D&D 3E/3.5 3.5 Daze Question

[Vegepygmy]

On the subject of dazed vs. freedom of movement: dead creatures can't take any actions, either, but freedom of movement doesn't allow magically slain creatures to act normally.

I'm with ThaDium: dazed trumps freedom of movement. So does blinded (you move at half speed), cowering, fascinated, nauseated, stunned, and unconscious.

 

[Dandu]

On the subject of dazed vs. freedom of movement: dead creatures can't take any actions, either, but freedom of movement doesn't allow magically slain creatures to act normally.

Dazed
The creature is unable to act normally. A dazed creature can take no actions, but has no penalty to AC.

A dazed condition typically lasts 1 round.

Dead
The character’s hit points are reduced to -10, his Constitution drops to 0, or he is killed outright by a spell or effect. The character’s soul leaves his body. Dead characters cannot benefit from normal or magical healing, but they can be restored to life via magic. A dead body decays normally unless magically preserved, but magic that restores a dead character to life also restores the body either to full health or to its condition at the time of death (depending on the spell or device). Either way, resurrected characters need not worry about rigor mortis, decomposition, and other conditions that affect dead bodies.

Any questions?

 

[Empirate]

On the subject of dazed vs. freedom of movement: dead creatures can't take any actions, either, but freedom of movement doesn't allow magically slain creatures to act normally.

I'm with ThaDium: dazed trumps freedom of movement. So does blinded (you move at half speed), cowering, fascinated, nauseated, stunned, and unconscious.

Freedom of Movement has a "Target:" entry that reads "You or creature touched". Dead bodies are not creatures, thus dead bodies are not eligible for the spell. If they were, they were able to move without impediment, though. Without a soul to direct them, I don't expect much actual movement occurring, however.

 

[ThaDium]

Dazed
The creature is unable to act normally. A dazed creature can take no actions, but has no penalty to AC.

A dazed condition typically lasts 1 round.

Dead
The character’s hit points are reduced to -10, his Constitution drops to 0, or he is killed outright by a spell or effect. The character’s soul leaves his body. Dead characters cannot benefit from normal or magical healing, but they can be restored to life via magic. A dead body decays normally unless magically preserved, but magic that restores a dead character to life also restores the body either to full health or to its condition at the time of death (depending on the spell or device). Either way, resurrected characters need not worry about rigor mortis, decomposition, and other conditions that affect dead bodies.

Any questions?

Yes, what exactly do you think you're explained here?

 

[Dandu]

Yes, what exactly do you think you're explained here?

I thought I would link to the status descriptions to clear up the confusion regarding how they work, as we are all educated individuals who have mastered the basics of reading comprehension and who possess keen minds capable of thinking for themselves.

In the game of Dungeosn and Dragons, edition 3.5, there are several status effects which may affect the characters in the game. The dazed condition means that either a mental or physical effect has rendered the creature unable to take actions, though it does not take penalties to AC, so it is still capable of doing minor things such as standing up and dodging attacks.

Being dead, however, means that you are, well, dead. A character who is dead has his soul leave the body, so Freedom of Movement cannot help his soulless body, now reduced to the status of an inanimate object, continue to move.

Well, beyond twitching as its nervous system shuts down or something like that.

So, while the dazed condition may or may not be affected by the Freedom of Movement spell, being dead is definitely not affected by Freedom of Movement. That would require magic such as Reincarnate or Raise Dead, which bring a soul back from the afterlife and allow it to return to its former body.

The D&D FAQ actually weighed in on this general subject. They had some recommendations for DM's on how to interpret Freedom of Movement, though it notes that it is ultimately up to the individual DM's decision.