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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 3275096" data-attributes="member: 15999">Sound is not caused by the effects of vibration of the ear drum.  Hearing is.  A Silence spell does not make people deaf, it stops the propagation of the pressure wave in air.  Whether it stops the vibration of any other kind of molecules is somewhat uncertain.Sound travels through air by making air molecules vibrate.  Sound travels through water by making water molecules vibrate.  Sound travels through rock or steel by making a solid object's molecules vibrate. Silence stops all forms of sonic energy.  True, given the way that solid objects block line of effect for magic, it would be a confusing interaction... but for this particular gaming group, I'd reward them for their creativity.  They are not very good at using magic tactically.</blockquote>