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<blockquote data-quote="Infiniti2000" data-source="post: 2497823" data-attributes="member: 31734">If you rule based on the spell's name, you're gonna come up with some really funky stuff.&nbsp; Just a few:&nbsp;overland flight - Cannot be used to fly over bodies of water or really anywhere land doesn't exist, such as in the elemental plane of airstoneskin - Hey, this one has all the advantages of statue and none of the disadvantages (except for the cost).&nbsp; Not only do you gain DR 10/adamantine, but you gain 8 hardness and a slew of other stuff (half damage from ranged weapons, etc.).bear's endurance - okay, I don't want to even think about this oneanimate rope - despite the text saying &quot;ropelike object&quot; due to the spell name you just gotta limit it to ropes&nbsp;&nbsp;No, I'm not reading just what I want to read, I'm merely reading just what it says and attributing no extra rules beyond that.&nbsp; It doesn't matter even if the spell said &quot;This turns the subject into a statue.&quot;&nbsp; Because, unless it specifies that you cannot move, cannot actions, etc. it's too vague.&nbsp; Why couldn't it be a statue that can move?&nbsp; A 7th level spell can't do that?&nbsp; Animate Object can do much better at 6th level.&nbsp; It must therefore be flavor.&nbsp;Is it a mistake, and the designers really intend that you can't move?&nbsp; I doubt it.&nbsp; That would quite frankly suck as a spell.&nbsp; In fact, merely granting hardness (essentially DR 8/- in most cases, but not all) isn't that great though it lasts forever.&nbsp; It would be nice if it granted some more of the object-like benefits (resistances to energy, etc.) and/or some illusory magic that actually tried to hide you as a statue.&nbsp; It would be a very rare case for a statue of an archmage to actually be ignored, so I can't even think of a use for this spell without the combat benefits.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Infiniti2000, post: 2497823, member: 31734"] If you rule based on the spell's name, you're gonna come up with some really funky stuff. Just a few: [b]overland flight[/b] - Cannot be used to fly over bodies of water or really anywhere land doesn't exist, such as in the elemental plane of air [b]stoneskin[/b] - Hey, this one has all the advantages of statue and none of the disadvantages (except for the cost). Not only do you gain DR 10/adamantine, but you gain 8 hardness and a slew of other stuff (half damage from ranged weapons, etc.). [b]bear's endurance[/b] - okay, I don't want to even think about this one [b]animate rope[/b] - despite the text saying "ropelike object" due to the spell name you just gotta limit it to ropes No, I'm not reading just what I want to read, I'm merely reading just what it says and attributing no extra rules beyond that. It doesn't matter even if the spell said "This turns the subject into a statue." Because, unless it specifies that you cannot move, cannot actions, etc. it's too vague. Why couldn't it be a statue that can move? A 7th level spell can't do that? Animate Object can do much better at 6th level. It must therefore be flavor. Is it a mistake, and the designers really intend that you can't move? I doubt it. That would quite frankly suck as a spell. In fact, merely granting hardness (essentially DR 8/- in most cases, but not all) isn't that great though it lasts forever. It would be nice if it granted some more of the object-like benefits (resistances to energy, etc.) and/or some illusory magic that actually tried to hide you as a statue. It would be a very rare case for a statue of an archmage to actually be ignored, so I can't even think of a use for this spell without the combat benefits. [/QUOTE]

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