Immunity to Paralysis

[andargor]

What, exactly, does Immunity to Paralysis make you immune to? I can see things like Hold Person, but would it work against:

- Paralyzing Poisons?
- Web?
- Slow?
- Entangle or Rope of Entanglement?
- Black Tentacles?
- Resilient Sphere?
- Being tied up?

What else?

Is the difference between Freedom of Movement and Immunity to Paralysis the protection vs. "partial" movement impediments <-> the protection vs. "total" movement impediments?

Andargor

 

[AGGEMAM]

What, exactly, does Immunity to Paralysis make you immune to? I can see things like Hold Person, but would it work against:

- Paralyzing Poisons?
- Web?
- Slow?
- Entangle or Rope of Entanglement?
- Black Tentacles?
- Resilient Sphere?
- Being tied up?

None of the above except paralyzing poison and hold person.

It protects you from effects that would make you paralysed which is a special condition and nothing else.

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.

 

[andargor]

None of the above except paralyzing poison, not even from hold person.

It protects you from effects that would make you paralysed which is a special condition and nothing else.

Hold Person specificly mentions paralyzation:

The subject becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is aware and breathes normally but cannot take any actions, even speech. Each round on its turn, the subject may attempt a new saving throw to end the effect. (This is a full-round action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.)
A winged creature who is paralyzed cannot flap its wings and falls. A swimmer can’t swim and may drown.
Arcane Focus: A small, straight piece of iron.

So, I guess it means that if "paralyzation" is specificly mentionned, then that's it.

Andargor

 

[AGGEMAM]

Hold Person specificly mentions paralyzation:

Yeah. Doh. While I checked the other spells and effects you listed, I neglected to check on hold person.

 

[andargor]

For reference purposes, the only monsters or spells that I could find that mention "Paralysis" as a special attack or effect are:

Monsters

Androsphinx
Chuul
Gelatinous Cube
Ghoul
Ghast
Lich
Mohrg
Mummy
Nightwalker
Rast
Silver Dragon
Spider Eater
Tendriculos
Trumpet Archon
Vargouille
Xill

Spells

Blasphemy
Dictum
Ghoul Touch
Hold Monster
Hold Person
Holy Word

Andargor

 

[isoChron]

Well don't forget the ubiquitous elementals .
They are also immun to paralysis, stunning, ...
And the Elemental Savant gains immunity to paralysis at 4th level.
There may be other PrC out there which grant immunity to paralysis. I don't know.

BYE

[EDIT]All constructs, undead and plants are also immune.

 

[andargor]

Well don't forget the ubiquitous elementals .
They are also immun to paralysis, stunning, ...
And the Elemental Savant gains immunity to paralysis at 4th level.
There may be other PrC out there which grant immunity to paralysis. I don't know.

BYE

Well, yes, the initial request was actually for a character that has just attained 4th level of Elemental Savant.

The list above would be what Immunity to Paralysis would protect against.

Andargor

 

[isoChron]

Oh, well ! I just can't read anymore ... shame on me.

I'm very interested in this question, too.
I play a wizard 9, elemental savant 4 and I really don't know for sure what paralyses you.

I think you covered it with your list above.
Maybe some Monsters in Monsters of Faerun or other books qualify, too.

 

[Beelzebub]

I've seen poisons that cause iparalysis before. Are any such listed in the DMG?

edit: darn tags

 

[andargor]

I've seen poisons that cause iparalysis before. Are any such listed in the DMG?

edit: darn tags

IDHMBWMRN, but the SRD says:

Poison (Ex): Poison attacks deal initial damage, such as ability damage (see page 305) or some other effect, to the opponent on a failed Fortitude save. ...

Which is pretty funny. Maybe you could check there.

Andargor