Does Silence work like Darkness?

[jaults]

Does the Silence spell work like the Darkness spell, in that if you cast it on an object, and you put that object into a container, the emanation does not extended beyond the container?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[AuraSeer]

Technically yes. If you have total cover from the center of the emanation, you are generally not subject to its effect.

I don't know any DMs who enforce that for silence, though. That just increases the utility of a spell that's already very strong.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

Technically yes. If you have total cover from the center of the emanation, you are generally not subject to its effect.

I don't know any DMs who enforce that for silence, though. That just increases the utility of a spell that's already very strong.

I agree with the first part, but how is this way of doing things making the Silence spell better? Say you cast Silence on a little rock and put it in a close-lid box. Silence doesn't affect you. You encounter an evil wizard. You take your little rock from your little box and throw it at the wizard. The wizard is silenced, but he can also take your little rock and put it in his little box. (this is a world where everyone carries a little box)

What situation can you think of that makes the Silence spell stronger?

AR

 

[James McMurray]

Because you instead keep your little rock in a locket and close the locket. You then open the locket and charge the wizard to grapple him. It'll be a bit harder for him to get that put that rock in his pocket then.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

Because you instead keep your little rock in a locket and close the locket. You then open the locket and charge the wizard to grapple him. It'll be a bit harder for him to get that put that rock in his pocket then.

Which isn't much different from readying a casting of Silence near the wizard once the fighter has grappled him... but I see your point.

AR

 

[jaults]

OK, thanks for the quick answer, guys.

Jason

 

[AuraSeer]

I agree with the first part, but how is this way of doing things making the Silence spell better?

Put a silenced object inside your little box, but don't close the lid. Point the open top toward an enemy. Now you have total cover from the center, but your enemy doesn't. This means you can prevent his verbal spellcasting without being affected yourself, without coming in melee range, and without giving him an opportunity to take or move the silence object.

There are various rule hacks that can prevent that. The easiest is to just assume that silence does not work like daylight, and is not blocked by simple containers.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

OK forgot about the fact that emanations work differently from spreads. You could indeed produce a "Silence Flahslight" (lol that's be funny).

AR

 

[Kazuel]

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No, is what you do is you cast silence on a little rock. Then you put it in a little box (the one that everyone seems to have) and then fill the box with similar little rocks. Then when you fight the evil wizard, throw all the rocks at him, now he has to figure out which rock is the enchanted one, which will take time or he needs to get out of the radius. Now, you have his spell casting countered, plus he's confused and out of his element.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

No, is what you do is you cast silence on a little rock. Then you put it in a little box (the one that everyone seems to have) and then fill the box with similar little rocks. Then when you fight the evil wizard, throw all the rocks at him, now he has to figure out which rock is the enchanted one, which will take time or he needs to get out of the radius. Now, you have his spell casting countered, plus he's confused and out of his element.

lol I love that plan! I'm using it 100%

AR