Escaping an explosion

[Methos007]

Yeah i was thinking Rope Trick might work. Meld into stone is good as well. Thanks for the great suggestions everyone!

 

[Artoomis]

Yeah i was thinking Rope Trick might work. Meld into stone is good as well. Thanks for the great suggestions everyone!

Rope trick is even more effective that Meld into Stone, but...

1. You must have rope.

2. Whatever length the rope is (up to 30') is how far up the rope you need to climb.

3. You need at least one move action to climb the rope.

4. It's likely you will miss your climb check - I'll bet it's pretty low.

5. Pulling the rope up after you probably takes move action. But what the heck, you can always jump down if the rope it destroyed by the explosion.

If none of that is an issue for your character, then it is the best option. You even get to stick your head out to see what's happening (but not too soon or else - BOOM).

 

[starwed]

It's likely you will miss your climb check - I'll bet it's pretty low.

The DC is 5, so I wouldn't say it's exactly likely. And that's assuming he can't just take 10. (It's unclear from the question how he knows the explosion is coming, and what the current situation is.)

 

[shilsen]

It just protects from weather, but not extreme weather. It's like an anti-weather force field, or a non-secure shelter...a bio-dome.

First or second level spell, tops, IMHO. Like you said, disappointingly useless.

It's also good as a poor man's Invisibility Sphere. Pop it up in the middle of a fight and suddenly you have total concealment, while being able to see your enemies perfectly.

Just needs a little creativity, is all.

 

[Artoomis]

The DC is 5, so I wouldn't say it's exactly likely. And that's assuming he can't just take 10. (It's unclear from the question how he knows the explosion is coming, and what the current situation is.)

Okay, true. I had not realized the DC was so low. Pretty easy - even if his climb check modifier turns out to be -1 or -2.

Probably a 25% chance or better of success.

 

[nittanytbone]

Okay, true. I had not realized the DC was so low. Pretty easy - even if his climb check modifier turns out to be -1 or -2.

Probably a 25% chance or better of success.

The duration is also long enough that if he has any warning, he should be able to easily climb up there.

EDIT -- It would be good to have a Featherfall or Fly spell ready for when you come out!!

 

[Hypersmurf]

But what the heck, you can always jump down if the rope it destroyed by the explosion.

I suspect you'd fall down if the rope were destroyed.

Rope Trick is a targeted spell, and the target is the rope. If the target ceases to exist, the spell is gone; and "Anything inside the extradimensional space drops out when the spell ends".

-Hyp.

 

[starwed]

If the target ceases to exist, the spell is gone

Oddly enough, I can't find a specific rule for this. A spell fails on casting if it's target is invalid, but where's the rule for a change of target after the initial casting? (Not that I'd complain if a DM house ruled that way, mind you. ^_^ It just strikes me as odd...)

 

[Hypersmurf]

Oddly enough, I can't find a specific rule for this. A spell fails on casting if it's target is invalid, but where's the rule for a change of target after the initial casting? (Not that I'd complain if a DM house ruled that way, mind you. ^_^ It just strikes me as odd...)

If the target changes in such a way as to be invalid, it's not a problem. If you cast Hold Person on an orc, and then Baleful Polymorph him into a goldfish, he's a Held goldfish. The spell stays in effect on the target, even though the target has changed.

But if the target ceases to exist...?

Let's say I cast Light on a rock I created with Major Creation. The rock glows. I turn the rock into a mouse (Polymorph Any Object, say). The mouse glows (even though if I tried to cast Light on a mouse, it would fail). Then Major Creation expires, and the mouse disappears.

Is the Light spell still in effect? Where? How? On what? Is there a glow?

-Hyp.

 

[javcs]

Either way - you've dodged the explosion.
Falling out would only be 3d6 at most.

But, in Hyp's last example, the light spell isn't there anymore - according to common sense, and probably universal house-rule, since, by the RAW, it's not stated.