Headscratchers / Dungeons & Dragons (1983)

• The climax of "The Dragons' Graveyard": Morality aside, are we really supposed to believe that arrow could have killed Venger, even with the Field Power Effect in place? The guy has repeatedly survived stuff that looked a lot more lethal than Hank's powered-up arrows, giving the impression that he's immortal. You figured the reason the kids enlisted Tiamat's help in the first place is because she's the only thing in the Realm powerful enough to kill him Deader than Dead. But when she agrees to help, all she does is bring him there, so they don't need her to kill him for them after all, meaning this place supposedly must make their weapons as powerful as Tiamat, but she breaks out of one of Hank's energy lassos very easily. Even with the power boost they have there, it doesn't look like their weapons have been made as lethal as Heart Stones, the Dragon's Heart, a collapsing Hall of Bones, or an erupting volcano — that is, as the stuff Venger's returned from without a scratch. During the battle, Venger bats one of Hank's powered-up arrows aside as easily as he always does. So how is one shot from an arrow suddenly supposed to be able to kill this guy?
  • Simple, because Venger's power has been restrained at the time. Yes, at full power and ability Venger would easily survive or even deflect the arrow, however, normally he would also be able to just teleport away or break the bonds holding him. Unfortunately for him all the weapons got a power up from being in the Dragon's Graveyard so Presto's magic, which is what is holding him in place, is now stronger than Venger's, which is what makes him vulnerable and why he's afraid.
  • You'll note that, even in ordinary circumstances, Venger takes the trouble to deflect Hank's arrows rather than just let one hit him, which would seem to indicate that they're capable of doing him some damage.