new group

From: mnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark E Nielsen)

Date: Tue, 09 Jul 1991 21:43:30 +0000

I am repeating my other message which I believe wasn't world readable.
I am forming a new group with 5th level and above characters in my own
new world. This is for AD&D/Gurps players in a altered AD&D setting.

It goes something like this (major changes may occur to make it sensible,
but no changes will ocuur once the game begins)

Applies to NPC's
No pure elves, no real clerics, mages can have healing spells, mages
can learn how to turn undead, mages can wear armor, mages can fight.
However mages normally don't do this until higher level.

Applies to PC's

Hit points are based on the amount of damage you take physically such as
a fighter at 2nd level takes 1 hp damage from a 3 hp hit and physical hit
points are determined by constitution alone with no constitution bonus.
It seems wierd but you have to try it out to understand it. I can explain
it better to people who join.

Multi-classed is more fun and you get to make up your own class with my
alterations.

Any race is fine, but a history and personality page is required for
every two levels. example- 3 pages for a 6th level character.

The world is big with not much super-magic.
More brute force and skill is required.
Spells are treated on the basic format of
	level to create
	level to understand
	level to cast
	level to memorize

example a power word kill
	level to create = 18th
	level to understand = 16th
	level to cast = 7th (this determines your accuracy, the lower
		the level, the higher the accuracy, the higher the level
		the lower the accuracy, note-- you cannot cast it if you
		do not understand it except from a scroll, etc.)
	level to memorize= 14th (even though you can memorize it, it doesn't
		mean you can cast it if you don't understand how to cast it!)
example wish
	level to create = 25th
	level to understand = 18th
	level to cast = 21th (you can still cast it at 18th, but there is
			huge error involved since a 21th level person
			should really cast it)
	level to memorize = 17th

there are other changes in the normal AD&D rules. Mostly the rules
will be based around the character and not the standard rules.
Changes will still occur to make it more refined until the starting date.
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