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From: parks@kpno.UUCP
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Subject: Jesus as an NPC
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Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 15:20:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 18 15:20:27 1983
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> ...if Jesus were a D&D NPC, he'd be a high level Cleric (at least
> 17th) level, with minimum ability scores of: wisdom 18, charisma 18.

Not at all!  While I can agree with the ability scores, I feel that 9th
level is sufficient to account for the spells that Jesus cast.  (Say, have
you received any flames about this whole thing yet?  I mean, Jesus as a D&D
NPC is pretty disrespectful.)  Anyway, the loaves and fishes can be
explained as 'create food & water' (perhaps create food & wine?).  'Cure
Disease' is a fairly low-level spell, although you can't do it from a
distance.

A recent issue of the Dragon (TSR's D&D magazine) has come up
with some new *official* clerical spells (to be eventually put in a new
Player's Handbook supplement).  Among the new spells are 'Walk on Water'
(I think it's third level), and one which allows curing at a distance.  The
most impressive of the miracles was of course when Jesus raised the dead.
This was not (D&D) ressurection!  The dead were all freshly dead, and could
have been raised with the 5th level 'raise dead' spell.

The toughest thing to explain is Jesus ressurecting himself after being
killed.  I would be tempted to put this down to divine intervention, in
conjunction with the Divine Ascencion of Jesus.

Moses, on the other hand, was *really* high level.  He was causing plagues,
making storms, parting seas, and all sorts of things like that!  I might be
tempted to make Moses 17th level.  What do you think?


                                      in  the 99.4% pure ivory tower,
                                       Jay Parks
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