciding on
what spells to get what spells mage or priest or druid should you get and in
what order?

87 responses total.

It depends on if we're talking about eclectic Mages, and Priests, or if we're
talking about specialist mages and clerics.

Personally, I take mostly damaging and protective spells.  Seldom "finding"
spells.

Depends on the kind of character U are playing. Pschopathic Invokers can be
fun, but they get old fast. I've always wanted to play a nice fanatical priest,
but have never had the chance.

I like a good summoner...of course, battles tend to take a really long time
when you cast a couple of Monster Summoning I spells to assist you when 
facing a massive foe or twelve.

I'm making rules for using Kir Monks (from Death Gate) as AD&D Clerics.
It'll take a couple weeks.

itenersting that'd be fun,  how bout the keeper elves?
they'd be fun as priests

I never go for direct damage spells...i prefer something more subtle

Re #5: You're refering to the Kenkari elves, I presume?

I've always liked spells of protection (walls) and the occasional
fireballs and lightning bolts.  It's not as subtle when you're
fighting a dragon.

Re#7 yes or maybe wizards

Kenkari elves, I would handle merely as any other elf.
Death Gate wizards of races other than Patryn or Sartan... well, that's
another matter entirely.

yup changed rules any?
like houses instead pf levels?

Shoot cloth-wrapped arrows through a Wall of Fire...instant flaming arrows!
Of course, there is the visibility factor...I'm still working on that.  A 
Mass Clairvoyance spell would work...but AD&D doesn't have one...yet.

Let's see: 4th house is about the equivlent of 9th level mage.

wizard eye jamie....place it right on the other side of the barrier

re #12:
Not officialy, no. But that hasn't stoped anyone now has it?

Here's one for calming that one extremely arrogant fighter: 
Stilgar's Instant Ego Deflation (or, "Ooo, that looked *painful*!")
level ? casting time ? components V,S 
range ? Effect Area: single target
If save successful, target loses 1/2 current hp, all physical stats halved
for 1 day, and stunned 1D10 rounds. Save failed: hp reduced to 1, (0 if
"Death's Door rule used) all physical stats 1, stunned for 1D8 hours.
Visual effects determined by caster.

Reminds me of something Zifnab once said.

Nice. Polymorphing would also work.

Yeah...Wand of Polymorph them...."She turned me into a newt!  A newt?  I got
better..."  Turn them all into newts or toads or mice or something with a Wand
of Polymorph.  This works especially well if they are flying.

If they're flying, something heavier than a newt would be good.  SHouldn't
"ego deflation" have something to do with morale?  Nice to see somebody
here has good taste in movies, jamie.

Newts splat perfectly well when they hit the ground....it doesn't matter
that they don't weigh much...they don't have very splat-resistant bones,
either.  This plan worked exceptionally well....until my brother, a very
inexperienced DM, realized that he should be giving these polymorph targets
saving throws....

hehe, doh

Yes....he said d'oh very loundly and with much feeling when he realized that,.

...little did he know that d'oh was actually the command word for his
magical newt disenhugulator, so the newts went splat anyway

Yeah...that was after the encounter when my Fighter/Mage (the same one I'm
using for the Fires of Dis adventure) and my friend's Fighter/Thief slew
a whole group of harpies, taking no damage...They were really *slow* flying
harpies, and my Wand of Polymorph and his crossbow managed to take out all
6 of them before they could attack us...

Fun!

This is kind of off topic, but I have found out that the new Dark Sun campaign
has completely revised the psionics systems.  Mental AC and Mental Hp, other
stuff like that.

Geez...they keep reprinting old stuff, and it costs outrageous amounts of
money.  Oh well...I refuse to buy it until part of my old set gets lost or
destroyed.

I attempted to avoid upgrading, but since I have found people who
actually wanted my old stuff and were willing to pay for it, I have
upgraded.

I *HATE* the new psionics system I liked the old one better.

same

Why is it that the cool systems always get trashed? It's the same with good TV!

oh well...you can still use the old one if you want

Which I will in "Fires of Dis" for the benefit of everyone else here.
Yule Present Idea: If some one wants to be real nice to me this yule,
they'll buy me the limited edition, Takhisis: Queen of Darkness
miniature.

Oooo! That's a biggie! R U just doing this for show or for actual gaming
purposes?

It would behoove me to be contemplating that 'miniature' for both
purposes of show and gaming.

miniature my ass! that thing's HUGE! (also costs $60)

Why in Hel's name do you think I put the word "miniature" in
single quotation marks.  I am quite aware of the price- not
to mention weight...

Partyn-Sartan Cross Breed bjorn? what patryn would mate with a sartan or
vice-versa for that matter

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