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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5895829" data-attributes="member: 7006">The actual quote is...&quot;Even if a wizard unleashes every spell at his or her disposal at a fighter, the fighter absorbs the punishment, throws off the effects, and keeps on fighting.&quot;So, no... saying that the fighter is IMMUNE to ALL MAGIC is an assumption that is in no way accurate.&nbsp; It says he will absorb the punishment.&nbsp; He takes the punishment from the magic.&nbsp; He doesn't ignore it.&nbsp; He takes it.He then throws off the magic effects.&nbsp; Does that therefore mean NO magic effect affects him EVER?&nbsp; Not at all.&nbsp; &quot;Throwing them off&quot; might require a round, maybe two rounds.&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp; &quot;Throws off&quot; is not a synonym for &quot;Ignores&quot;, unless you assume further than you probably should.And he keeps on fighting.&nbsp; But do we know HOW WELL he keeps on fighting?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; No indication AT ALL what &quot;keeps on fighting&quot; actually means.&nbsp; For all we know... Cleric throws that &quot;Hold Person&quot; spell at the fighter and the fighter gets Held for two rounds.&nbsp; He then soaks up the damage the cleric deals to him while he's paralyzed.&nbsp; He then throws off the effect of the Hold, and maybe he's Slowed for a round or two after that, or perhaps he has some penalties to combat?&nbsp; Again, we don't know.But that is a perfectly fine interpretation of what Mearls' said, without going so far afield as to actually believe the Hold Person or Wish spells have been stripped from the game as you assumed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 5895829, member: 7006"] The actual quote is... [I]"Even if a wizard unleashes every spell at his or her disposal at a fighter, the fighter absorbs the punishment, throws off the effects, and keeps on fighting."[/I] So, no... saying that the fighter is IMMUNE to ALL MAGIC is an assumption that is in no way accurate. It says he will [I]absorb[/I] the punishment. He [I]takes[/I] the punishment from the magic. He doesn't [I]ignore[/I] it. He takes it. He then throws off the magic effects. Does that therefore mean NO magic effect affects him EVER? Not at all. "Throwing them off" might require a round, maybe two rounds. Who knows? "Throws off" is not a synonym for "Ignores", unless you assume further than you probably should. And he keeps on fighting. But do we know HOW WELL he keeps on fighting? Nope. No indication AT ALL what "keeps on fighting" actually means. For all we know... Cleric throws that "Hold Person" spell at the fighter and the fighter gets Held for two rounds. He then soaks up the damage the cleric deals to him while he's paralyzed. He then throws off the effect of the Hold, and maybe he's Slowed for a round or two after that, or perhaps he has some penalties to combat? Again, we don't know. But that is a perfectly fine interpretation of what Mearls' said, without going so far afield as to actually believe the Hold Person or Wish spells have been stripped from the game as you assumed. [/QUOTE]

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