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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 1975581" data-attributes="member: 23094">Was it *really* out of character knowledge?I'm assuming that, as a cleric, your player's character had several ranks in Knowledge (Religion), which, last I checked, covered things like:So, while a Knowledge (The Planes) roll would certainly cover the abilities of various well-known demonkind / devilkind, a Knowledge (Religion) check might also reveal the common abilities of his religion's most hated foes, which might include such creatures: "And the horde of Grim'zk the Undying fell upon the host of Saint Epicalia, and blood did water the ground like a summer rain.  Like the wheat of the field, or the sands of the shore, yea, that was the count of those who were slain, held rigid by the devils' unholy magic.  And lo, Saint Epicalia held the Talisman of Drussh on high, and spaketh, invoking the Seven Holy Names, and so the magic's grasp upon her holy soldiers was loos'd, and with a righteous cry they fell upon the unholy host."Something to think about, anyway.I'd allow it, with the knowledge that, if it's not there, you just wasted a Dispel.EDIT:Alternatively, if you think that the target is a Dispel Magic cast on a creature, and you target that spell, but the *actual* cause of the paralysis is, say, a Holy or Unholy Word, you've also just wasted a spell.</blockquote>