If a player uses a bead with the spell fabricate in it from the Arcane Abeyance feature, could they turn an enemy in plate armor's armor into an iron maiden or just a full-body metal-binding?
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1\$\begingroup\$ It's unclear to me: What does the Chonurgy Wizard's Arcane Abeyance feature have to do with turning an enemy's suit of armor into an iron maiden? \$\endgroup\$– RykaraCommented Mar 3, 2021 at 23:43
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2\$\begingroup\$ @Rykara Fabricate has a long casting time but Arcane Abeyance allows it to be cast with an action. \$\endgroup\$– Thomas MarkovCommented Mar 4, 2021 at 0:41
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1\$\begingroup\$ @thom, I see. It's purely about being able to cast in combat. I was imagining a scenario where a guard was ambushed with the spell in this way (outside of combat). \$\endgroup\$– RykaraCommented Mar 4, 2021 at 1:29
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No. Plate Armor is not raw materials.
Fabricate states:
You convert raw materials into products of the same material.
According to wikipedia, raw materials are:
The term raw material denotes materials in unprocessed or minimally processed states; e.g., raw latex, crude oil, cotton, coal, raw biomass, iron ore, air, logs, water, or "any product of agriculture, forestry, fishing or mineral in its natural form.
Plate Armor is not raw materials - it is not unprocessed, minimally processed, or a mineral in its natural form, so cannot be affected by fabricate.
answered Mar 3, 2021 at 22:58
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1\$\begingroup\$ do you have any details for what qualifys as " raw materials"? \$\endgroup\$– EMTGOCommented Mar 3, 2021 at 22:59
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2\$\begingroup\$ The examples in the spell give good guidance. Trees, wool, flax, hemp, iron ore. It would need to be materials that have only been harvested and not refined / modified. \$\endgroup\$– DavemanCommented Mar 3, 2021 at 23:02
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1\$\begingroup\$ @thomas markov thanks! i was unsure if that was a game term, should i make a separate question for "If a player uses a bead with the spell fabricate in it from the Arcane Abeyance feature, could they turn any raw iron they have on them into restraints on another creature?" \$\endgroup\$– EMTGOCommented Mar 3, 2021 at 23:03
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8\$\begingroup\$ @Aydens When you’re using arcane abeyance on spells that were never meant to be cast in combat, you’ve entered DM ruling territory. I can’t stop you from asking about every interaction you can think of, but I’d encourage you to consider if you really want to be told “it’s up to the DM” on a lot of these questions. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 3, 2021 at 23:05