Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:47 PM
From: "Gary Gygax"
To: "Joseph Elric Smith"
Greetings Seekers!
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From: "Joseph Elric Smith"
To: "The GREYtalk Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: SPAM: Re: [greytalk] Castle Greyhawk - 100th page!
> we always did and still do, wonder what the sage was smoking to say you
> didn't apply the damage twice
> ken
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Count on the silly fellow not asking me about it, for additional damage from
a bouncing lightning bolt was certainly contemplated when I write the spell,
and O always applied that in play.
Cheers,
Gary
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give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Weber"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:09 AM
> Subject: RE: [greytalk] Castle Greyhawk - 100th page!
>
>> From: Thatotherguy
>>>--- Michael Weber
>>>> From: "M B"
>>
>>>>>congrats on 100, scott! i love the bouncing lightning bolt, that
>>>>>is a throwback that i guess 3rd edition magic dropped. very cool.
>>>>
>>>> I thought they dropped that in 2nd edition?
>>>
>>>In 1st Edition AD&D bouncing lightning bolts still only do damage once
>>>if the same bolt hits the same target twice. All because of the speed
>>>of the bolt. Chain lightning, however, gets around this. The question
>>>was answered in a Sage Advice or similar column.
>>
>> Oops! We always applied damage twice in our first edition game.
>>
>> I rather liked the random target factor of the original chain lightning
>> spell and the fact ot could hit the same target multiple times.
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