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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3447832" data-attributes="member: 35788">On second thought, there is no way I would let this work.&nbsp; Here's my game-balance related reason:Complete Arcane has a spell called Transmute Rock to Lava.&nbsp; Essentially, its the reverse of what is being argued here.&nbsp; It makes rock turn into lava (Hence the name!).&nbsp; It affects a single 10 foot cube.&nbsp; And do you know what spell level the game designers thought it to be at?&nbsp; 9th.&nbsp; Now, I realize that it is not 9th level because it takes much power to transmute rock to lava.&nbsp; It is actually 9th because of the 20d6 damage per round taken by anyone who cannot get out of the lava.&nbsp; That makes sense.The reason I wouldn't allow the frostburn spell to work on lava is because you areessentially allowing a 2nd(?) level spell to counter a 9th level spell ... and the lower level spell has nothing to do with the Dispel magic spell chain!I know there are spells that counter each other and they aren't always equal in level.&nbsp; But 2nd to 9th just seems a bit much to me.Common sense ruling still seems to me to be: Nope.&nbsp; Doesn't work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3447832, member: 35788"] On second thought, there is no way I would let this work. Here's my game-balance related reason: Complete Arcane has a spell called Transmute Rock to Lava. Essentially, its the reverse of what is being argued here. It makes rock turn into lava (Hence the name!). It affects a single 10 foot cube. And do you know what spell level the game designers thought it to be at? 9th. Now, I realize that it is not 9th level because it takes much power to transmute rock to lava. It is actually 9th because of the 20d6 damage per round taken by anyone who cannot get out of the lava. That makes sense. The reason I wouldn't allow the frostburn spell to work on lava is because you areessentially allowing a 2nd(?) level spell to counter a 9th level spell ... and the lower level spell has nothing to do with the Dispel magic spell chain! I know there are spells that counter each other and they aren't always equal in level. But 2nd to 9th just seems a bit much to me. Common sense ruling still seems to me to be: Nope. Doesn't work. [/QUOTE]

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