Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Out of the Abyss Play Reports [spoilers]
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6700897" data-attributes="member: 12731"><p>I will simply mumble "faerzness something something" and tell them their (1st level) spells fail.</p><p></p><p>I have no problem changing the adventure on the point where it says spells can be cast INTO the prisoner cell. To me, there is no real reason why Mistress Ilvara must be able to shoot rays of sickness at prisoners in the cell. If somehow shooting him or her full of crossbow bolts fail to achieve the desired effect, why not simply have your guards drag the prisoner out of the cell?</p><p></p><p>That said...</p><p></p><p>If I absolutely must put game statistics on it I would say the effect is comparable to dispel/counterspell. That is, spells of levels 1-3 are automatically nullified. Spells cast using higher leveled slots work if you pass the standard test (spellcasting ability check at DC 10 + spell slot level).</p><p></p><p>This would even allow Mistress Ilvara to show her Emperor Palpatine chops: she can pretty much insta-gibb any weakened prisoner by making a DC 14 check to force a 5d8 sickness ray into the cell as if the ward wasn't there. Remember she's a level ten(!) caster!</p><p></p><p>Actually, you should probably do something like that, to give players accustomed to their usual "kill everyone" response a clue that escape might be the better option in this scenario... Either that, or they'll get it when their second set of characters get to watch the clean-picked bones of the first party after being subjected to a nice little Insect Plague <em>while still locked in their cell</em>... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6700897, member: 12731"] I will simply mumble "faerzness something something" and tell them their (1st level) spells fail. I have no problem changing the adventure on the point where it says spells can be cast INTO the prisoner cell. To me, there is no real reason why Mistress Ilvara must be able to shoot rays of sickness at prisoners in the cell. If somehow shooting him or her full of crossbow bolts fail to achieve the desired effect, why not simply have your guards drag the prisoner out of the cell? That said... If I absolutely must put game statistics on it I would say the effect is comparable to dispel/counterspell. That is, spells of levels 1-3 are automatically nullified. Spells cast using higher leveled slots work if you pass the standard test (spellcasting ability check at DC 10 + spell slot level). This would even allow Mistress Ilvara to show her Emperor Palpatine chops: she can pretty much insta-gibb any weakened prisoner by making a DC 14 check to force a 5d8 sickness ray into the cell as if the ward wasn't there. Remember she's a level ten(!) caster! Actually, you should probably do something like that, to give players accustomed to their usual "kill everyone" response a clue that escape might be the better option in this scenario... Either that, or they'll get it when their second set of characters get to watch the clean-picked bones of the first party after being subjected to a nice little Insect Plague [I]while still locked in their cell[/I]... ;) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Out of the Abyss Play Reports [spoilers]
Top