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Re: Ghouls: How long does paralysis last in Holmes
« Reply #30 on Jun 12, 2012, 10:23pm »

Jun 11, 2012, 9:11pm, paleologos wrote:

Guess what? I think I might have the answer to this question...

I'm preparing to run Chapel of Silence by Mollie Plants sometime this summer, and in reviewing the writeup, I came across this stat block for some ghouls in room 5-3, page 41 (emphasis added):

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Ghouls: AC: 6 Move: 90' Att: 3 Dam: 1-3 plus paralysis for 1-4 turns Dex: 15 HP: 14, 12 8, 6 HD:3

So there you have it - an adventure written for Holmes and published in Dragon with duration of ghoul paralysis made explicit.

What I find interesting is that 1-4 turns is specified nowhere else in D&D, making this a unique, Holmesian, duration.

Great find - Exalt!

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Re: Ghouls: How long does paralysis last in Holmes
« Reply #31 on Jun 17, 2012, 8:55pm »

Thanks!

Only question remaining is...combat turns, or not?

That would make the effect last much shorter, giving low-level characters a fighting chance against surviving an encounter against ghouls...

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Re: Ghouls: How long does paralysis last in Holmes
« Reply #32 on Jun 19, 2012, 9:04am »

Great sleuthing. exalt.

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