<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=61457.msg2855484#msg2855484">Quote from: RubySlippers on 19-03-2010, 15:50:17</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I never said WELL ARMED <br/><br/>As for the flying things maybe the god let her fly in?  She coiuld help with the bigger threat to his interests Cthulue. As for could she fly in let TGT worry about that. Maybe she came in low just off the ground until reaching the tower Genie's are not stupid if they sensed an issue it would likely adapt.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I could swear that one of your posts mentioned they were carrying swords.  I just wanted to make it clear that they wouldn't be coming into the audience with you.<br/><br/>As to the god-thing...that's pretty presumptuous, unless there's something huge I'm missing.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=61457.msg2855497#msg2855497">Quote from: Artema on 19-03-2010, 15:59:31</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I see no reason in the rules for it. According to OSRIC I can cast Wind Walk myself. I can remake the profile since I don't need the Djinni anymore.<br/>The only reason I can see is that you as a local DM does not want it to happen, in which case we can recon.<br/>Yeah, people should RTFM, or in this case the character profile.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I don't want it to happen because what you were describing wouldn't work.  If you want to edit your spell selections and just show up under your own power, sans-Djinn...well, I can't object, I don't know how TGT feels because he isn't answering PMs at the moment.  What exactly in your character profile is it that would make a difference here?  It's probably not a great idea to posit tons of things happening due to divine intervention, it tends to reduce the agency of the PCs and kind of tear up the fabric of the game-world.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=61457.msg2855557#msg2855557">Quote from: Artema on 19-03-2010, 16:26:57</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">It seems to me that WyzardWhately's nitpicking would be very inefficient here, serving only to stop people from participating any further in the RP.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I wasn't implying you were likely to be attacked by Byakhees, it was just a bit of setting information that I didn't think that TGT had thought to share with everyone, and it seemed like something people should know.<br/><br/>I don't want to stop you from participating.  But I think it's unfair for some people to be fairly careful about following the rules and for others not to.  I mean, your Genie can either cast it or not, it either affects you or it doesn't.  This is not 'nitpicking,' although if you're used to more freeform games I can see how it would strike you as being unusual.  The solution to this is to self-police and be reasonably sure that you understand your character's abilities.<br/><br/><br/>ADDENDUM: Okay, Artema, I really don't get where you're coming from.  Are you trying to tell me you wanted to run a character without reference to the rules we're supposed to be playing by?  I don't think it's fair for you to, e.g., write a bunch of exceptions to the rules into your profile and then expect everyone to respect them.  But this is becoming contentious beyond what I want to deal with - I don't want to get people started being personally affronted, and that's the way I read your posts right now.  The whole matter is above my pay-grade.  I can only point to what the books say in hopes of getting everyone on the same page.  If you think you should be able to ignore the rules at your pleasure, appeal to the GM and get a ruling.<br/><br/>Incidentally, you are correct that there are rules given for personal prayer.  It's a percentile chance, and for a variety of reasons should be undertaken only in situations of emergency, not because it's convenient.