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Uh oh! Fireball!

You get hit by a fireball! What happens?

  • Ugh, I fail my save but I'm still alive!

    Votes: 4 8.9%
  • Save for half damage and I'm coming to get you, pesky mage!

    Votes: 11 24.4%
  • No damage here! Hooray for evasion!

    Votes: 13 28.9%
  • I failed. Now I'm a pile of ashes.

    Votes: 8 17.8%
  • I'm immune to fire or magic. And I got fireball for you!

    Votes: 9 20.0%


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If I was a player I would remember that there is no magic spells in reality and ignore it.

If I was a dm, well just ignoring the fireball is no fun (If it was really targeted at me the dm, not a controlled monster or npc). I'll change it into a meteor swarm, intensify it (meta-magic feat from epic level handbook), strip the caster of all fire resistance and spell resistance and reflect the spell. Its never good to make a dm angry.
 



OK, you have my attention. My +15 Ref save is a little weak since my druid levels and my PrC levels don't have good progression in REF, but for a fireball, I am just fine.

My friend the monk just twigged to your casting as well. He and I have played this game before. He Abundant Steps both of us next to you while I draw the rapier of puncturing and cast haste. You want to respond authoritatively because we are getting ready to flank. Sure, my 3 levels of rogue only give me +2d6 damage, but with three attacks/round + haste, you are looking at 2 jabs and a puncturing attack for my 3rd attack, then another jab. The monk will probably flurry of blows you, and then for the hasted attack, he will look at a Stunning fist. After all, your Con probably just dropped by several points.

Of course, this is assuming that we even have a chance to get that far into the combat. Between the Ranger (archer path), the Wizard, and the Druid, your fireball might have received some pretty hefty return fire.

Of course, we are all 16-17th level. If you only fireballed us, you were silly.
 


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