Cause Fear

[Schmoe]

I was re-reading the description of Cause Fear, and it raised a question. Are creatures with 6 or more HD immune to the entire spell, or only immune to being shaken if the successfully save? Here's the entire text:

"The affected creature becomes frightened. If the subject succeeds on a Will save, it is shaken for 1 round. Creatures with 6 or more Hit Dice are immune to this effect."

 

[Vurt]

I would read that creatures of 6+ HD are effectively immune to the spell. It is a first level spell, after all, and the restriction is reminiscent of that placed on the sleep spell.

But the language certainly seems to be rather ambiguous.

Cheers,
Vurt

 

[shilsen]

Creatures with 6 or more Hit Dice are immune to the spell as a whole. That's why the Target entry says "One living creature with 5 or fewer HD".

 

[Schmoe]

Creatures with 6 or more Hit Dice are immune to the spell as a whole. That's why the Target entry says "One living creature with 5 or fewer HD".

Whoops! Thanks shilsen. I really should learn to read better.