Questions tagged [magic]
For questions about the nature of magic in a game. Use [spells] for questions on specific spells, and [spellcasting] for questions specifically about the process of spellcasting.
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Are there methods to allow players to create permanent gates between planes/demiplanes? [duplicate]
My players are wondering if they can create permanent ways between their demiplanes (created by the demiplane spell) and between the planes the campaign takes place in. They, over time, have made many ...
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Is there any lore about faerzress being used for portals?
The 1st edition of D&D introduced the Underdark with the Adventure D1, D2, and D3, later compiled into the Queen of Spiders supermodule. One characteristic feature of the Underdark was that long-...
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If a Defiler native to Athas managed to get to another Material Plane, could they still use Defiling magic?
From what I understand, in Dark Sun, Defilers can destroy the plants around them to make their magic more powerful. If a Defiler from Athas somehow ended up in another material plane (don't care which,...
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Can a person make a magical pact for something other than warlock abilities?
If someone makes a pact with a magical entity, does it have to be warlock abilities, or can it be something more traditional — wealth, political influence, or something simple like killing someone ...
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Non-Master Technocrat Minion Creation?
So, one of the main "aesthetic points" of the Technocratic Union is their wide use of minions that they create through superscience, ranging from the relatively expendable Men in Black clones to the ...
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Any way to cast dragonmark SLAs in a rage?
Pretty obvious dual to this question, but now for (dragonmark) spell-like abilities.
While raging, a barbarian cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except for Balance, ...
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Would Spell Storing (weapon) be a superior option than Spell Storing, Minor (ring) for self buffing?
In DND 3.5e, both can contain up to 3 levels of spells in total.
Spell Storing, Minor (ring) costs 18000GP.
On the other hand, Spell Storing (Weapon) costs +1 bonus, which makes the minimum cost ...
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Can wizards really cast spells in armor?
I've just read the D&D 5e basic rules, and I'm not sure I'm up to speed regarding casting spells while clad in armor. The only mention I can find about this (page 79):
Because of the mental focus ...
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How invulnerable can you make a gate door?
There exists a mighty stronghold on a bountiful greater demiplane. The only way in is through a permanent planar gate on the material plane, around which has been built a great and legendary door. ...
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Permanently hiding items/objects
I'm curious how one might go arranging for an item or object to become permanently lost, and completely inaccessible to everyone (I would prefer a method that's reasonably secure against even divine ...
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What are the effects of magical sleep for a long rest?
I’ve searched for this over and over but haven’t found a definite answer to my questions… It would be awesome if the answer(s) could contain links that support their sayings :)
Say you are put to ...
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Why is "Improved Rune casting" listed twice in the Runecaster description?
I was just perusing one of my books (Players Guide to Faerun) and I'm reading a class ability of the Runecaster that states the following:
Improved Rune casting (Su): As a runecaster rises in level, ...
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Can Undead created via 'Animate Dead' be dismissed?
In the 5e D&D PHB, the spell 'Animate Dead' states that:
The creature is under your control for 24 hours,
after which it stops obeying any command you’ve given
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3.5e 'Animate Dead' ...
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Can a portal to the Quasi-Elemental Plane of Radiance be used to do damage?
I want to open a portal to the Quasi-elemental Plane of Radiance that'll unleash a big ol' laser that'll probably ruin some monster's day. (Currently I'm considering using dimension door to do it.) Is ...
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Does Rainbow Servant allow a full-list spontaneous caster to cast all cleric spells?
A full-list spontaneous arcane caster (Warmage, Beguiler or Dread Necromancer) does not pick spells to learn each level, like a Wizard or a Sorcerer, and cannot copy spells from other sources to a ...
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Does Antimagic Field supress all divine magic?
An Antimagic Field (PHB, p213) creates an area
[...] divorced from the magical energy that suffuses the multiverse. Within the sphere, spells can't be cast, summoned creatures disappear, and even ...
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Alchemist and Healer's Touch interaction
How does the feat Healer's Touch interact with an alchemist?
From my initial reading, since alchemist extracts are considered 'spells' it would work, so long as it was used on others via infusion.
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How would D&D 5e spellcasters investigate an anonymous attack?
The adventuring party (D&D 5e level 5) have just managed to commit an audacious attack, destroying an important, visible monument. For the sake of argument let's assume that they have managed to ...
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What does Detect Magic actually detect?
In Pathfinder 2, the cantrip Detect Magic states that:
You send out a pulse that registers the presence of magic. You receive no information beyond the presence or absence of magic. You can choose to ...
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Does the Tireless spell increase your normal movement rate?
The Tireless spell (Deep Magic, Kobold Press) says:
You grant machinelike stamina to a creature you touch for the duration of the spell. The target requires no food or drink or rest. It can move at ...
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Can two mundane parents give birth to an awakened child?
Is it possible for two mundane parents to give birth to an awakened child in Shadowrun SR5? I've not been able to find any information about this in the core rulebook. By awakened, I mean someone ...
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Can you run D&D 5e in a post-modern setting without magic?
I recently found a PDF on DMs guild about cyberpunk D&D and didn't feel that I wanted to run it with magic. The main 3 casting classes that have a subclass in the PDF are artificer, cleric and ...
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How can I effectively deal with an incorporeal enemy as an alchemist? Are alchemist's bombs considered magical?
Incorporeal enemies have double resistances against non-magical damage. Many other creatures also have resistances against some non-magical damage but incorporeal creatures are the biggest offenders.
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Can Dispel Magic or Mordenkainen's Disjunction dispel a Supernatural (shapeshift) effect?
In D&D 3.0 and/or 3.5 -- can Dispel Magic or Mordenkainen's Disjunction dispel Supernatural effects? (For instance, a druid's wild shape.)
