Foiling the Silence spell

[Nail]

the Silence spell is too low level, plain and simple

If your interpretation of Silence is strictly RAW, then enclosing the silent point or object will break its line of effect (that is, stuffing a silenced rock into a bag and closing the bag.)

A fine idea ... so long as you can find the point of origin.

Good luck with that!

My favorite tactic was putting the Silence on the Ftr or Mnk, and having them corner the BBEG wizard. But considering the range of the spell, and the fact that a casting of it can be readied, pretty much means you can put it where-ever it causes the enemy the most disadvantge.

 

[moritheil]

Obviously, if they cast it on a point in space, you don't have much choice other than to move - but if they cast it on an object, then fiddling with the object (putting it in a bag or throwing it away) is sometimes an option.

Pretty much all of these techniques have seen use in my campaigns. Sadly, they've been perpetrated by NPCs on PCs, rather than the other way around.

It astounds me that people don't give their casting NPCs metamagic rods of Silent Spell and/or the Sudden Silent feat.