Malin Genie
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This is a question about the 3.0 Blade Barrier spell. It states that creatures in the barrier when created "can negate the damage with a successful Reflex saving throw, provided they can and do physically leave the area of the blades by the shortest possible route" (from the 3.0 SRD)
If a creature makes its saving throw, does this movement
(1) happen as 'bonus movement' out of turn
(2) happen out of turn, but then when the creaure's turn arrives it can only take a partial action as it has 'already' taken a move action
(3) only happen on the creature's turn (thus the creature does not move out of turn - but when its turn arrives is compelled to move or else take the damage anyway)?
I had always assumed (3), but then the possibility occured to me of a caster casting blade barrier (which takes effect just before her next turn) then casting, for example, a successful hold person - would the blade barrier then automatically inflict full damage, as the creature now cannot exit the spell's radius?
If a creature makes its saving throw, does this movement
(1) happen as 'bonus movement' out of turn
(2) happen out of turn, but then when the creaure's turn arrives it can only take a partial action as it has 'already' taken a move action
(3) only happen on the creature's turn (thus the creature does not move out of turn - but when its turn arrives is compelled to move or else take the damage anyway)?
I had always assumed (3), but then the possibility occured to me of a caster casting blade barrier (which takes effect just before her next turn) then casting, for example, a successful hold person - would the blade barrier then automatically inflict full damage, as the creature now cannot exit the spell's radius?
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