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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2589640" data-attributes="member: 707">Some DMs, such as myself, do not allow the effects of the contingent spell to be variable, only the trigger.&nbsp; So, for instance, you could determine what might trigger the Dimension Door, such as &quot;when grappled&quot; or &quot;when helpless.&quot;&nbsp; (Grappled or helpless is two conditions, which I disallow.)&nbsp; However, I do not allow Dimension Door's specifics to be determined at the time it goes off.&nbsp; They have to be determined at the time the contingency is cast.&nbsp; i.e. &quot;to opposite side of furthest visible ally&quot; is unacceptible.&nbsp; &quot;300 feet east&quot; is acceptible.&nbsp; Generally, teleport is a better spell for contingency than dimension door, since you can specify a place far away that is always going to be the same.Again, you'll need to ask your DM whether he allows &quot;or&quot; statements when phrasing your contingency.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 2589640, member: 707"] Some DMs, such as myself, do not allow the effects of the contingent spell to be variable, only the trigger. So, for instance, you could determine what might trigger the [i]Dimension Door[/i], such as "when grappled" or "when helpless." (Grappled [i]or[/i] helpless is two conditions, which I disallow.) However, I do not allow [i]Dimension Door[/i]'s specifics to be determined at the time it goes off. They have to be determined at the time the [i]contingency[/i] is cast. i.e. "to opposite side of furthest visible ally" is unacceptible. "300 feet east" is acceptible. Generally, [i]teleport[/i] is a better spell for [i]contingency[/i] than [i]dimension door[/i], since you can specify a place far away that is always going to be the same.Again, you'll need to ask your DM whether he allows "or" statements when phrasing your [i]contingency[/i]. [/QUOTE]

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