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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Borlon" data-source="post: 2678837" data-attributes="member: 27589">The EoMR/ME rules look like they extend well to an epic spell system.  Maybe it is not so surprising that their anti-magic rules might also work well at epic levels.  If we are talking about a Supernatural effect (like a dragon's breath weapon), would it be the source's hit dice that is used as a caster level?I also recall something about incorporeal creatures disappearing inside an antimagic cone/field.  Or maybe it is an ethereal creature?  Does that happen in EoMR/ME too?As for the SR; to absolutely match the core rules, an antimagic field would have to be a minimum of SR 40 to block all spells by non-epic casters.  That's very high considering it could be generated by an 11th level caster.  I wouldn't allow it to scale with CL.  If I did, then I would make it SR 20 + caster level.  CL capped at 20 for a maximum SR of 40.If you want to make greater effects, use higher level spells.  +10 SR/3 spell levels might work.  If a 6th level spell gives SR 40, then a 9th level spell could give SR 50, a 12th level spell could give SR 60, and so on.  If scaling with caster level is a good idea, each 3 levels would increase the cap on caster level by 10.This idea is pretty rough, and maybe it should be in its own thread.  I just hope that UK doesn't work through all the variations on this before publishing.  It's been delayed enough.I've been thinking about the other kinds of immunities; SKR's site made me think.  I think that a paladin's immunity to fear needs to be more subtantial than +10 to saving throws vs fear.  +10 + paladin level would be better.  I think the other immunities could be handled the same way: +10 +1/class level, where the class is the one that provides the immunity.For saves that give half damage, you could add a rule that if you save with a margin of 20 or more, you take no damage, just as if you had evasion or mettle.If something doesn't allow a save, you get one anyway, but at a -20 penalty (this number might vary).I like the notion that elemental immunities be based on hit dice.  Resistance of 5/10/20 per hit dice, or something similar.  My only concern is that a 1 hd creature that is immune to fire (but without a fire subtype or anything) would have less resitance than a 1 hd creature with fire resistance 10.  Maybe there should be minimum values.  Immunity can never be less than resistance 20 or something.Anyways.  While I have high hopes for the release of the various chapters of the Immortals Handbook, I don't think the material on immunities is anywhere close to being published.</blockquote>

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