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Message: <blockquote data-quote="youspoonybard" data-source="post: 1279283" data-attributes="member: 12242">Hyp, could you explain the last entry to me? "The text on page 289 in the DUNGEON MASTER’s Guidesays a supernatural ability cannot be dispelled. Table 8-1 onthe next page, however, says it can. Which one is right? Ifsupernatural abilities cannot be dispelled, can they beremoved or countered in other ways? What would happen,for example, if a medusa turns my character to stone? Cananything restore my character?The table is wrong. While you cannot dispel a supernaturalability with the dispel magic spell, you can remove or reverseits effects on an area, object (but not one in the supernaturalability user’s possession), or creature (but not the ability useritself) in other ways. For instance, the petrified victim in yourexample can be restored through a break enchantment spell or astone to flesh spell. Supernatural effects are not subject tocounterspelling, but some of them can be countered in otherways if they have the right descriptor (or if they duplicate spellswith the right descriptor). For example, the darkmantle’ssupernatural darkness ability duplicates the 2nd-level darknessspell, which has the darkness descriptor. This ability countersand dispels any light effect of its level or lower, and the 3rdleveldaylight spell (which counters and dispels all darknesseffects of its level or lower) negates the darkness created by adarkmantle’s darkness ability.Likewise, spells such as dispel evil can removesupernatural enchantment effects if they duplicate spells thatcan otherwise be dispelled. For example a dispel evil spell willremove a vampire’s dominate person effect from a victim.Similarly spells that block mental control, such as protectionfrom evil or magic circle against evil, suppress the effects of avampire’s dominate person ability, as noted in their spelldescriptions."- 3.5 Main FAQ.  I've had party members dominated by SU abilities and the like, before.  It was bad.  I don't think I understand this passage very well.  When, exactly, can you use spells to remove the effects of SU abilities?</blockquote>

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