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 ===== Safe wishes ===== ===== Safe wishes =====
  
-The following are considered “safe wishes,” meaning they can be expected to take their intended meaning without twisting (exception: efreeti will often attempt to twist even these):<sup>Ex</sup>((These are a selection of pretty "standard" wishes in AD&D, taken from and extrapolated from various sources, including the core rulebooks. Making these wishes safe from twisting is not an official game rule, though. DMs are free to be as wish-hostile as they'd like their campaign to be. That being said, wishes are rare, and many DMs make them even more rare by not properly placing all rolled magic items when [[generating treasure]]. We recommend DMs not be afraid to place wishes at any level of gameplay, and to provide a selection of safe wishes like these so players can understand what is reasonable. In that way, they can gauge things, and when they inevitably want something not on this list, they will need to choose between a safe wish, or something they really want. It's at that point that DMs can get really creative with fulfilling the wish. Not to say there isn't plenty of room for creativity fulfilling these safe wishes.))+The following are considered “safe wishes,” meaning they can be expected to take their intended meaning without twisting (exception: efreeti and other evil entities will often attempt to twist even these):<sup>Ex</sup>((These are a selection of pretty "standard" wishes in AD&D, taken from and extrapolated from various sources, including the core rulebooks. Making these wishes safe from twisting is not an official game rule, though. DMs are free to be as wish-hostile as they'd like their campaign to be. That being said, wishes are rare, and many DMs make them even more rare by not properly placing all rolled magic items when [[generating treasure]]. We recommend DMs not be afraid to place wishes at any level of gameplay, and to provide a selection of safe wishes like these so players can understand what is reasonable. In that way, they can gauge things, and when they inevitably want something not on this list, they will need to choose between a safe wish, or something they really want. It's at that point that DMs can get really creative with fulfilling the wish. Not to say there isn't plenty of room for creativity fulfilling these safe wishes.))
  
   * Ability score increase.((DMG 11. Remember to note that increases past 16 only increase a tenth of a point per wish.))   * Ability score increase.((DMG 11. Remember to note that increases past 16 only increase a tenth of a point per wish.))
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   * Increasing rolled HP for a previous level. Amount raised will be equal to the low average of the hit die, up to the maximum hit die value for that level. For example, if a 2 was rolled for a fighter’s level, the new roll would be 7 (2 + 5). If a second wish was used on that same roll, it would go to 10 (7 + 5, limited by the maximum value of the hit die, so 10, not 12).   * Increasing rolled HP for a previous level. Amount raised will be equal to the low average of the hit die, up to the maximum hit die value for that level. For example, if a 2 was rolled for a fighter’s level, the new roll would be 7 (2 + 5). If a second wish was used on that same roll, it would go to 10 (7 + 5, limited by the maximum value of the hit die, so 10, not 12).
   * Perfect identification of all abilities of a magic item without handling it (does not work on relics or artifacts).   * Perfect identification of all abilities of a magic item without handling it (does not work on relics or artifacts).
-  * Restore all of a character’s lost levels from energy drain+  * Restore all of a character’s lost levels from energy drain.
   * Reduce opponent hit probabilities (-4) or damage capability (50%) for the encounter.   * Reduce opponent hit probabilities (-4) or damage capability (50%) for the encounter.
   * Increase or decrease duration of an effect (can as much as double effect or eliminate it entirely, wisher’s option).   * Increase or decrease duration of an effect (can as much as double effect or eliminate it entirely, wisher’s option).
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   * Gain a clue to a treasure or location of any desired magic item.   * Gain a clue to a treasure or location of any desired magic item.
   * Revert an alignment change caused by magic.   * Revert an alignment change caused by magic.
-  * Regain a lost psionic mode or discipline +  * Regain a lost psionic mode or discipline. 
-  * Know a spell the character previously failed to know.+  * Comprehend a spell the character previously failed to know. (The spell must still be acquired normally, but the to-know roll is considered to have passed.)
  
 ===== Using wishes to surpass level caps ===== ===== Using wishes to surpass level caps =====
  
-Wishes cannot be used to surpass class level caps, regardless of whether the cap is due to the nature of race or the limits of the class.((Allowing this would unquestionably be the "best" use of a wish. A party would want to save their wishes to use on specifically breaking level limits. Socially, players of non-humans may even go so far as to expect that the wishes will be used on their characters, since gaining an extra level can be so powerful. Furthermore, the other major power increases that can be gained from wishes are more restrictive. Ability scores past 16 require 10 wishes per single point, and wishing for a magic item only gives the location of such a treasure. All that being considered, we do not recommend that wishes can be used in this way.))+Wishes cannot be used to surpass class level caps, regardless of whether the cap is due to the nature of race or the limits of the class.((Allowing this would probably make it the "best" use of a wish. A party would likely often want to save their wishes to use on breaking level limits. Socially, players of non-humans may even go so far as to expect that the wishes will be used on their characters, since gaining an extra level can be so powerful for the party. Furthermore, the other major power increases that can be gained from wishes are more restrictive. Ability scores past 16 require 10 wishes per single point, and wishing for a magic item only gives the location of such a treasure. All that being considered, we do not recommend that wishes can be used in this way.))
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