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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Magic Resistance vs Clerical Spells
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Date: Sat, 20-Jul-85 06:18:47 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 20 06:18:47 1985
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Summary: 

My own theory is that resistance to Clerical Spells depends partly on
how tuned in the cleric is to hiser gods and how tuned in the victim is
to hiser own gods.  Back in my D&Ding days, I used to give clerical spells
tosed in the presence of a consecrated altar a bonus depending on the
level of the casting cleric.  (This made a 3rd level priest a more
formidable and interesting adversary.  It also meant a party could dig into
a room and spend awhile consecrating an area.)

I explained this as equivalent to the threshold spell which Undead like
a Vampire could not pass without an invitation.  (My undead also observed
territory.  They behaved as +6 levels higher in their own rooms, -6 levels
lower in a room the party had used for a meal, sleep and prayers.)

LANDS OF ADVENTURE allows artifacts which may be consecrated by a priest to
protect a pious believer partially against miracles perpetrated by priests
of enemy gods.  It also has a scale in which miracles have a greater or
lesser chance of effect depending on prayers of fellow worshippers, the
presence of an altar, etc.

In any case I think C&S had the right idea in distinguishing between
Magic and Miracle.  I could go on at length about this but I'm sure it
would only bore those who have already made up their own minds on the subject.

--Lee Gold