A character in my game has been the victim of Blindness (Player's Guide pg. 102).
bradius said:Here's the suggestion from the unfortunate player: They're in Stygia and I told hiim to research Ancient Egypt to see if there is any spell or some such that dealt with this. His character is a scholar.:
"From my readings -- -- the ancients
believed that ox livers were curative for eyes and they would touch a mummy's
eye-areas with an ox heart to (hopefully) grant vision in the afterlife. As far
as a definite spell, the Wekbet Eye -- or whatever that eye drawing was called
-- was the only definite thing used to provide vision across the great divide.
I was going to include the use of ox testicles, drained
and calcified, smooth as obsidian and immersed over many moons in the spinal
fluid of bats. Once ready, these new eye-balls are lubricated in a specially
prepared solution of fruitseed extracts and herbs -- possibly even a lotus --
and kept lubricated once in place..."
Demetrio said:A dozen spells and two variants.
There are also two dozen or so feats and a couple of combat manoeuvers as well as Aquilonian fencing.
Violetsaber said:Demetrio said:A dozen spells and two variants.
There are also two dozen or so feats and a couple of combat manoeuvers as well as Aquilonian fencing.
Thank you very much, I'll have to invest.
In response to the OP, I would PERSONALLY (and I'm not a very forgiving Game Master) make the unfortunate player learn to fight blind. There are several reasons for this, mostly that scholars are rare enough in Hyboria as it is. Finding one who knows healing arts instead of face-melting arts is even harder. Finding a healing scholor who wants to help you instead of rule the world? That's next to impossible...maybe if he's lucky, his character will find one twenty years from now.
Also, having someone RP'ing a deadly blind character is glorious, and very Conan in my opinion.
If that option is too unforgiving for you, then I'd at least recommend that the player have to do something horrible to get eyes again, like get new ones from a dead enemy...and have to pay a price to the scholar who binds the new flesh into his skull. This price may vary, but I imagine something like the loss of another sense (scent, hearing, touch, or taste) or a beloved body part (arm, leg, tounge, or something even more personal).
On the other hand, is it possible for the players to track down the scholor who did it and force him to cast a reversal spell?
Just some ideas.
Ichabod said:Lot of concern over being able to fight blind. No concern for how Decipher Script, Spot, Search, et al are nearly or completely useless? For how every environment needs to be described? For how hard it is to determine which way to go? To run?
On a general note, I can understand players who would rather be dead than maimed; it's a lot easier creating a new character than playing with a cripple.
Ichabod said:Lot of concern over being able to fight blind. No concern for how Decipher Script, Spot, Search, et al are nearly or completely useless? For how every environment needs to be described? For how hard it is to determine which way to go? To run?
On a general note, I can understand players who would rather be dead than maimed; it's a lot easier creating a new character than playing with a cripple.