Trap the Soul spell question

[NewJeffCT]

Assuming the victim's SR is overcome and they fail their save, are they basically helpless when their soul is entrapped? I would think so since it is a Level 8 spell - so, I assume the victim cannot plane shift or teleport out?

here is the text from the SRD:
Trap the soul forces a creature’s life force (and its material body) into a gem. The gem holds the trapped entity indefinitely or until the gem is broken and the life force is released, which allows the material body to reform.

[Nebten]

That is correct. One's life force cannot cast spells. I've been in a gem before. Most of the time you just have to wait until the end of the combat to break open the gem unless the baddie took off.

[Kelek72]

Originally Posted by Nebten

That is correct. One's life force cannot cast spells. I've been in a gem before. Most of the time you just have to wait until the end of the combat to break open the gem unless the baddie took off.

I agree - but the way you worded your response was much cooler...

So - What was the inside of a gem like?

[Nebten]

It is like being in a large dance studio with all the outside sounds filtering in like Yanni music.

[StreamOfTheSky]

Originally Posted by Nebten

It is like being in a large dance studio with all the outside sounds filtering in like Yanni music.

So, it's not so much that the soul can't leave, but that it doesn't want to?

[Nebten]

Well its like being in the waiting room of a doctor's office. They have some maganizes, the nicer ones have a TV going or soft music in the back ground. All in all, its not a bad place to be, but you'd rather be someplace else. =v)

[Eridanis]

Sounds like it's a great place for multifaceted individuals to hang out.