FREQUENCY:
NO. APPEARING: 1-4; in special case of symposium, 10-20
ARMOR CLASS: 9
MOVE:
HIT DICE: 1-3 (6-sided)
% IN LAIR: 30%
TREASURE TYPE: 5 pennies (scholars are notoriously poor)
NO. OF ATTACKS:
DAMAGE/ATTACK:
SPECIAL ATTACKS:
SPECIAL DEFENSES:
MAGIC RESISTANCE:
INTELLIGENCE:
ALIGNMENT:
SIZE:
PSIONIC ABILITY:

Scholars are short bearded men wearing frayed robes of tweed
with leather patches at the elbow. They usually smoke foul smelling
pipes whose smoke can be generated in sufficient volume to produce Invisibility.
Three levels of Scholars are known to exist: Instrictors, Associate
Profussors and Fool Profussors.

Two spells, Confusion and Read Obscure Languages, are known
by Instrictors. Confusion is produced by attempting to answer a simple
question. The answer, of course, is in an obscure language. The Second
Level Associate Profussors have three more spells at their command,
Fear, Time Stop and Book Missiles. The Fear spell takes effect after
mutterings about term papers soon due. Time Stop is well known to all
clock-watchers, and Book Missiles inflict 1-8 points of damage.

Fool Profussors have three ultimate and powerful spells, the first
of which is Power Word — Stun; its incantation is “Surprise Quiz Today.”
Academic Dust does 3-18 points of damage and can paralyze the
mind for 2-4 turns. Cause Boredom, the final spell, speedily induces
gentle and peaceful sleep and the clock finally begins to move.

There is one powerful spell which causes Scholars to be seized with
immediate cardiac arrest, no saving throw. The incantation is brief:
“Tenure denied.”
 

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The Dragon #17

1st Edition AD&D