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<blockquote data-quote="RedShirtNo5" data-source="post: 2229584" data-attributes="member: 173">Actually, given the nature of the spell, I'm not so sure.&nbsp; Suppose the PC doesn't have the spell prepared, but has a pearl of power and still has a standard action left.&nbsp; Can the PC use the immediate action to create the blast, arguing that &quot;Hey, I'll be able to cast the spell next round by activating the pearl this round&quot;?&nbsp; (I'm assuming pearl is standard action, although you should get the idea even if it isn't).&nbsp;&nbsp; Similarly, can the PC create the blast by arguing &quot;I'll be able to take the scroll from my fellow wizard this round and cast it next round&quot;?&nbsp; So does the spell actually have to be prepared/etc., or can the effect be created based on player imagination of a condition that will permit the spell to be cast next round?&nbsp; I can see arguments for doing it either way.&nbsp; In a formal version of the spell I would have it explicitly stated which way it should work. &nbsp;Maybe I wasn't clear.&nbsp; It seems fairly evident (to me) that the paradox correction should be a non-magical effect.&nbsp; That should be stated explicitly, since the default assumption is generally that all spell effects are magical.&nbsp; So the target should be healed and the caster stunned, regardless of whether they are in an anti-magic zone when the paradox correction effect takes place.&nbsp;This is such a fun spell to work on.&nbsp;-RedShirt</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RedShirtNo5, post: 2229584, member: 173"] Actually, given the nature of the spell, I'm not so sure. Suppose the PC doesn't have the spell prepared, but has a pearl of power and still has a standard action left. Can the PC use the immediate action to create the blast, arguing that "Hey, I'll be able to cast the spell next round by activating the pearl this round"? (I'm assuming pearl is standard action, although you should get the idea even if it isn't). Similarly, can the PC create the blast by arguing "I'll be able to take the scroll from my fellow wizard this round and cast it next round"? So does the spell actually have to be prepared/etc., or can the effect be created based on player imagination of a condition that will permit the spell to be cast next round? I can see arguments for doing it either way. In a formal version of the spell I would have it explicitly stated which way it should work. Maybe I wasn't clear. It seems fairly evident (to me) that the paradox correction should be a non-magical effect. That should be stated explicitly, since the default assumption is generally that all spell effects are magical. So the target should be healed and the caster stunned, regardless of whether they are in an anti-magic zone when the paradox correction effect takes place. This is such a fun spell to work on. -RedShirt [/QUOTE]

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