Re: (TFT) Interplay 5 - summoning overhaul

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

Cas Liber,

    I think my old TFT DM must have had that Interplay.  I remember he had 
a subscribtion.  There was quite a bit of Mythology built up about summoning 
spells already.  He had introduced a separate set of summonings for each 
cultural border to his campaign.  Summon snake, mongol warrior, bull, 
elephant, small roc, large roc, and others of that sort.  I can't remember 
them all.
    He also had many theories on the conection between summonings and 
illusions.  How could summoining bring a myrmidon with a sword but an 
illusion couldn't be made of separate parts.  Could one make an illusion of 
an archer who aimed but never loosed?  If maintain illusion existed as a 
magic item, why didn't maintain summoning?
    More to the point you brought up Cas... Once he allowed a bizarre 
illusion to be used and not disbeleived.  He started out with a simple 1d6 
system for NPC disbeleif.  They would attempt to disbeleive a wolf on a one 
on the dice.  A myrmidon on a two or less.  A seven hex dragon was always 
worth one attempted disbeleif.  Eventualy wizards in his city would gain 
reputations for having a REAL giant or bear spell.  After a PC established a 
reputation they almost never had to cast the real spell again.  Everyone 
always assumed it was true.  After all, it had been proven true before.
    Then one day one of the players didn't show up for a session where he 
was needed badly.  His character was the polearm weilding gargoyle.  Flying 
in from above.  Gravity and momentum on your side.  A hundred and fifty 
kilograms of old fashioned, rock feed, gargolyle.  He would stay at two hex 
jab distance if the victim had no ranged weapons.  All that and natural 
armour to boot.
    Anyway, one of the players created an illusion of the famous gargoyle 
around the corner, in an alley.  Then he had the gargoyle run out of the 
alley, take to the air, and join in the fight.  The DM ruled that the NPC's 
would have no reason to disbelieve.  We were all fine with that!  But, one 
nagging question never went away.  Summoned demons have no armor, but real 
ones do.  Does an illusion get armour if it is an illusion of a famous 
gargoyle.  After all, even real gargoyles have natural armor.  As a player I 
am still lobbying to get this passed.  Hehe.  Then for rights to summon 
famous gargoyles from shadow hexes...

    David Michael Grouchy II

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