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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7914469" data-attributes="member: 53980">I allow creatures to cast underwater, although without water breathing it isn't recommended. If the distortion created by water is sufficient to disrupt spellcasting, then it ought to be possible to create rooms whose shape creates audio distortion sufficient to disrupt verbal spellcasting. Not only have I never heard of such a thing in D&amp;D, but if such knowledge became prevalent (not improbable) casters would be basically useless indoors (except for subtle sorcerers), which I don't feel is a desirable outcome.As I see it, a gag prevents you from properly forming the words, whereas in the case of underwater casting it is the medium that is causing the distortion. Somewhat similarly, a silence spell prevents you from forming the words entirely by suppressing all sound in the area. A spell that allows speech within but prevents sounds from passing beyond a barrier (Private Sanctum or one of those spells) nevertheless allows spellcasting, even beyond the confines of its perimeter, which suggests to me that distorted acoustics should not prevent casting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 7914469, member: 53980"] I allow creatures to cast underwater, although without water breathing it isn't recommended. If the distortion created by water is sufficient to disrupt spellcasting, then it ought to be possible to create rooms whose shape creates audio distortion sufficient to disrupt verbal spellcasting. Not only have I never heard of such a thing in D&D, but if such knowledge became prevalent (not improbable) casters would be basically useless indoors (except for subtle sorcerers), which I don't feel is a desirable outcome. As I see it, a gag prevents you from properly forming the words, whereas in the case of underwater casting it is the medium that is causing the distortion. Somewhat similarly, a silence spell prevents you from forming the words entirely by suppressing all sound in the area. A spell that allows speech within but prevents sounds from passing beyond a barrier (Private Sanctum or one of those spells) nevertheless allows spellcasting, even beyond the confines of its perimeter, which suggests to me that distorted acoustics should not prevent casting. [/QUOTE]

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