question about how Protection from Arrows works

[Hypersmurf]

Would that work? Even though the dispel supresses the magic in the item, isn't it still a magic item, and thus cannot be affected by Shatter?

If the object that you target is a magic item, you make a dispel check against the item’s caster level. If you succeed, all the item’s magical properties are suppressed for 1d4 rounds, after which the item recovers on its own. A suppressed item becomes nonmagical for the duration of the effect. An interdimensional interface (such as a bag of holding) is temporarily closed. A magic item’s physical properties are unchanged: A suppressed magic sword is still a sword (a masterwork sword, in fact). Artifacts and deities are unaffected by mortal magic such as this.

and

Shatter creates a loud, ringing noise that sunders a single solid, nonmagical object...

The suppressed item becomes nonmagical, and Shatter sunders a nonmagical object.

-Hyp.

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

I want to do that with a Warlock, but everybody says: "Nooooooooo! You'll destroy all the magical items."

--fje

 

[Jack Simth]

Hmm... that aspect of Dispel Magic has a duration.

Can it be dispelled?

 

[Stalker0]

A suppressed item becomes nonmagical for the duration of the effect. An interdimensional interface (such as a bag of holding) is temporarily closed. A magic item’s physical properties are unchanged: A suppressed magic sword is still a sword (a masterwork sword, in fact).

While the suppressed item does become nonmagical, its physical properties don't change. You could interpret that to mean the hardness and hitpoints an enhancement bonus normally gives the item don't change. You could take that further and say the physical benefits the magic gives the item are still there, which would be resistance to shatter.

Its a bit of a stretch, the passage could just be refering to the fact that a magic sword is just a sword, but its a "RAW" way of disallowing the dispel magic/shatter combo.

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

Really, though, you'd have to be reaching pretty pretty far given that the text of Dispel Magic says that the item becomes "nonmagical" and the text of Shatter states the item targeted must be "nonmagical" ... same word, even.

--fje

 

[Hypersmurf]

Its a bit of a stretch...

Ya think?

-Hyp.

 

[Infiniti2000]

Its a bit of a stretch, the passage could just be refering to the fact that a magic sword is just a sword, but its a "RAW" way of disallowing the dispel magic/shatter combo.

But, why would you want to disallow that?

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

The entire party is made up of Vow Of Poverty Monk/Caster hybrids who don't need the items?

--fje

 

[Stalker0]

But, why would you want to disallow that?

I don't but, if someone did, I would suspect that would be the argument they use.