Saeviomagy
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I think the bard could probably have spent further music uses on suggesting to the BBEG not to worry about his friends, which would have allowed them to buff and attack.
ElectricDragon said:It doesn't say "casting a damaging spell", it says "casting a spell."
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Yeah, and I'd go even further with this: if he does have Spellcraft and knows that the party is casting buffing spells and protective magic, even if he's never seen them before in his entire life, he's going to see this as a hostile act. They're clearly getting ready for a fight, and it won't take him too many guesses to figure out who it is they intend to be fighting.CalrinAlshaw said:If the BBEG sees someone casting ANY spell, and doesn't know any spellcraft, or have skill to identify the spell, then I would say he would construe that as a hostile act.
I disagree. As far as he's concerned, they could be casting healing on themselves, or healing on him even. There's no way for the BBEG to know. Not every spell is hostile.CalrinAlshaw said:If the BBEG sees someone casting ANY spell, and doesn't know any spellcraft, or have skill to identify the spell, then I would say he would construe that as a hostile act. He has no idea what type of spell you are casting.
Calrin Alshaw
Lord Pendragon said:I disagree. As far as he's concerned, they could be casting healing on themselves, or healing on him even. There's no way for the BBEG to know. Not every spell is hostile.
To go even further, I disagree that buffing spells are hostile actions. They could just as easily be defensive measures, which are not the same as hostile actions. YMMV.
That's the beauty of magic. You'd probably be worried if a vampire told you to bend your neck a little to the side and pull away your collar, but for some reason...Jhulae said:All I know, is that if I were surrounded by a group of people I didn't know, nor requested to be there, and they suddenly started casting spells around me, I'd be worried about what they're up to.
If you read the middle and ending parts of that sentence, you'll see that examples of "any obvious threat" are given. One of those is "casting a spell" - any spell.Lord Pendragon said:That's the beauty of magic. You'd probably be worried if a vampire told you to bend your neck a little to the side and pull away your collar, but for some reason...
As far as the citation about casting a spell, the beginning part of that sentence is "any obvious threat". Casting a Disintegrate spell, if the BBEG knows what that is, is an obvious threat. Casting Bull's Strength isn't, and thus, IMO, doesn't apply.
Lord Pendragon said:I disagree. As far as he's concerned, they could be casting healing on themselves, or healing on him even. There's no way for the BBEG to know. Not every spell is hostile.
To go even further, I disagree that buffing spells are hostile actions. They could just as easily be defensive measures, which are not the same as hostile actions. YMMV.