Triviathlon answers - here they are!

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Rules Questions

1 What type of animal is most often found guarding a
gnome's lair?
ANSWER: Badger

2 What is the percentage chance to burn through a rope
with a candle?
ANSWER: 25%

3 I just cast a spell at my enemy, who was then pelted
with red flowers. Where am I?
ANSWER: A wild magic area.

4 What being is the source of Pluma magic?
ANSWER: Qotal, the feathered dragon.

5 If a drow says to you, "Oloth plynn dos," what does he
mean?
ANSWER: It is a curse meaning, "darkness take you!"

6 A specialist wizard in the School of Abjuration cannot
cast spells from which schools?
ANSWER: Alteration and illusion.

7 Who is worshipped at the Silent Hall in Iriaebor?
ANSWER: Eldath (Goddess of Singing Waters).

8 What bonus proficiency is granted to a metaphysician?
ANSWER: Academician.

9 What level of spell is tentacle walls?
ANSWER: Seventh

10 A PC drinks half of an enlarged potion of diminution.
What happens to her?
ANSWER: She shrinks 50%.

11 According to the Player's Handbook, what is the maximum
number of hit points a 1st-level thief can have?
ANSWER: 8.

12 Doommasters are specialty priests of what deity?
ANSWER: Beshaba (Maid of Misfortune).

13 What damage bonus does a character gain when wearing a
girdle of storm giant strength?
ANSWER: +12

14 What potion ages its user by a year?
ANSWER: Potion of speed.

15 What is the proper name for polar halflings?
ANSWER: Furchin

16 The first impression one has of these is of "a writhing
mass of fur and flesh in the distant moonlit darkness."
What are they?
ANSWER: Gibberlings

17 A 3rd-level fighter (Str 17, plate mail, boots of
speed, two-handed sword with specialization) battles a
hook horror: statistically, who is most likely to win, and
in which round?
ANSWER: In its original form, this question's answer was
clearly fighter, 3rd round. A small editing change muddied
the water so that the answer became whoever wins
initiative in round 4. However, because of some confusion
in the AD&D rules, we also accepted fighter, round 3, and
hook horror, round 4.

18 According to the Player's Handbook, what is the minimum
level a priest must be to have a chance at turning a
vampire?
ANSWER: 6th

19 In what AD&D game campaign setting could you find
hadozees and rastipedes?
ANSWER: SPELLJAMMER

20 The only thing I won't eat is an elf, although I don't
like the taste of dwarves. What am I?
ANSWER: Bulette

21 How many fen equal one yuan?
ANSWER: 5 fen = 1 yuan.

22 Which character races can be demi-bards?
ANSWER: Elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes

23 "Goblinsticker" is a special fighter kit for what race?
ANSWER: Gnomes

24 At what level can a sha'ir call upon a jann for aid and
protection?
ANSWER: 5th

25 Who or what are korobokuru?
ANSWER: Oriental dwarves.

26 What AD&D game warrior kit is "the explorer of the
Known Spheres, expander of the reach of the spaceborne,
and discoverer of new worlds"?
ANSWER: The Frontiersman

27 Lord Ragnar (fighter 16) has 12 hp after fighting six
mummies. Deliah (cleric 18) casts every "cure wounds"
spell she can. How many hit points could Ragnar regain?
ANSWER: None.

28 This undead creature is so horrifying that the mere
sight of it can age a victim 10 years.
ANSWER: A ghost

29 Name the three distinct races of spirit folk.
ANSWER: Bamboo spirit folk, river spirit folk, sea spirit
folk.

30 How long does it take a person, with assistance, to
properly don a suit of plate mail?
ANSWER: 5 to 10 rounds (d6 + 4)

