Spells that don't do damage

[GakToid]

I'm hoping for some help in finding spells that don't do damage.

Stun, daze, nauseate...any effect that removes someone from combat, but not direct damage.

I'm hoping someone has a spell database that'll allow you to search by effect to make this quick and painless.

Does anyone have that type of information available?

Thanks.

-Gak Toid

 

[Herremann the Wise]

Hi Gak Toid,

In our last game, the rogue of the party was dominated by a vampire. The party alienist Lucifus Cray promptly turned him to stone. It's a little more permanent than you're average hold monster. By definition, it's painless and does not do damage.

Aside:
While a curious choice, The alienist did not want to use up his maze spell and it gave his raven familiar something to commit its nuisances upon. In fact, burying the "statue" is a very neat way of removing someone from the game. I don't believe they can be true resurrected because in fact they are still technically "alive". Whether Discern Location would work is a matter for conjecture as well. I'm not too sure if this was your purpose or not but heh, I've been feeling verbose this morning.

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

 

[GakToid]

Herremann, thanks for the information.

Here's a preliminary list from the SRD.

Color Spray
Power Word Stun
Shout, Greater
Scintillating Pattern

Glitterdust
Blindness/Deafness
Pyrotechnics
Power Word Blind
Sunburst

Confusion
Insanity

Daze
Daze Monster

Ray of Exhaustion
Waves of Exhaustion

Touch of Fatigue
Waves of Fatigue

Stinking Cloud

Ghoul Touch
Hold Person
Hold Monster
Hold Person, Mass
Hold Monster, Mass

Flesh to Stone

Eyebite

Maze


-Gak Toid

 

[Jack Simth]

Note that confusion and insanity don't prevent the afflicted from attacking....

 

[GakToid]

Some more spells:

Forgotten Realms

Nybor's Gentle Reminder
Cloud of Bewilderment
Shadow Spray

Nybor's Mind Admonishment

Fleshshiver

Nybor's Stern Reproof
Nybor's Wrathful Castigation

Darkbolt
Flashburst



Complete Books

Shadow Binding
Orb of **
Burning Blood
Prismatic Ray
Blackfire

Wrack
Bestow Curse, Greater

Bladeweave


-Gak Toid

 

[Tarangil]

Lets not forget Ye Olde STINKING CLOUD.... OOPS Never mind I see it's in the list. It's just a favourite of mine.

 

[frankthedm]

In our last game, the rogue of the party was dominated by a vampire. The party alienist Lucifus Cray promptly turned him to stone. It's a little more permanent than you're average hold monster. By definition, it's painless and does not do damage.

and just about every effect that causes it grants a fort save. Poly any object can do it temporarily, but dupicating the flesh to stone spell with it won't work.

Undead Type:
Features: An undead creature has the following features.
—Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects).
—Immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects.
—Immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless).

But normally petrification is a very nice way to eliminate an annoyance. Even if you grind the stone to powder the victim does not die, UNTIL he gets unpetrified. No aging means it is D&D cryonics too.

My players won't go near stinking cloud. They are deathly afraid i'll let gas rip to simulate the spell's effect.

 

[CronoDekar]

Some off the top of my head:

Grease
Charm Person/Monster
Suggestion
Dominate Person/Monster
Modify Memory (though it's not very helpful during battle)
Forcecage
Hypnotism
Cause Fear/Fear
Ray of Enfeeblement
Entanglement
Web
Darkness (regular and deeper)
Sleep
Deep Slumber

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

—Immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless).[/COLOR]

I think he meant that the wizard turned the dominated rogue into stone to prevent him from attacking the party.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

Otto's Irresistable dance and Temporal Stasis are both very powerful at high levels. Forcecage is also very good.