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Icewolf
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 26 May 2005 : 14:34:38
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A player in a game I currently play in has recenty acquired a Ring of Spell Immunity. The way this particular Ring works is that a mage casts a spell of the wearer's choice into it, and then they become immune to that spell.
He got this at the end of our last session, and the DM called it while we rested. He asked my my character to cast Time Stop into it.
Now, my question: How, exactly, can one be immune to Time Stop? Since it affects only the caster by speeding them up to the point where it appears that time has stopped, there's nothing to really be immune to, is there? My DM hasn't yet decided on this matter, but I thought I better prepare some in-character arguments,
because of the reasons below, if you care to hear them.
The reason I ask this is complicated. My character is Chaotic Nuetral, and knows the the other guy is secretly evil. The guy, however has proven himself useful.
Long Explanation:
My character cast a specially prepared Arcane Sight (Widened X2) permanent on himself. My character found out that this character was wearing a magical ring that he hadn't told the party about. One casting of Greater Arcane Sight later, it was discovered to be a Ring of Undiscernible Alignment.
My character, of course discreetly cast a Dispel Magic while the other guy slept. Using a Wish to duplicate a Detect Evil, I found out he was Evil.
So my character is hesitant to give him an advantage that could prove fatal.
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 14:52:55
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The only way I could see imunity effect would be able to see the faster moving character. See all actions taken, perhaps get AoO if the caster got close enough.
It does not make much sense to me amd would think many other spells would make more sense. |
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
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Fletcher
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 17:02:18
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It just means he won't be affected if he ever managed to cast time stop on himself. It would be a wasted spell for the item.
Why don't you just say "OK, I'll cast Time Stop on your ring." No danger, and he's happy and remains useful.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 19:31:05
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| From what I've been told, in 3/3.5e you can't be immune to timestop because it's a personal spell.... |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 22:43:42
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| Hmm... but quite a few characters, such as Elminster, are immune to Time Stop even in their 3E stats. In fact, I think a couple of NPCs in the Epic Handbook are immune to this spell, even though I don't know how they can do that... |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2005 : 22:53:27
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quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101
Hmm... but quite a few characters, such as Elminster, are immune to Time Stop even in their 3E stats. In fact, I think a couple of NPCs in the Epic Handbook are immune to this spell, even though I don't know how they can do that...
Check the errata, WOTC removed that. :) |
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Edited by - Kuje on 26 May 2005 22:53:43 |
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Xysma
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Immunity to Time Stop?
