Particle_Man
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Can one use spell-like abilities while under a hold person or hold monster spell?
What about supernatural abilities?
What about psionics?
What about supernatural abilities?
What about psionics?
Dross Swordra said:based on the text from the SRD a held person is considered paralyzed and thus can take purely mental actions.
to quote the SRD :
Paralyzed
A paralyzed character is frozen in place and unable to move or act. A paralyzed character has effective Dexterity and Strength scores of 0 and is helpless, but can take purely mental actions. A winged creature flying in the air at the time that it becomes paralyzed cannot flap its wings and falls. A paralyzed swimmer can’t swim and may drown. A creature can move through a space occupied by a paralyzed creature—ally or not. Each square occupied by a paralyzed creature, however, counts as 2 squares
I would consider most psionics to be "purely mental" as well as a silent and still spell in conjunction with eschew materials
-Dross
Murrdox said:I seem to remember a bit of debate regarding whether or not the "Fly" spell still functions while under the effects of a Hold Person spell. Some people are of the opinion that "Fly" is purely mentally controlled.
Infiniti2000 said:Based on the text in the SRD, while held you "cannot take any actions." If you can't take actions, you can't fly, you can't cast spell-like abilities, or anything else.
I'm not sure about Fly, but when the dwarf wizard in my group uses Overland Flight, I insist that his little legs are zipping back & forth like mad.Hypersmurf said:Obviously, then, there's some physical component to travelling using a Fly spell!