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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 10 May 2007 : 09:19:09
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Can sound travel 'through' a zone of silence? For example (simplest situation) there is a zone of silence in the middle of a tunnel, completely sealing it. Someone shouts in one end of the tunnel, can it be heard at the other end?
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 10 May 2007 : 10:10:02
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I'd say no. Sound waves would basically stop dead at the edges of a silenced area. For them to restart on the other side, something would have to recreate them.
It's kinda like putting a wall in the middle of the tunnel. Once the wall is there, it stops everything that hits it. |
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Kuje
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Posted - 10 May 2007 : 14:44:56
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Kentinal
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Posted - 10 May 2007 : 15:52:39
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Upon the casting of this spell, complete silence prevails in the affected area. All sound is stopped: Conversation is impossible, spells with verbal components cannot be cast, and no noise whatsoever issues from, enters, or passes through the area.
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"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 May 2007 : 22:18:31
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Ah there we go  thanks |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 10 May 2007 : 22:32:31
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Originally posted by Kaladorm
Ah there we go thanks
Now that is settled, there might be ways to get messages around a zone of silence using sound.
The first that occured to me was rock tapping, the vibrations of sound could extend wider then the zone of silence.
Another of course could be speaking tubes build outside of the zone of silence. *wink* |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
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warlockco
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 May 2007 : 01:50:44
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warlockco
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Posted - 11 May 2007 : 08:51:49
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You can't cast a spell with a verbal component in a Zone of Silence. You need Silent Spell metamagic or the Vocalize spell for that.
Also, creatures tend to notice when they suddenly go deaf for no reason...
Those within the spell’s area can converse normally, yet no one outside can hear your voices or any other noises from within
Zone of Silence
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/zoneOfSilence.htm
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I were not thinking of scouting but about hiding…
One last thing, this spell gives you almost a immunity to “all” including language-dependent or sonic spell effects
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 11 May 2007 : 18:21:47
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Originally posted by Victor_ograygor
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Originally posted by warlockco
You can't cast a spell with a verbal component in a Zone of Silence. You need Silent Spell metamagic or the Vocalize spell for that.
Also, creatures tend to notice when they suddenly go deaf for no reason...
Those within the spell’s area can converse normally, yet no one outside can hear your voices or any other noises from within
Zone of Silence
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/zoneOfSilence.htm
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I were not thinking of scouting but about hiding…
One last thing, this spell gives you almost a immunity to “all” including language-dependent or sonic spell effects
Ah, whenever I think of a Zone of Silence, I still think of the Old Silence spell. |
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Posted - 11 May 2007 : 18:43:50
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Originally posted by warlockco
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Originally posted by Victor_ograygor
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Originally posted by warlockco
You can't cast a spell with a verbal component in a Zone of Silence. You need Silent Spell metamagic or the Vocalize spell for that.
Also, creatures tend to notice when they suddenly go deaf for no reason...
Those within the spell’s area can converse normally, yet no one outside can hear your voices or any other noises from within
Zone of Silence
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/zoneOfSilence.htm
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I were not thinking of scouting but about hiding…
One last thing, this spell gives you almost a immunity to “all” including language-dependent or sonic spell effects
Ah, whenever I think of a Zone of Silence, I still think of the Old Silence spell.
Its okay Shady one… We all makes mistakes, that is what that makes us human… Hmm Right? 
I cant find errata one this spell, I have the feeling that something isent right.. Duration 1 hour level? 
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Ayunken-vanzan
Senior Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 12 May 2007 : 07:13:26
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Originally posted by Victor_ograygor
I cant find errata one this spell, I have the feeling that something isent right.. Duration 1 hour level?
1 hour/level is right. |
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