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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5917396" data-attributes="member: 82106">But that is what the whole casting time/speed factor/initiative thing is about. The rules also explicitly state that spells are spoiled IF YOU TAKE DAMAGE. So as far as I know the 'correct' interpretation is that what you quoted is flavor text, and then there are rules that implement that flavor. The rules are if you take damage your spell is spoiled, and speed factor etc will determine if you got the spell off before anyone could attack you or not. They still have to HIT or at least effect your character. It is never really stated clearly in any rule what would happen if say someone pushed you (1e doesn't have rules for that at all, though I think 2e does). Presumably the RAI is that your spell would be disrupted, but again there's just no actual mechanical statement of that fact in AD&amp;D. It is often very hard to tell when Gary was stating a RULE, when he was describing what the rules were intended to do, and when he was just giving some kind of guideline for doing something.There's not really a clear wrong or right here, but I think the people (like me and most others I suspect) who played with you have to be hit to lose your spell have a pretty solid argument that they're playing as intended (else why would the damage spoils spell and speeds etc even exist).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5917396, member: 82106"] But that is what the whole casting time/speed factor/initiative thing is about. The rules also explicitly state that spells are spoiled IF YOU TAKE DAMAGE. So as far as I know the 'correct' interpretation is that what you quoted is flavor text, and then there are rules that implement that flavor. The rules are if you take damage your spell is spoiled, and speed factor etc will determine if you got the spell off before anyone could attack you or not. They still have to HIT or at least effect your character. It is never really stated clearly in any rule what would happen if say someone pushed you (1e doesn't have rules for that at all, though I think 2e does). Presumably the RAI is that your spell would be disrupted, but again there's just no actual mechanical statement of that fact in AD&D. It is often very hard to tell when Gary was stating a RULE, when he was describing what the rules were intended to do, and when he was just giving some kind of guideline for doing something. There's not really a clear wrong or right here, but I think the people (like me and most others I suspect) who played with you have to be hit to lose your spell have a pretty solid argument that they're playing as intended (else why would the damage spoils spell and speeds etc even exist). [/QUOTE]

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