Sage Advice Archive

Sage Advice Archive

James_Nostack 13 Oct 2010 03:04

Whoa, some guy included all the "Sage Advice" answers from Dragon Magazine. What a treasure trove of absurd stuff! How persnickety and crazy! I love this game.

I thought the answer to this question was really funny, in light of our current questions.

Q34. Although the Players Handbook does not include them in the description of the Raise Dead spell, may elves and half-orcs be raised from the dead?

A34. No, they cannot. They do not have souls, and therefore a wish must be used to bring them back.

(I am not suggesting that we use these answers as anything more than comedic value, as I trust Tavis's ability to make whatever rulings are necessary.)

Re: Sage Advice Archive

Sternum 13 Oct 2010 04:22

Here's an awkward one:

I have a female character who has gotten herself pregnant. How should I handle this?

I don’t really want to answer this question now, but since your letter is not the only one presenting me with this problem, I will say this much. Stop fighting, practicing magic and doing other things that cause stress. The chances of losing the child are great, and you don’t need to add more to it. During this time period, medicine was still progressing and it still wasn’t too great. Most of it was old wives’ tales. After you have given birth, it will be months before you can even begin to get back into shape and practice your skills. Female characters who find themselves with child soon find themselves retired. This is an occupational hazard that should be avoided. Don’t fool around and chance of gaining at all that experience you could be getting because you are with child or just had one. It is not fair, but that is life. The reason I don’t want to say more is because I am working on an article for The Dragon about women in D&D and some of the problems they face. I also intend to cover pregnancy in the different races and how to handle it.