31 What AD&D 1st edition hardcover book contains tiny
drawings of a snit and a bolotomus?
ANSWER: Monster Manual

32 A monodrone modron has only one side. What shape is it?
ANSWER: Sphere.

33 How far can a paragon black dragon breathe a stream of
acid?
ANSWER: 140 feet

34 Which dragon is the smallest, weakest, and least
intelligent of the true dragons?
ANSWER: White dragon

35 In the 2nd printing of the Tome of Magic, the
Mindkiller spell was replaced by what other spell?
ANSWER: Mindtracker.

36 If a 3rd-level shukenja casts a calm spell onto a
breeze-tossed lake, what happens?
ANSWER: Nothing.

37 What is the Wisdom score of Astinus of Palanthus?
ANSWER: 19

38 At a roadside inn, a weary human scout and a dwarf
swordsman meet a resting halfling cutpurse and a gnome
trickster. Under 1st edition rules, what do they all have
in common?
ANSWER: They are all 3rd level.

39 How many metal coins weigh a pound?
ANSWER: 50

40 Name the first hardcover book to be part of a
roleplaying game.
ANSWER: The Monster Manual

41 How many character points would a fighter have left to
spend on class abilities after selecting Building and
Leadership?
ANSWER: 5

42 How far can Hiawatha shoot a pixie bow?
ANSWER: 75 yards.

43 The only way to be certain of killing me is to reduce
me to 30 hit points and then use a wish spell. What am I?
ANSWER: A tarrasque.

44 Igor is a 13th-level fighter wearing gauntlets of ogre
power and armed with Melior. He is a grand master in the
weapon's use and he is under the influence of a helpful
prayer spell. How much damage will he inflict if he
strikes a frost giant?
ANSWER: 3d8 +13 (or 16-37)

45 What kind of character can safely employ the
Mac-Fuirmidh cittern?
ANSWER: A bard of 5th level or higher.

46 Under 1st edition rules, what is artichoke juice good
for?
ANSWER: Cures jaundice.

47 How far can a character see while submerged 30 feet in
a freshwater lake?
ANSWER: By the letter of the rule, 20 feet. By the spirit
of the rule, 30 feet. We accepted either answer.

48 How long would it take a moderately encumbered
character who is sitting at the bottom of a 60-foot-deep
lake to swim to the surface?
ANSWER: 4 rounds (3.75 rounds is acceptable)

49 Table 5: Suggested Begging Modifiers can be found in
what AD&D product?
ANSWER: Shaman

50 An electrum piece is worth how many ceramic pieces?
ANSWER: 50.

Story and Setting Questions

51 The Cleric Quintet is set in what AD&D game realm?
ANSWER: The Forgotten Realms.

52 Who is Charles Oliver O'Kane?
ANSWER: The Lord Mayor of Ravens Bluff (or The Living City)

53 Who are Yondalla the Provider and Brandobaris?
ANSWER: halfling deities

54 What term describes an outcast Vistani, "utterly
corrupted by the gloom of the surrounding land."
ANSWER: Darkling

55 What is the word for "alien wizard" in the AL-QADIM
setting?
ANSWER: Ajami

56 Name the three principle orders of knights in the
DRAGONLANCE setting.
ANSWER: Knights of the Crown, Knights of the Sword,
Knights of the Rose

57 What is the name of the creature who rules Dragon
Mountain?
ANSWER: Infyrana (the red dragon)

58 The Demonweb Pits are part of what plane?
ANSWER: The Abyss

59 The Horseshoe Temple, deep in the Quoya desert where
only adventurous nomads travel, houses shrines to the Nine
Sacred Sages of the Path. Who was the 5th sage?
ANSWER: Yao Tsung-i the Swordbreaker

60 What are the names of Strahd Von Zarovich's brothers?
ANSWER: Sturm and Sergei

61 What alignment is Chemosh, Lord of the Undead?
ANSWER: Lawful evil

62 What is the name of Drizzt Do'Urden's panther companion?
ANSWER: Guenhwyvar

63 Which vampire in Ravenloft lived the longest?
ANSWER: Jander Sunstar.

64 What three magical weapons must PCs retrieve from White
Plume Mountain?
ANSWER: Whelm, Wave, Blackrazor

65 What do Soldai, Aurachil, and Kirinor have in common?
ANSWER: They are all Wednesday.

66 What is the title of the leader of the Solamnic Knights
of the Rose?
ANSWER: The High Justice

67 What sort of creatures guard the upper level of the
Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun?
ANSWER: Norkers and gnolls.

