Hello.
In the PDF compiled in http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=221405 (which is fantastic, by the way), in the "Saving Throw" section, it states that a creature affected by more than one effect that allows a save may attempt a saving throw against each such effect at the end of its turn. It also states that if a creature rolls a 20 on a saving throw, all effects that allow a save will end.
If I understand that correctly, the more effects on a creature, the greater the number of saving throw rolls that creature gets, and the more chances to roll a 20. Suppose a group of 5 PCs all cast spells on a creature, and all of those spells impart effects that allow a save. This means that the creature will get 5 chances to roll a 20, which means there's a 22.6% chance that they'll roll a 20 at least once, and thereby remove all 5 effects. This seems pretty high.
In an extreme example, suppose 15 enemy spellcasters do the same thing to a PC. The chance that a PC rolls a 20 at least once on his 15 saving throws is 53.7%. It might actually be better for the enemy spellcasters to cast fewer spells on the PC, and have some of the enemy spellcasters sit the combat out!
Am I misunderstanding how this works?
-Chowder
In the PDF compiled in http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=221405 (which is fantastic, by the way), in the "Saving Throw" section, it states that a creature affected by more than one effect that allows a save may attempt a saving throw against each such effect at the end of its turn. It also states that if a creature rolls a 20 on a saving throw, all effects that allow a save will end.
If I understand that correctly, the more effects on a creature, the greater the number of saving throw rolls that creature gets, and the more chances to roll a 20. Suppose a group of 5 PCs all cast spells on a creature, and all of those spells impart effects that allow a save. This means that the creature will get 5 chances to roll a 20, which means there's a 22.6% chance that they'll roll a 20 at least once, and thereby remove all 5 effects. This seems pretty high.
In an extreme example, suppose 15 enemy spellcasters do the same thing to a PC. The chance that a PC rolls a 20 at least once on his 15 saving throws is 53.7%. It might actually be better for the enemy spellcasters to cast fewer spells on the PC, and have some of the enemy spellcasters sit the combat out!
Am I misunderstanding how this works?
-Chowder