Antimagic Field

[Khelvan]

One question how can one detect that spell?
According to SRD its an invisible barrier 10 Foot radius surrounding
the caster and moving with it.

How would someone from the outside detect that spell?
Besides something other is runing into the 10 Foot R and all active
spells on him get suspended or someone casts an spell on the caster.
Is there a chance beside casting a spell into the area to detect that spelll assuming it was cast before any could witness the casting?

Any help welcome.

Thanks

Khelvan.

 

[TheGogmagog]

Seems like it would be nearly undetectable. Perhaps if there were an area effect spell that is partially snuffed out, but that's the extent of it. For non-visual area of effect spells it would take detect magic (or arcane sight) to notice the difference.

 

[TessarrianDM]

For non-visual area of effect spells it would take detect magic (or arcane sight) to notice the difference.

According to the FAQ, Detect Magic will not work, as the effect would not penetrate the field to detect it. Arcane Sight would probably not work for the same reason, nor would the Vatic Gaze feat from the PHB II (it allows you to Detect Magic as a standard action, so it would be a spell-like effect, even though the feat is an extraordinary ability).

Other than area spells with visible effects, or incorporeal and summoned creatures "winking out" when they enter the antimagic field, I do not believe there is a way to use magic to detect an antimagic field due to its very nature.

 

[The Blow Leprechaun]

Other than area spells with visible effects, or incorporeal and summoned creatures "winking out" when they enter the antimagic field, I do not believe there is a way to use magic to detect an antimagic field due to its very nature.

Another reason to use Dancing Lights as the vanguard of your party instead of carrying torches. If they unexpectedly wink out, turn and run the other way!

 

[Nail]

Once someone has interacted with the field (with magic, obviously), a Spellcraft check should do the trick.

 

[evilbob]

If it is invisibile, would it also be reasonble to think someone might get a chance to Spot it?

I agree that once it is recognized as "an ongoing effect," a Spellcraft check would certainly give a chance to id it.

As a side question, how does one defeat an antimagic field? I am guessing you could possibly wish one away, but otherwise...?

 

[The Blow Leprechaun]

As a side question, how does one defeat an antimagic field? I am guessing you could possibly wish one away, but otherwise...?

Mage’s disjunction has a 1% chance per caster level of destroying an antimagic field.

Good odds, those.

 

[The Blow Leprechaun]

Mmm... I just thought of a new evil. BBEG convinces PCs they need to swallow some pill (maybe he uses his Bluff to convince them they've been given a fatal poison, then "accidentally" drops the pills while running away) then leads them through a corridor that has an antimagic zone somewhere in it (perhaps as they chase after him).

Pill is actually a boulder with Shrink Item cast upon it. Effect is suppressed and *splat*

 

[Hypersmurf]

Pill is actually a boulder with Shrink Item cast upon it. Effect is suppressed and *splat*

AMF is an emanation. An emanation functions like a burst - that is, it cannot affect something that has total cover from the point of origin of the emanation.

The pill, being inside the character, has total cover from the point of origin of the emanation, and thus is not affected by the Antimagic Field.

-Hyp.

 

[The Blow Leprechaun]

AMF is an emanation. An emanation functions like a burst - that is, it cannot affect something that has total cover from the point of origin of the emanation.

The pill, being inside the character, has total cover from the point of origin of the emanation, and thus is not affected by the Antimagic Field.

You live to ruin my fun

I guess I'll have to go back to my Unabomber Sorcerer who sends the PCs letters of explosive runes.