Limitations of Teleport

[Schmoe]

Re: Re: Limitations of Teleport

Good post, but I'm wondering:
Why should a DM be worried if he denies the players a tactic that severely impacts their gaming experience in a bad way?

Well, I wasn't really thinking that the DM might be doubting his own judgment. Rather, I was offering to DM's that, should a "debate" arise with certain players as to the judgment call, the DM has an explicit concession within the rules of the spell that should make any such debate moot.

I know that, in the spirit of the game, Rule Zero really should not be argued, but I also know that, in the practice of the game, players often feel unsatisfied if they can't be given justification for a particular ruling. I was just hoping to provide more satisfaction to all parties, players and DM's alike.

Yeesh, does that make sense? It's late here, or I'm tired. Maybe even both.

 

[coyote6]

Another teleport blocking spell is in Magic of Faerun: dimensional lock; 5th level (according to the recent errata) cleric & sorcerer/wizard spell, 15 ft. emanation, lasts 1 day/level, and blocks "bodily extradimensional travel" (including ethereal & astral effects, as well as teleportation effects). Very handy, especially given the long duration and level (same as teleport).

As for scrying, Andy Collins has a scrying variant, with higher DCs & such, on his website.


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