Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="warhookdm" data-source="post: 473045" data-attributes="member: 4252">I hate to break this to you, but the spell description specifically does state that you continue to take damage every round you remain in the area of effect.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Any creature passing through the blade barrier takes 1d6 of slashing damage per caster level (maximum20d6).&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; and:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Creatures within the blade barrier when it is invoked take the damage as well.&nbsp; 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. (Italics mine) Once the barrier is in place anything entering or passing through the blades automatically takes damage.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; For my campaign, I have decided that items which aren't wedged or weighted down will get a save.&nbsp; Success indicates that the blades knock the item in question out of the area of effect.&nbsp; In practice, this means that the weapons and shields are likely to survive - other armor (being weighed down by a body in 1 case) probably will not.&nbsp; &quot;Soft&quot; magical items (boots, gloves, belts, etc.) will not survive - they don't have enough weight to be deflected out of the area in 1 round, as a general rule, and tend to be secured to bodies anyway.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Fortunately for me, 1 of the affected players has already determined that most of his gear was destroyed by the Firestorm spell (he is a &quot;good&quot; rules-lawyer player; this decision will likely cause an argument with him).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The affected PC's are going to have to replace quite a large amount of magical gear even with this ruling in place.&nbsp; The dead PC's were 12th to 15th level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="warhookdm, post: 473045, member: 4252"] I hate to break this to you, but the spell description specifically does state that you continue to take damage every round you remain in the area of effect. "Any creature passing through the blade barrier takes 1d6 of slashing damage per caster level (maximum20d6)." and: "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,[I]provided they can and do physically leave the area of the blades by the shortest possible route.[/I] (Italics mine) Once the barrier is in place anything entering or passing through the blades automatically takes damage." For my campaign, I have decided that items which aren't wedged or weighted down will get a save. Success indicates that the blades knock the item in question out of the area of effect. In practice, this means that the weapons and shields are likely to survive - other armor (being weighed down by a body in 1 case) probably will not. "Soft" magical items (boots, gloves, belts, etc.) will not survive - they don't have enough weight to be deflected out of the area in 1 round, as a general rule, and tend to be secured to bodies anyway. Fortunately for me, 1 of the affected players has already determined that most of his gear was destroyed by the Firestorm spell (he is a "good" rules-lawyer player; this decision will likely cause an argument with him). The affected PC's are going to have to replace quite a large amount of magical gear even with this ruling in place. The dead PC's were 12th to 15th level. [/QUOTE]

Verification