Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: Invisibility and scrolls Message-ID: <57@drutx.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 10:31:03 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.57 Posted: Mon Sep 30 10:31:03 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 08:33:02 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 46 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. As it turned out, I wish she had not--the teleport was low, and Daedin ended up entombed in solid rock, along with a lot of the party's magic which he was carrying. It was too bad, he was a lot of fun--LE sadistic alcoholic that he was. The other two did finish off the lich. They also spent a lot of time looking for Daedin. "Wonder where the little jerk went?" "No idea, he just disappeared--maybe went for a drink?" -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your god may be dead, but mine aren't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~