Daern's Instant Fortress
Daern's Instant Fortress
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This metal cube is of small size, but when
activated
it grows to form a metal tower 20' square
and 30' high, with arrow
slits on all sides and a machicolated battlement
atop it, the metal extending
10' into the ground. It has a small door
which will open only to the
command of the owner of the fortress, knock
spells notwithstanding.
The
adamantite
walls of Daern's Instant Fortress are totally unaffected by
normal weapons other than those of catapult
type. The whole can take 200
paints of damage before the tower collapses.
Note that damage sustained
is cumulative. The fortress cannot be repaired,
although a wish will restore
10 points of damage sustained. It requires
but 1 round to cause the fortress
to spring up, but the person or persons
nearby must be careful not to be
caught by its sudden growth, or else they
will sustain 10-100 hit points of
damage. The door will always be facing
the owner of the device when i t
becomes a fortress, and i t will open and
close instantly at his command.
WSG: This structure is impervious
to a hurricane
or a tornado (or, obviously, any wind of
less strength) - but
it is not climate-controlled, so that the
effective temperature inside
will be the same as the actual temperature
outside, not considering
the effect of any wind that might be blowing.
Q. If someone or something
entered
Daern's Instant Fortress,
and the
command to shrink was given,
would
those inside take 10-100
HP of
damage,
die, or cause the command
to malfunction and thus be
safe?
A. The description
of this magick item in
the DMG (p 142) makes
no mention
of what happens in this case.
However,
nearby people must be careful
when the thing expands or
they take
10-100 damage, so it seems
perfectly
reasonable for the equivalent
to
happen if someone is caught
within
the Fortress when it shrinks.
(Imagine #9)
Quote:
Originally posted by Henry
Gary, if you would -
This question came up elsewhere on these boards, and I had never thought about it before -
in 1st Edition AD&D, was the magic item known as Daern's Instant fortress meant to expand AND contract?
or
was it meant to be a single-use item only?
What's the matter with you,
Henry?:! I know what I had in mind, and just because I neglected to put
down that one small detail, there is confusion!
USe your psionic power of
mind reading for goodness dake.
Heh, and sorry. The item, Daern's Instant Fortress, was meant as a multi-use object, anbd upon command it would contract after being activated.
The devil is in the details, and it seems that I oft shun the devil, eh?
Gary
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