Discrete magical constructions used to accomplish an effect.
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A spell stacking question
I've a couple of questions regarding stacking multiple area effect spells:
Does Celestial Brilliance spell (BoED p94) stack with itself? That is, if two instances of this spell are cast and an evil ...
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How does Charm Person affect a PC?
It's quite clear how the DM should play any NPCs that get Charmed by a PC -- the NPC should behave as the caster's best friend, and do things that he'd do for his best friend.
But how do you play ...
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Does Protection from Evil protect against the Fear spell?
Does Protection from Evil protect against Fear in Pathfinder?
Note that Protection from Evil is written a little differently in Pathfinder than in D&D 3.5:
Second, the subject immediately
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Does a Pathfinder Witch's Slumber Hex Count as Mind-Affecting Effect?
From d20pfsrd.com, the Witch gets the following Hex:
Slumber (Su): A witch can cause a
creature within 30 feet to fall into a
deep, magical sleep, as per the spell
sleep. The creature ...
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Do fire spells cast underwater still affect creatures vulnerable to fire?
Related Question: Can magic items that deal fire damage function underwater?
As mentioned in the above question:
From the DMG p93:
Spells or spell-like effects with the
fire descriptor are ...
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Spell Selection on Lore Seeker campaign Trait
On page 331 of the Pathfinder Advanced Players Guide, there is the lore seeker trait that has the following:
If you cast arcane spells, pick three spells on your spell list. You are particularly ...
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Can touch-range spells be counterspelled at range?
Rather than fight our way out of a particularly hard encounter at the end of the last adventure, the party tried to teleport away. An enemy spellcaster attempted to counterspell it from across the ...
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Any games with a Magicka-like (experimental/combination-based) magic system?
I really like the exploratory/combining elements of the magic system in the computer game Magicka. Can anyone recommend a tabletop game with a similar system?
The system is based on obtaining ...
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Is it possible to turn Tenser's Floating Disk into a chariot?
Is it possible to turn Tenser's Floating Disk into a chariot in AD&D 1st edition?
There are several problems that I'm not sure can be solved:
How would the harness be attached to the disk?
Can ...
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Can Minor Healing be used multiple times to cure a medium or serious injury in HARP?
In ICE's HARP (High Adventure Role Playing) system the Minor Healing spell says:
The caster must select one of the following options when casting this spell:
Reduce a maneuver penalty by up to 20
...
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Can magic items that deal fire damage function underwater?
From the DMG p93:
Spells or spell-like effects with the fire descriptor
are ineffective underwater unless the caster makes a
Spellcraft check (DC 20 + spell level). If the check succeeds, the
...
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Good Single Word Instruction for “Command” Spell
The first level Cleric spell "Command" allows a single word verb command to be issued which will be obeyed by the target.
What commands would you recommend / have you had success with? It feels like ...
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Does polymorph or wildshape give you extra attacks?
If a player casts polymorph and they get more arms, can they have extra attacks with those extra arms?
If they do get extra attacks, what is your base attack bonus?
Is the same true for wildshape? ...
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When using the polymorph spell is the new shape always centred on the targets old shape?
Normally, you would assume that a character changing from a medium sized character to a Huge character using polymorph would do so as shown in example A, filling the empty squares.
Is example B a ...
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Can my mage prepare powers of the same level but of a different type (encounter, daily, utility)?
I'm reading about the Mage on the Heroes of the Fallen Lands, and page 200 says
You cannot prepare more than one power of any given level on the same day. For example, a 14th level mage [...] can ...
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How does Magic Circle against Evil work?
Magic Circle against Evild20SRD has two primary effects:
Affecting all creatures within 10-ft. of its target with a Protection from Evild20SRD effect.
Drawing a 10-ft.-radius circle centered on its ...
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Is there a Potion of Magic Circle against Evil?
I know that you can brew a potion for any 3rd-level or lower spell that targets one or more creatures : If you store a personal spell in a wand, can you then target other creatures with that spell?.
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Does shutting your eyes help when mirror images are in different squares?
The spell mirror image creates figments of the caster.
These figments
separate from you and remain in a cluster,
each within 5 feet of at least one other figment
or you. You can move into ...
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Are Transmutation spells lost after dismissing or casting Alter Self
The description of transmutation spells is
Transmutation spells change the properties of some creature, thing,
or condition.
So if a transmutation spell was cast after an alter self, and then ...
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Does expeditious retreat affect warlock fly speed
Expeditious Retreat says
This spell increases your base land speed by 30 feet. (This adjustment is treated as an enhancement bonus.) There is no effect on other modes of movement, such as burrow, ...
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Shadowrun: Do Lightning Bolt/Ball Lightning spells do physical or stun damage?
The Setup
The Lightning Bolt and Ball Lightning spells both have their damage type listed as P for Physical (as opposed to S for Stun, such as Knockout). However, the rules also state (emphasis ...
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Creating and researching new spells in Shadowrun
This is a two part related question:
The combat spells in Shadowrun cover fire, electric and acid elemental attacks, but not cold elemental attacks. Considering that the direct-attack spells all ...
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When a Stinking Cloud is moved onto a creature, does the creature take damage immediately?
In a recent session of D&D 4e, a Stinking Cloud was moved onto a creature who was outside of it.
Stinking Cloud Effect:
...Creatures that enter the zone or
start their turns there take ...
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What hexes should I take for my huckster?
I'm in a Deadlands game using the classic Pinnacle rules set. Our posse is fairly well mixed — two or three gunslingers of varying types, a sharpshooter, a voudonista, a mad scientist, and me. What ...
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How can I pass through a Blade Barrier?
Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well?
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Can you use a Metamagic Rod and a Scroll together?
Are you allowed to use a Metamagic Rod (say Extend) with a Spell read from a Scroll?
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Does blade barrier have to be anchored to the ground?
If I cast blade barrier, does it have to be anchored to the ground? Or can I have it float anywhere I want that it could occupy, such as cast it above me as a sort of roof of blades?
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Lower spells in higher spell slots
Can you place a lower level spell in a higher spell slot? In other words, can you place magic missile in a 4th level slot if you want to, without a metamagic feat?
This came up in our Pathfinder game ...
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Counter to Celestial Brilliance
The cleric in my party makes frequent use of the spell Celestial Brilliance (from Book of Exalted Deeds) and I've been doing some research on the web. Most people I've seen in other forums tend to ...
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Stone shape replacement in D&D 4e?
I'm a big fan of of the D&D 3.5 Spell Stone Shape. Is there any 4e equivalent of it?
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Can Prestidigitation color people's skin?
The Prestidigitation spell in D&D 3.5 specifically says that it is possible to use it to color items (see SRD). Given the wording, "items" can be interpreted either as "inanimate object" or more ...
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How do you interpret the charm spell?
In a campaign I've been playing in, we've been having a real tough time deciding how powerful to make the first level Charm Person spell for Magic Users. Some background, we are playing Swords & ...
