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<blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 639168" data-attributes="member: 1331">Non-rules reasons? If I spent the time, I could generate a really complicated pseudoscientific explanation for you.&nbsp; Maybe the concentrated wavefront of a ray is able to punch through the thin resonant field generated by Spell Turning. Or maybe targeted spells travel to the victim through some kind of magical ether, which is what Spell Turning blocks, but rays bypass the defense by travelling through normal space.Since a non-rules argument is by definition unrelated to the rules, you can make up whatever you want. It will always be &quot;valid&quot; because the game world is a fictional construction.However, if you want the real reason rays penetrate Spell Turning, it's because a ray is an Effect. This is not an oversight, it's intentional. Think game balance. Spell Turning is a specific defense against targeted spells, because they're so difficult to get away from otherwise. Against a ray, you can either take cover or increase your touch AC, and avoid the spell that way; thus there's no strong reason for a specific magical defense against them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AuraSeer, post: 639168, member: 1331"] Non-rules reasons? If I spent the time, I could generate a really complicated pseudoscientific explanation for you. Maybe the concentrated wavefront of a ray is able to punch through the thin resonant field generated by [i]Spell Turning[/i]. Or maybe targeted spells travel to the victim through some kind of magical ether, which is what [i]Spell Turning[/i] blocks, but rays bypass the defense by travelling through normal space. Since a non-rules argument is by definition unrelated to the rules, you can make up whatever you want. It will always be "valid" because the game world is a fictional construction. However, if you want the real reason rays penetrate [i]Spell Turning[/i], it's because a ray is an Effect. This is not an oversight, it's intentional. Think game balance. [i]Spell Turning[/i] is a specific defense against targeted spells, because they're so difficult to get away from otherwise. Against a ray, you can either take cover or increase your touch AC, and avoid the spell that way; thus there's no strong reason for a specific magical defense against them. [/QUOTE]

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