Angelfire Preview 6

You'll see color photos of this week's guests as soon as you finish a short test. Without consulting your D&D books, take the following quiz to see if you can guesstimate how we designed the skirmish stats for three magicians: the Dwarf Wizard, the Ogre Mage, and the Archmage.

Answer key: 1 b, 2 a, 3 c, 4 b, 5 c, 6 c, 7 c, 8 a, 9 b, 10 b.

0 Correct:	Perfect failure is also a sort of accomplishment.
1 Correct:	I apologize for forcing you to click random buttons to see the new minis.
2-3 Correct:	Your slashing skirmish warbands have no space for wimpy spellcasters.
4-5 Correct:	Not bad, but I hope you have better luck with the d20.
6-7 Correct:	You have an excellent head on those shoulders.
8-9 Correct:	Did you major in multiple-choice tests? You're good.
10 Correct:	Doesn't matter what your diploma says: you majored in Dungeons & Dragons.

Dwarf Wizard

The uncommon Dwarf Wizard provides his services to Lawful Good warbands for a sensible 21 points. He has another interesting spell that works at sight range in addition to his unlimited uses of the range 6 cold orb spell -- but we'll let you see the rest of his spell list when you get his stat card.

Ogre Mage

Bringing terror to previously untroubled corners of the D&D universe, the Ogre Mage revels in his rare point job. As a 44-point commander, he offers Lawful Evil a mid-range commander with punch; 20 melee damage points of punch, actually.

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Archmage

The Archmage is a 98-point heavyweight for Chaotic Good. As seen on page 179 of the Dungeon Masters Guide, his robe of eyes sees all, blasts all. Well, actually he blasts things one at a time using empowered magic missiles and empowered melf's acid arrows. Interesting times ahead.

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