Contingency

[Calim]

Can contingency be used to disintegrate when battle is joined?

sounds stupid to me but that is why I am asking.

Thanks

 

[Diirk]

The spell to be brought into effect by the contingency must be one that affects your person and be of a spell level no higher than one-third your caster level (rounded down, maximum 6th level).

So from reading that, I'd say that yes, a caster could have a contingency disintegrate himself when a battle starts. Suicidal tendencies aside, he couldn't have the disintegrate target anyone else so it seems fairly counter productive.

 

[Flyspeck23]

So from reading that, I'd say that yes, a caster could have a contingency disintegrate himself when a battle starts. Suicidal tendencies aside, he couldn't have the disintegrate target anyone else so it seems fairly counter productive.

But it would result in some cool special effects.
"Damn, we're under at..." *Brzzzt*

 

[shilsen]

But it would result in some cool special effects.
"Damn, we're under at..." *Brzzzt*

Actually, now that I think about it, this might be the best way to create that "You will never take me alive" NPC.

 

[Wolffenjugend]

Could you use the contingency to disintegrate your gear when you die, thereby keeping it out of the greasy hands of the party? The items would be unattended...

 

[James McMurray]

Disintigrate for objects only hits one object. Also, a contingencied spell has to target the caster.

You could have a maximized acid substituted fireball go off when you die. 60 points of acid damage (ignoring hardness) should both take out most of your gear, and hurt your foes that killed you.

I'm more in favor of contingencis that save my life though. Especially since a contingency to destroy an NPC's gear is going to feel like the DM is screwing the players out of hard-earned loot.

 

[Wolffenjugend]

Especially since a contingency to destroy an NPC's gear is going to feel like the DM is screwing the players out of hard-earned loot.

Yeah, ain't it great! hehehe