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<blockquote data-quote="Arrowhawk" data-source="post: 5705915" data-attributes="member: 6679551">There is s fundamental difference between &quot;suppressing&quot; a spell and canceling a spell or dispelling.&nbsp; You can't &quot;suppress&quot; a spell unless it is in effect.&nbsp; It would be nonsensical to use the word &quot;suppress&quot; if the spell was just flat cancelled or couldn't be cast.&nbsp; RAW explicitly states the spell is NOT dispelled.&nbsp; the RC also says this.If an instantaneous spell is entirely suppressed, that spell is effectively canceled. (It’s suppressed, and its duration instantaneously expires.) An instantaneous area spell is only entirely suppressed and effectively canceled if its point of origin is within the antimagic area. Otherwise it works like any other area spell that has a point of origin outside the antimagic area—only where its area overlaps the antimagic area is its effect is suppressed (and effectively canceled).
Emphasis added.For me this is dispositive.&nbsp; Spells can be cast inside AMF and ONLY when they are &quot;instantaneous&quot; and are cast within the AMF are they &quot;effectively&quot; cancelled...and that's ONLY because the duration expires...not because the magic doesn't work.&nbsp; The key phrase is &quot;effectively canceled&quot;...not just plain cancelled. Does this create playability issues?&nbsp; I don't know...but per RAW a spell is not cancelled...it's suppressed.&nbsp; &quot;Suppress&quot; is the key term here.&nbsp; It would be trivial for them to say the spell is cancelled.&nbsp; They even use that exact word when talking about instantaneous spells.&nbsp; The choice of suppress is not random or accidental, it's chosen purposely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arrowhawk, post: 5705915, member: 6679551"] There is s fundamental difference between "suppressing" a spell and canceling a spell or dispelling. You can't "suppress" a spell unless it is in effect. It would be nonsensical to use the word "suppress" if the spell was just flat cancelled or couldn't be cast. RAW explicitly states the spell is NOT dispelled. the RC also says this. [INDENT]If an instantaneous spell is entirely suppressed, that spell is effectively canceled. (It’s suppressed, and its duration instantaneously expires.) An [B]instantaneous [/B]area spell is only entirely suppressed and effectively canceled if its point of origin is within the antimagic area. [B]Otherwise it works like any other area spell that has a point of origin [I]outside [/I]the antimagic area[/B]—only where its area overlaps the antimagic area is its effect is suppressed (and effectively canceled). [/INDENT] Emphasis added. For me this is dispositive. Spells can be cast inside AMF and ONLY when they are "instantaneous" and are cast within the AMF are they "effectively" cancelled...and that's ONLY because the duration expires...not because the magic doesn't work. The key phrase is "effectively canceled"...not just plain cancelled. Does this create playability issues? I don't know...but per RAW a spell is not cancelled...it's suppressed. "Suppress" is the key term here. It would be trivial for them to say the spell is cancelled. They even use that exact word when talking about instantaneous spells. The choice of suppress is not random or accidental, it's chosen purposely. [/QUOTE]

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