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<blockquote data-quote="Gammadoodler" data-source="post: 8763468" data-attributes="member: 6914290"><p>It's not exactly foolproof or anything. Plenty of spells could bypass such a construct.</p><p></p><p>In general though, I <strong>would</strong> expect that, at some point, fantasy worlds would need to have developed countermeasures against common caster exploits, depending on how common casters and their exploits are in the world. And I think it'd be cooler if most of these were mundane, since the folks without magic are generally going to be on the receiving end of such shenanigans.</p><p></p><p>The trouble is that the number of vectors available to casters for such infiltrations is waaaay higher than it is for mundane martials including the rogue, as good as it is. Blocking physical access to a person-sized creature is not enough, you have to block smaller sized creatures, incorporeal creatures, line of sight, access to information about internal areas, access to names/ personal detritus of anyone who goes inside, access to dead bodies of former occupants..etc.. etc..</p><p></p><p>And maybe a good DM can find elegant, world-appropriate ways to incorporate such countermeasures without seeming unduly punitive. But, it's damned difficult.</p><p></p><p>Mostly I expect that you'd find more societal responses. Needing a license to carry a spellbook. Being required to lock up spell focii and materials pouches before entering a town or building etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gammadoodler, post: 8763468, member: 6914290"] It's not exactly foolproof or anything. Plenty of spells could bypass such a construct. In general though, I [B]would[/B] expect that, at some point, fantasy worlds would need to have developed countermeasures against common caster exploits, depending on how common casters and their exploits are in the world. And I think it'd be cooler if most of these were mundane, since the folks without magic are generally going to be on the receiving end of such shenanigans. The trouble is that the number of vectors available to casters for such infiltrations is waaaay higher than it is for mundane martials including the rogue, as good as it is. Blocking physical access to a person-sized creature is not enough, you have to block smaller sized creatures, incorporeal creatures, line of sight, access to information about internal areas, access to names/ personal detritus of anyone who goes inside, access to dead bodies of former occupants..etc.. etc.. And maybe a good DM can find elegant, world-appropriate ways to incorporate such countermeasures without seeming unduly punitive. But, it's damned difficult. Mostly I expect that you'd find more societal responses. Needing a license to carry a spellbook. Being required to lock up spell focii and materials pouches before entering a town or building etc. [/QUOTE]
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