Re: Dead Worlds & D&D 3e

In a message dated 10/2/00 7:57:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
flamebringer@???????.com writes:

> >Good point, I'd grown so accustomed to thinking of it as heat vision, I
>  >forgot that that wasn't the official party line.  Did they give drow
>  >ultravision in 2e?  I didn't think that vision type made it past 1e (which
>  >was too bad, I thought it was neat.)
>  >
>  >I'm glad 3e busted elves down to darkvision.  It had been a long
>  >established
>  >house rule in my games that elves had darkvision (ie needed a light source
>  >or some kind) and not infravision (no light source necessary.)
>
>  Eh, I'm not sure what ultravision is exactly. The complete book of elves
>  gave them 120' ultravision, with nary an explanation. My only drow
>  character, sorely lamented, lasted only three sessions. He fell victim to
>  the ever-present in-fighting. What did it originate as? It seems to be
>  connected to a different light spectrum, but without an explanation seems
>  goofy.
Ultravision has to do with seeing the ultraviolet light spectrum.  Seeing
this way would probably be impossible.  Why?  Due to the fact the only source
of UV being stars.

-True Seeker