Silence Spell

[Hypersmurf]

There was an extensive discussion on said subject a few months ago. Of course, it wasn't resolved. My take on it would be that silence does not negate sonic damage because (personal explanation follows) Silence only negates sounds that are in the hearing range.

I'm not sure what's ambiguous about "This spell provides a defense against sonic or language-based attacks"...?

-Hyp.

 

[Nifft]

I'm not sure what's ambiguous about "This spell provides a defense against sonic or language-based attacks"...?

Yay 3.5e! 'bout time they put that in there.

 

[S'mon]

Yay 3.5e! 'bout time they put that in there.

Hurray too!
Of course Silence does & should protect against Sonic attacks. For D&D I wouldn't count a blast/overpressure wave as a 'sonic' attack - I think sonic attacks are supposed to involve a frequency vibration. The blast wave wouldn't make any sound though.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Yay 3.5e! 'bout time they put that in there.

Uh, interesting way to put it. I was quoting from my 3E PHB... although a similar phrase is in 3.5.

It's always been there.

EDIT - Although, it was, for some reason, omitted from the 3E SRD. Which is why it's a bad idea to rely solely on the SRD for a rules argument - certain key phrases aren't always there...

-Hyp.

 

[Celtavian]

re

Hyp!

You can't still a spell while in a grapple...

How come? I would think that Still Spell was intended for when an opponent grapples you, strange that it would not work.

 

[Nifft]

EDIT - Although, it was, for some reason, omitted from the 3E SRD. Which is why it's a bad idea to rely solely on the SRD for a rules argument - certain key phrases aren't always there...

Oh, in that case, my amended rave is:

Yay PHB! 'bout time someone looked there!

 

[Magic Slim]

I'm not sure what's ambiguous about "This spell provides a defense against sonic or language-based attacks"...?

-Hyp.

oops!

But I DISTINCTIVELY (sp?) remember a very heated discussion about Silence and Sonic damage... Anyone else remember? Please?

Slim

 

[reapersaurus]

Which is why it's a bad idea to rely solely on the SRD for a rules argument - certain key phrases aren't always there...

Amen
So many people never understood that.

Of course, I'm dependant on the SRD for 3.5 , cause there's no way I'm giving my money to Wizards for such a shoddy product.

 

[Hypersmurf]

How come? I would think that Still Spell was intended for when an opponent grapples you, strange that it would not work.

Oh, it works just fine...

... for a wizard or cleric.

But one of the conditions for a spell you can cast in a grapple is that it can't have a casting time greater than a standard action. And when a sorcerer casts a Still spell, it has a casting time greater than a standard action...

-Hyp.

 

[Magic Slim]

Oh, it works just fine...

... for a wizard or cleric.

But one of the conditions for a spell you can cast in a grapple is that it can't have a casting time greater than a standard action. And when a sorcerer casts a Still spell, it has a casting time greater than a standard action...

-Hyp.

unless it's a Quickened, Stilled spell, right?

Slim