Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/13/84; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!intelca!clif From: clif@intelca.UUCP (Clif Purkiser) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: Re: Invisibility and scrolls Message-ID: <111@intelca.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 12:49:13 EDT Article-I.D.: intelca.111 Posted: Thu Oct 3 12:49:13 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Oct-85 06:46:16 EDT References: <57@drutx.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 50 > > How about a question on frp, to get us back to the subject at > hand. (Not that I'm against Falwell-bashing, you understand, > but this group has been a little slim lately.) > > I curious how others out there would have ruled as DM in this > situation. > > We had three characters in the 4th/5th level range up against a lich. > Two of us failed our saves against fear and ran, leaving the third > alone to face him. > > My character was Daedin, a MU/thief. Being clubfooted, Daedin was > rather slow. When we stopped running, I was afraid that we would > get back there too late, so I cast an invisibility on myself, then > read a scroll to teleport back for a backstab. > > The question is: Can you read a scroll while invisible? > > I would have said no--but figured it was worth a try. I argued > that if you could not see your personal effects, it would make it > difficult to wield a weapon, climb, etc. and you should be at > minuses while invisible--which you are not. Our DM bought that, > and ruled it ok. > -- > > Sue Brezden > When you become invisible all of your personal effects become invisible thus trying to read a scroll is impossible. However, if you seperated your scroll or packback from your person before becoming invisible you could read the scroll. Needless to say It would look pretty strange to see a scroll floating through midair and probably would make most monsters very suspicious. I think wielding a sword is a different matter since you become visible as soon as you make a hostile action. Most other actions should be able to be performed while invisible, with perhaps some time penalties. When my mage wants to use a scroll while invisible she casts "Detect Invisibility" on herself. -- Clif Purkiser, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROPROCESSORS {pur-ee,hplabs,amd,scgvaxd,dual,idi,omsvax}!intelca!clif {standard disclaimer about how these views are mine and may not reflect the views of Intel, my boss , or USNET goes here. }