Results 1 to 1 of 1
-
01-24-1998, 11:38 PM #1Glenn RobbGuest
[BIRTHRIGHT] -A general AD&D question
Then in that way, Hold Person is a mental spell and can be included in
Enchantment/Charm school.
— Elton Robb
Sean Brown wrote:
> Acutally, Hold Person should not be an Enchantment/Charm spell, but an
> evocation/invocation spell. Here is the reason.
>
> A. It's an attack spell. It is used to hold one person in one place.
>
> Just because a spell can be used for offense doesn't make it
> invocation..the class a spell is in depends on how it works. THis
> spell uses enchantment to make a humanoid immobile..it does't call into
> being something that was't there before, essentially out of nothing (as
> I see Inv/Evoc spells working anyway)
>
> B. It either pits a force to prevent the person from moving (eg.
> gravity) or it
> affects the voluntary nervous system (it prevents signals to be recieved
> by
> skeletal muscles). Either way, a force is invoked in both cases. I
> prefer the
> gravity effect, because Magic is an outside force.
>
> Actually, you don't need to provide a force at all..the person simply
> becomes incapable of moving...not lke paralysis, cause you'd fall to the
> floor then, but the character is unable to move his/her muscles to
> move..sort of convincing the brain that they don't work
>
> Sean
> ************************************************** *************************
> >
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
[BIRTHRIGHT] -A general AD&D question
By Sean Brown in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 01-24-1998, 06:09 PM -
[BIRTHRIGHT] -A general AD&D question
By Brett Lang in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 01-24-1998, 10:46 AM -
[BIRTHRIGHT] -A general AD&D question
By Darkstar in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 01-24-1998, 06:26 AM -
[BIRTHRIGHT] -A general AD&D question
By John Ewan in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 01-24-1998, 04:56 AM -
[BIRTHRIGHT] -A general AD&D question
By ANOLESEN in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 01-24-1998, 03:43 AM
Bookmarks