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Thread: Hp D&d
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2009-09-23, 01:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-09-23, 01:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks, and I forgot about the sticky
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2009-09-24, 06:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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In canon, it's stated that Avara Kedavra is impossible to block, that's why its so scary. There are other lethal curses, like ones that affect the vitals, but Avara Kedavra is irresistable.
It's just dodgeable. Combined with the fact that wizards in HP seem to be impossibly poor shots, it makes Harry really resistant to attacks with it.
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2009-09-24, 09:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Spells can't block Avada Kedavera. Physical objects on the other hand can. Make it a ranged attack roll instead of a ranged touch attack roll and you'll a pretty accurate D&D version of Avada Kedavera. Also I'd make Harry Potterverse wizards modified warlocks. Basically take away eldritch blast and all related invocations along with fiendish resilence, damage reduction and energy resistance. Also give them poor Fortitude and Reflex saving throws, poor BAB and a d4 for hit dice. Then just make Harry Potter inspired invocations, er, spells.
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2009-09-25, 01:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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I agree with Agrippa, however, I still believe that the Killing Curse should be considered a ranged touch attack. yes, it makes it over powered, but, remember, casting it on a human (i think dragons are resistant to it. They're freakin' dragons!) is a life sentence in Azkaban.
Even evil wizards are hesitant to use it, unless of course, they are unified by a dark lord or are simply too crazy to care or arrogant in their skills. But, even then, they don't wontonly cast the killing curse.78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern.
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2009-09-25, 02:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-09-25, 04:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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I was thinking of making Avada Kedavera a ranged attack or ranged touch attack version of Power Word: Kill.
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2009-09-25, 04:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-09-29, 03:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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I think only magical creatures have spell resistance. They mention that teams of people are needed to bring down dragons. We have evidence of that happening in the (book version) of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. That, or they require that many people and hope that one of the team members gets a natural 20 vs SR and everyone's job is to keep each other alive until it does?
And, they did say a dragon's eyes are the weakest spot. Though, i think that is because they don't have thick scales over it. So maybe a called shot VS dragon's eye grants a +X circumstance bonus against its SR?78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern.
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2009-09-29, 04:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Or maybe it's due to the fact dragons and similar creatures have very thick skin or hide (read as high natural armor). Which would probably make it difficult for a Harry Potterverse wizard to kill a dinosaur if some bizarre rip in the fabric of space and time occured. You could also rule that no creature in the Potterverse has Spell Resistance and that there's no such thing as touch armor class. That another reason why Avada Kadavera doesn't work so well on full grown dragons.
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2009-09-29, 04:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Then what about Hagrid? He's a half giant and spells tend to not work on him. Unless i'm mistaken, i believe that a few stunning spells have simply bounced off him.
78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern.
If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature (mine was on an airship)
GENERATION 18: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig and add 1 to the generation. This is a social experiment.
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2009-09-29, 04:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Maybe half-giants have thicker skin than normal humans? Hence they have either a natural armor bonus or damage reduction, which in a Harry Potter inspired game would make you more resistant to magic.
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2009-09-30, 01:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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I suppose. Well, if you are going to have their spells as Ranged Attacks instead of Ranged Touch Attacks, what kind of BAB progression would you use? I'm assuming they'll have a poor BAB, they are casters after all.
But, when a spell they casts simply touches you (or if you fail the save, obviously) you are affected by the spell, which is a hallmark of an RTA (ranged touch attack).78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern.
If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature (mine was on an airship)
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2009-09-30, 07:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Okay, but that's if it touches you. Physical objects and possibly even armor can block spells. Perhaps you could rule that armor only provides half its armor class bonus against Potterverse spells, and some armor provides no protection at all. Mainly non-dragon leather. Yes, wizards would have a poor BAB. Voldemort even as one of his world's most powerful and fearsome dark wizards has a hard time hitting the broadside of a barn.
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2009-10-01, 08:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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It could also be ruled that potter-verse magic also only works on living things. It could explain why inferi are so hard co combat and why conjured fire is the only thing that works on them.
78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern.
If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature (mine was on an airship)
GENERATION 18: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig and add 1 to the generation. This is a social experiment.
I now have an apprentice wizard!