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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jerichothebard" data-source="post: 825525" data-attributes="member: 4705">Exactly - and therein lies the balance - he's buffed, they're buffed, a round of Dispel Magics (on the house!) and then there is balance again - he's not so buffed, they're not so buffed.I kind of agree with the others - it really isn't likely that they he would have them casting all those spells every day.  It is far more likely that he would have them create him the buffing magic items - gauntlets, headbands, cloaks, bracers, what ever.  Thus, he isn't requiring all of his top minions to be in one place all the time, making them vulnerable.  Like, say, the Secret Service does during the State of the Union Address - one cabinet member is ALWAYS at an 'undisclosed location' so that there is always a clear chain of command in case someone flys a DC-10 into the Capital building.  Magic Items are less susceptible to dispel, too!BTW, even in my party of 12th level characters (more than 75% spellcasters!) we typically only cast one or two on ourselves, unless we are pretty sure that we are going up against the Big Boss.They just aren't as common as you are wanting to assume.jericho</blockquote>