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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4002176" data-attributes="member: 1656">It depends upon the spell being 'cast upon the wearer'.  A spell that targets me is certainly 'cast upon' me.  A spell that includes me in the area is more ambiguous, and a spell that creates an effect that subsequently acts upon me is more ambiguous still.For example, if I have a Ring of Counterspells containing Acid Arrow, it's unlikely to be of much benefit to me.  The spell creates an effect, and then that effect shoots out and hits me - if the impact qualifies as the spell being cast upon me, then it's too late - the spell was complete when the arrow appeared, before it struck me, so it's no longer possible to counter it.Similarly, a Fireball affects an area - the caster is not casting it upon the creatures over there, he is just casting it into that region of space.  He might not even be aware the creatures are there.  Any creatures who happen to be within that space will be affected, but the spell wasn't cast upon them.Now, Glitterdust is an interesting case in that the area is not the region of space; rather, the area is defined in terms of the creatures within that space.  I think there's a better case for saying that Glitterdust is cast upon the creatures than there is for saying that Fireball is cast upon the creatures.  Not as good as if Glitterdust were Target: N creatures, but of course that would defeat one of Glitterdust's primary functions, since you can't target someone you can't see!-Hyp.</blockquote>

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