Best Spell to Maximize

[IceBear]

But I don't see how sonic damage (a wave compression of the medium) can still occur if sound (a wave compression of the medium) is surpressed. To me they are one and the same. Now, if sonic damage is 50% sound and 50% force, that's different.

IceBear

 

[Magic Rub]

I don't see how that furthers your arguement. My point is that it doesn't say sonic damage. It says sound. Then it just says damage.

But what He's getting at is the example of a weapon that causes damage by using "sound" is useless Vs Silience.

[Sonics] is a discriptor for "sounds", regardless of the fact that it isn't used in this case of the horn. They are both the same type of energy.

 

[Jeremy]

And Silence is definately the best spell to maximize.

(Sorry, we are well over 200 replies now to this thread and the title of the thread struck me as humorous.)

 

[kreynolds]

But what He's getting at is the example of a weapon that causes damage by using "sound" is useless Vs Silience.

But sonic weapons, such as Screaming weapons, are not useless within an area effected by Silence. In fact, they still inflict their bonus damage.

 

[Bonedagger]

So basically:

Silence negate)

Normal sound: Yes

"Forcefull pressurewaves"?: Yes (As per description of Horn of Blasting)

Sonic energy?: If it is pressurewaves then yes. If it is energy where sound is a secondary effect then no (But why then sonic energy?)

 

[Magic Rub]

But sonic weapons, such as Screaming weapons, are not useless within an area effected by Silence. In fact, they still inflict their bonus damage.

Not all sonic weapons. Why are you using a reference to a weapon that has already been agreed upon as an Anomaly to the rules?

Shout is a better example, a spell with a [sonic] descriptor that causes damage. "The shout spell cannot penetrate the spell silence."

 

[kreynolds]

Sonic energy?: If it is pressurewaves then yes. If it is energy where sound is a secondary effect then no (But why then sonic energy?)

Me start thinking sonic energy bad idea in first place.

 

[IceBear]

I liked Caliban's interepation on sonic weapons working. Sound waves require a medium to transmit their energy and the silence is stopping it from moving through the air. However, the weapon itself would probably be vibrating and that would be the cause of the extra damage (like Vibroswords out of Shadowrun)

IceBear

 

[kreynolds]

Why are you using a reference to a weapon that has already been agreed upon as an Anomaly to the rules?"

You referrenced it in the first place. Look...

But what He's getting at is the example of a weapon that causes damage by using "sound" is useless Vs Silience.

Emphasis is mine.

Shout is a better example, a spell with a [sonic] descriptor that causes damage. "The shout spell cannot penetrate the spell silence."

Shout might be a better example, but shout is a spell, not a weapon. You said weapon, not spell.

 

[IceBear]

See my vibrosword post above.

IceBear