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Are the plants animated by an Assassin Vine considered magical?
In our last play session the party was attacked by an Assassin Vine. The low-strength kobold ranger was trapped in the vines for several rounds (in part because he went unconscious from damage, but ...
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Can you sustain a spell multiple times per turn?
For example, if I sustain the Flaming Sphere spell, I can use it to damage an opponent. Can I sustain it 3 times per turn, to deal damage 3 times?
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Is there any canon support for Sympathy and Contagion in Greyhawk?
I am going to be playing a GURPS Fantasy game set in Greyhawk using some of the rules from the Thaumotology book, which include Contagion:
two things that have been in close contact are magically ...
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Can a Githyanki silver sword be used as a means to kill a lich or other similar "immortal" being?
I've been thinking of an idea for a campaign where the adventuring party must find pieces of a weapon: a sword that would be used to slay a lich, as it has the power to destroy a persons soul.
When it ...
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How does D&D Vancian magic make sense in-game?
One thing that bugs me about Vancian Magic in D&D as I understand it is the following: How is "fire and forget" remotely believable when I can slot and ready more than one "copy&...
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Does the Detect Magic spell detect itself?
If I cast detect magic in a circle around myself, can I see the aura of my own spell and thus know where it ends?
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How do I balance a very-low magic campaign?
Recently, my players and I got kind of bored with the fact that Pathfinder relies heavily on magic items than martial prowess for fighting classes. I realize and accept the fact that spellcasters are ...
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Do external, non-innate methods exist in Faerûn circa 1489 DR to situationally alter the efficacy of spellcasting?
Prior to D&D5e, Forgotten Realms lore included situational methods and circumstances that could change the way spells and spellcasting worked. For example, the 1e product Volos' Guide to All ...
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Can a Paladin's Cleansing Touch (inadvertently) Dispel Simulacrum?
In our last D&D session, I was playing as a simulacrum of my PC that was sent by the BBEG after my PC had been captured. About halfway through the session, the party noticed I was reluctant to use ...
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Is there a purely charisma-based divine caster?
Do we have a class like oracle from pathfinder but for D&D 3.5? The only one I can find is the favored soul from complete divine, but it's wisdom based, and I would love to have one charisma based....
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How does a Nightmare fly?
The Nightmare's Lore entry describes the creation of the monster:
Nightmares don't appear naturally in the multiverse. They must be created from
pegasi. The ritual that creates a nightmare requires ...
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How does Detect Magic interact with living bodies?
One player at my table is currently in a pretty specific situation, where he has a magic item inside his body.
I have looked at the Detect Magic spell, and at the internet but I did not find anything ...
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How do I create a sense of science about magic?
Based off of this question.
Magic in many games is considered well-understood, but ill explained (hence 'magic'). Assuming that I control the environment and have a mild will to bend mechanics, how ...
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Is the Pain Relief Adept power Overpriced?
The Adept power Pain Relief can be found in the 4th Edition book Street Magic. According to my 2006 Printing on page 179, it costs me 1 point of adept powers and can heal some stun damage, demanding 5 ...
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Is there, or has there been, an official list of what aura magic items give?
In the 5th Edition description of detect magic, it states:
...you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school ...
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Can non-druids shapeshift?
I know that druids can use wild form to shapeshift into animals with wild form, but is there a way for others to shapeshift too, without multi-classing?
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Do objects affected by the Animate Objects spell count as magical weapons for the purpose of overcoming resistance?
Objects animated by the Animate Objects spell deal piercing or bludgeoning damage depending on the object type.
Is this damage counted as magical against creatures with resistance to non-magical ...
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Is the Armorer artificer's Arcane Armor magical?
Is an Armorer artificer's Arcane Armor magical?
As far as I've seen, the rules do not clearly state that the armor becomes a magical object. In addition, an argument can be made that the rules ...
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Can a Tressym see a Skulk?
Is a skulk's invisibility is magical enough to be detected by a tressym's Detect Invisibility? Or is it just a nonmagical ability?
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Can energy from Lend Energy be banked like that from paut?
At the simplest, Lend Energy (Healing college) and paut (as defined in Dungeon Fantasy/DFRPG and from GURPS: Thaumatology) are both intended to replace Fatigue Points spent in casting magic (faster ...
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How can I identify which diseases are Supernatural (and which diseases are other types)?
How do I identify which diseases are "supernatural" and which diseases are other types?
I hoping for a property in the disease's stat block, but cannot find anything that makes the ...
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Do the effects spells like Freedom of Movement or Foresight continue to affect a player if they Polymorph, Shapechange, or Wild Shape into a new form? [duplicate]
Do the effects if spells like Freedom of Movement or Foresight continue to affect a player if they Polymorph or Shapechange into a new form in 5th edition DnD?
Hello, as stated above I am wondering if ...
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How can an NPC replace some pages of a book with different pages, without leaving a trace of manipulation?
A NPC in my adventure (set in Eberron), which I lead as DM, wants to replace some maps in a book with different maps. The person removes the maps by cutting out the pages containing them and somehow ...
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"Tele-fragging" with Illusory Reality
The 14th-level Illusion Wizard feature, Illusory Reality, allows you to make an object in an illusion real (PHB p. 118):
Illusory Reality. By 14th level, you have learned the secret of weaving shadow ...
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Omniscient Magic Mouth?
As a departure gift to a member of our party, I wanted to give a pendant with Magic Mouth on it, the trigger condition being "when a creature that you're having a conversation with lies to you&...
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I've been trying to track down an old P&P RPG that I used to have years ago
The game was similar to Palladium or Rifts as I recall, but I remember a rule-set detailing Tech-level vs Magic-level; the higher the tech the less it affects the high magic elements, and vise versa.
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