BOMBADIL stats???

[geneweigel]

Heh, I was reading POLYHEDRON #18 (May 1984) and found this under NEW NPCs by Jim Ward:

LIDABMOB THE WIZARD
AC: 7
MOVE: 12"
HIT POINTS: 69
NO. of ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: By weapon type
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spells
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Magic devices
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
SIZE: M (5'10" tall)
ALIGNMENT: Lawful evil
MAGIC-USER: 14th level
PSIONIC ABILITY: None
ATTACK/DEFENSE MODES: None
S: 10 I: 18 W: 18 D: 18 C: 18 C H: 18

Lidabmob was a magic-user of the Wild
Coast region who grew in power while
exploring the ruins of Greyhawk castle,
and has seen many strange and unusual
things in those old ruins. With the help of
a large band of fellow adventurers he
fought and defeated many fierce creatures
in the dungeon therein. He won against
vampires and liches, demons and devils,
wizards like himself, and clever traps that
took the lives of many before him.
A thin man with a brash nature, Lidabmob
has a passion for magic items of all
types. In his years of adventuring he has
gone through fifteen different fully
charged wands, a Staff of Power, and
several hundred potions. At his career
peak he had a castle on a river near Greyhawk
with hundreds of men at arms and
knights to serve him . These included a
high level fighter, an elf magic-user/
fighter, several elf fighters, and one very
powerful dwarf fighter.
At one point he was forced to deal with
devils to save his life and the lives of several
of his followers. This act caused him
to lose almost everything he had, including
his castle and lands, to a pit fiend.
Now he roams the Wild Coast with a
loyal dwarf.
He has his magical books stored away
in a special magic box that performs like a
Bag of Holding. He wears a Ring of
Regeneration and a +3 Ring of Protection.
He has several useful Protection
scrolls, an Ebony Fly, a Paralyzation
wand, and a supply of potions.
His only goal at present is to get out
from under the evil forces that have
brought him to his current situation.
Created by James M.Ward

Thats weird that I never noticed it before.

[Scott]

Yeah, that's a good find.

[Scott]

Look at those stats, a 10 and five 18s.

[grodog]

Nice find, Gene. Thanks!

[geneweigel]

Heh, I didn't know he came out and said Lidabmob a few years back but I just searched "Lidabmob" and saw this Q&A:

www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11179&start=1560

I wasn't aware of this as I don't pay attention to a lot of forums because it just infuriates me.

Speaking of that my Zeb Cook Q&A protest of DF will be 5 years in April. I recently celebrated 8 years of protesting the GROGNARD'S TAVERN because of them selling out the development forum to Troll Lords. KNIGHTS AND KNAVES ALEHOUSE has only been one year and seven months but just because I just don't like the clone people's SHUT UP AND LET US SELL THIS mentality in general so it may not be that long...