pg. 28, top wrote:Meteor Swarm: A blast of four Fire Balls (Jim!). thrown in whatever pattern the caster desires, each of 10-60 points of damage--or eight Fire Balls (Jim!) of one-half normal diameter and 5-30 points damage may likewise be thrown. Range: 24" .
Traveller wrote:He's either referring to James Ward, or James T. Kirk. I'm leaning towards Jim Ward.
Who is "Jim"?
LloydBrown wrote:Who is "Jim"? Pretty sure the OD&Ds predated Jim Ward. He was not part of the original gang that used to hang out at Gary's & play. I'm trying to remember the exact circumstances of his arrival, but nothing's coming to mind.
James M Ward wrote:There is kind of an amusing story behind that. Yes it does refer to me. Back in the good old days when the AD&D game was being playtested I wasn't high enough level to actually have a Meteor Swarm but I could get them on scrolls. At the time I needed something more substantial than fire to do the job against my enemy. It wasn't clear what the spell did and I maintained (as long as it wasn't written down any where) that the spell generated a huge mass of flying rocks. Rob Kuntz as the referee disagreed with me, but had to give me my due because it wasn't written down yet. When those rules came out, suddenly my interpertation was 'legally' wrong, sigh and the once useful Meteor Swarm became less usefull. That's life in the rough and tumble world of AD&D and D&D. Jim Ward
