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From: kechkayl@ecn-ee.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Creative use of spells - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 20-Jan-84 21:23:04 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 20 21:23:04 1984
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ecn-ee!kechkayl    Jan 20 13:32:00 1984


	I agree. There must be a hefty dose of GM reason, or the
game (and all role playing games) quickly become absurd. It seems as
though the group in question have not been played very much, which
will explain the Monty-Haulism. As an example of a need for GM's 
wisdom, look at the DMG. If you look at the 'book' price for a girdle
of giant strength, you will find it to be 2500 g.p. No sane GM would
allow a player to buy one for less than 10 times that. Yet I have
seen a few GM's who did just that. Needless to say, all the characters
had one, and the campaigns soon broke up. Another example is the
Hangman's Tree (in the MMII). When fully grown, the Hangman's Tree has
approximately 150% magic resistance, and well over 9000 (!!) hit points.
Obviously any tree that big can eat gods for breakfast! Any Gm who runs
a monster like that against any kind of a reasonable party is also insane!


					Thomas Ruschak