From the SRD:
The way I want to use Blade Barrier is for disrupting a spell caster. I know I can ready an action to cast a spell if someone starts casting a spell. Because of the way Ready actions take place my spell goes off after they start to cast a spell but before they finish. The blade barrier text says that a successful reflex save negates the damage provided they CAN and DO phsically leave the area of the blades. Since they are casting a spell now, does that mean they can't leave the area of effect and even with a successful saving throw they HAVE to take damage? Just curious as to how others would rule this.
Also, if the above works and they have now taken damage. If they want to try and leave the area of effect they have to take damage again? The spell says after it is in place, anything passing through it automatically takes damage.
Let me know guys!
Blade Barrier
Evocation
Level: Clr 6, Good 6, War 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 full round
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect: Spinning disk of blades, up to
30-ft. radius
Duration: 10 minutes/level
Saving Throw: Reflex negates (see text)
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell creates a spinning disk of razor-sharp blades. These whirl and flash around a central point, creating an immobile, circular barrier. Any creature passing through the blade barrier takes 1d6 points of slashing damage per caster level (maximum 20d6). The plane of rotation of the blades can be horizontal, vertical, or slanted.
Creatures within the blade barrier when it is invoked take the damage as well. They can negate the damage with a successful Reflex saving throw, provided they can and do physically leave the area of the blades by the shortest possible route. Once the barrier is in place, anything entering or passing through the blades automatically takes damage.
A blade barrier serves as one-half cover (+4 AC) for anyone beyond it.
The way I want to use Blade Barrier is for disrupting a spell caster. I know I can ready an action to cast a spell if someone starts casting a spell. Because of the way Ready actions take place my spell goes off after they start to cast a spell but before they finish. The blade barrier text says that a successful reflex save negates the damage provided they CAN and DO phsically leave the area of the blades. Since they are casting a spell now, does that mean they can't leave the area of effect and even with a successful saving throw they HAVE to take damage? Just curious as to how others would rule this.
Also, if the above works and they have now taken damage. If they want to try and leave the area of effect they have to take damage again? The spell says after it is in place, anything passing through it automatically takes damage.
Let me know guys!