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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Funkthis" data-source="post: 3334083" data-attributes="member: 23364">I agree with kayn for the most part.  Every DM must continually use their judgement and rule accordingly.  Hopefully each DM rules in a way that players can generally accept (not neccessarily agree upon).  As long as he rules consistantly I don't see any problem.  My only issue is when people take the rules so literally.  Yes, I know this is a rules forum but sometimes I just laugh at the logic.  (I still can't believe the argument that ray of enfeeblement protects from str draining attacks taking a char below 1 str.)What I really wanted to comment on though was frankthedm's statment on the building of fortifications just to foil spells.  Sigh...I don't know what settings you use but most traditional fantasy settings which use non magical built fortifications aren't thinking about disintagration attempts on their walls.  Heck a wizard high enough to cast disintegrate can do far worse things...  If you are using your standard low tech setting they use seperate blocks and layers with rubble between each because that is the technology people used back in the appropriate time setting.  Yes, if a wizard built a fortress maybe he would put in all sorts of spell foiling plans but in most games I've played walls are built to keep out armies, withstand catapult ammo, etc...</blockquote>