68 Complete the stanza, "Open the gates to my Sphere of
Power, And put off evil . . .
ANSWER: "in its appointed hour."

69 What are the three moons of Krynn?
ANSWER: Solinari, Nuitari, and Lunitari

70 What lies beyond the ring of Sigil?
ANSWER: Nothingness.

71 Aside from the Markessas, who can tell the false
Markessa from the original Markessa?
ANSWER: Her bodyguard.

72 What is Azalin's true name, and from what campaign
world did he originate?
ANSWER: Firan Zal'Honan; Greyhawk

73 How does Petit-Singe convince the guards at Chateau
Sylaire to let him pass?
ANSWER: By not knowing the password (he persuades them
there isn't one).

74 Translate the phrase, "Est Sularus oth Mithas"
ANSWER: My honor is my life.

75 Who found the Silencer of Bodach "about three King's
Ages ago?"
ANSWER: Rimmon

76 In what region does the town of Pommeville lie?
ANSWER: Vosgone

77 Who is the king of the centaurs living on the Island of
Evermeet?
ANSWER: Gwyon Ironhoof

78 What's the first thing the Dancing Man says?
ANSWER: "Baphomet"

79 Where was Edralve exiled to after a failed coup?
ANSWER: The surface world.

80 Who destroyed the arch-lich Vecna?
ANSWER: Kas the Bloody-handed (his lieutenant).

81 This city is the capital of Talinie.
ANSWER: Nowelton.

82 Who is the twin brother of Zeboim and son of Sargonnas?
ANSWER: Nuitari

83 Googlaboorp is a priest of what deity?
ANSWER: Blipdoolpoolp.

84 What island lies between Aridia and Inferno in the Io's
Blood Island Chain.
ANSWER: Basilisk.

85 Before Abalach-Re was killed in battle against Sadira
of Tyr, what city did she rule?
ANSWER: Raam

86 Which regular customer at the Welcome Wench Inn is
actually an agent of the Viscount of Verbobonc?
ANSWER: Elmo.

87 What class and level was Castanamir when he retired to
his island?
ANSWER: 18th-level mage.

88 In what village did the cult of the reptile god take
hold?
ANSWER: Orlane.

89 If you and a noyan seek shelter from a buran in your
yurt, where do you live?
ANSWER: the Horse Plains (or the Endless Waste, or the
steppe).

90 What race of petitioners are found in Semuanya's Bog?
ANSWER: Lizard men.

91 Who inadvertantly brought the Red Death to Gothic Earth?
ANSWER: Imhotep.

92 How many levels are there in the Iron Citadel, which
stands in the ring of fire surrounding Ur Draxa?
ANSWER: Six.

93 Four cryptknights guard the tomb of Martek. They will
not attack a group of adventurers who carry one of these.
ANSWER: Star gems.

94 What two magical substances are unique to the Savage
Coast?
ANSWER: Cinnabryl and vermeil (we also accepted red steel).

95 In this adventure, PCs begin at 0 level and select a
class during play.
ANSWER: Treasure Hunt.

Art Questions

96 Who is this?
ANSWER: Drelnza, daughter of Iggwilv.

97 What is this (the monster, not the product)?
ANSWER: Astral dreadnought.

98 Where is this (in what dungeon)?
ANSWER: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan.

99 When is this (what year in the Dragonlance Saga
timeline?)
ANSWER: 352 A.C.

100 Why is this dragon angry?
ANSWER: Its egg (or treasure) has been stolen.

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[LaffnOtter]

<<4 What being is the source of Pluma magic?
ANSWER: Qotal, the feathered dragon.>>

This one is wrong, flat out. The Maztica box states clearly that the
goddess Maztica gave the gift of pluma to Qotal. She is, therefor, the
ultimate source.

Bryan.

By the time justice is done, injustice has often accomplished all it set
out to do.