Volume 2 Issue 96 - Multi-Class Characters
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Sage Advice - 13:06.896 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com
Email 1: Hey folks,
Could you take a little time to explain Magical Resistance to me. Though I've read about in the DMG, it still really confuses me.
Do creatures with magic resistance use it in place of a saving throw, or before making a saving throw? Do any PC's get this property at some point?
I realize it may be something that is old hat to you guys, but any explanation will be appreciated.
All the best,
Teaman from Northeast Pennsylvania
E-mail 2: Hey guys, just emailing to give my two-cents on gender and class limits in 1st Edition AD&D. Personally, I don't play with any limits on demihuman class levels and strength for female characters. To me, these are pretty arbitrary limits. D&D is not a realistic game, and I don't think it was really supposed to be. If a high level human fighter can take getting blasted with a fireball, stabbed with a dagger, hit with a hammer, and have several arrows sticking out of them and still be fighting at the same exact strength as he was when he was uninjured, why is it such a stretch to imagine there could a woman with exceptional strength? I guess my point is that there are so many logical inconsistencies in the game that I don't see one more (a very slight one at that) to be a big problem.
And as far as demihumans go, I understand the argument that the longer lived races would have a much longer time to level up than humans, but I think that's what makes humans so exceptional. They can reach a level of power in 5 years that an elf could do in 50, for example, because they are so adaptable and pragmatic. I give humans a bonus for being human, because I think class limits subtract from fun.
I love AD&D, but I think some of the arbitrary restrictions really take away from it. I do like clerics (good ones at least) only using blunt weapons though.
I love the podcast, thanks guys. -Justin
Table Manners -- Multi-classing and Dual Classing 50:09.661
Game Mechanics -- Spell Casting 1:34:59.077
Outro -Â 1:56:35.098
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