I've had zombies alchemically treated so that when they get knocked over they blow up. One of the party was invisible when they did that, and he got zombie gore spattered all over him.
Actually, getting the spellcasters as soon as possible is pretty basic tactics. I don't know about targeting the spellbooks instead of simply shanking the mage if the opportunity arises, but the fighters and such of the group should be protecting the spellcasters, keeping between them and the enemy. How exactly is the DM targeting the spellbooks? Is he having thieves steal them? Do the bad guys shoot flaming arrows at them? Are they taken at swordpoint whenever the characters enter town? I would definitely keep a copy in a secure location. If it were obvious that I were a mage (which it doesn't have to be), I would have a decoy spellbook, perhaps trapped and alarmed. After several times of losing the spellbooks, I would just have the spells tattooed on my arms.
Inquiring minds want to know.
I would imagine a PC's degree of math skill would go up according to INT, but few PC's routinely delve into math beyond dividing up treasure. Is a 19 INT wizard automatically a math wiz? |
