YASD: Don't cast sleep on the priest! - sacha chua

YASD: Don’t cast sleep on the priest!

Posted on February 22nd, 2004 by Sacha Chua
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Thought I’d help my pet baby green dragons out by casting sleep on the priest. This, apparently, is a Very Bad Idea.

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