tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post2645312146708652871..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: DnD Spells: GateAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-5489106770205077032012-06-15T23:42:20.540-06:002012-06-15T23:42:20.540-06:00No scroll copying in B/X. Of course, there's n...No scroll copying in B/X. Of course, there's no Gate spell (well, unless you have a copy of the B/X Companion).<br /><br />Just FYI.<br /><br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-45070690212723593842012-06-15T00:33:08.439-06:002012-06-15T00:33:08.439-06:00I'm a more a low/limited magic kind of DM, but...I'm a more a low/limited magic kind of DM, but I've never let any spell simply be copied from scroll to spellbook without the scroll being rendered unusable.<br /><br />There was a heap of preparation time and cost that goes into scroll creation and there is no way players should be able to circumvent that.<br /><br />See the section <b>USE OF SCROLL SPELLS</b> as to why, on page 128 of the AD&D DMG.biopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614894519622906554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-79162204446239328562012-06-14T21:11:43.717-06:002012-06-14T21:11:43.717-06:00Totally. The cleric in my current game has a scrol...Totally. The cleric in my current game has a scroll with a spell called "the flaming fist of god." No one knows exactly what it does, but they determined historically that a similarly described spell was used on the battlefield to take out siege weapons.<br /><br />So now whenever they are in a dicey situation, they're like: should we break out the flaming fist of god or save it for later?<br /><br />Regarding copying M-U spells into spell books, I have always assumed that they could not copy a spell until they could prepare it naturally. Thus, they could save it for when they would be able to use it multiple times, but there is always a temptation to use it at lower levels to get out of a tight spot.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com