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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 39794" data-attributes="member: 2209">dispel magic shieldHypersmurf,What an odd ruling from the sage.From the srd dispel magic description:&quot;Area Dispel: The spell affects everything within a 30-foot radius.For each creature who is the target of one or more spells, the character makes a dispel check against the spell with the highest caster level. If that fails, the character makes dispel checks against progressively weaker spells until the character dispels one spell (which discharges the dispel so far as that target is concerned) or fail all the character's checks. The creature’s magic items are not affected.For each object that is the target of one or more spells, the character makes dispel checks as with creatures. Magic items are not affected by area dispels.&quot;I would think that based on the description objects are affected individually regardless of whether they are held by a person with a spell on them or not.&nbsp; If you go with the sage on this one then a heightened NUA is even more effective because one will offer protection for multiple held items and personal buff spells.Starfox, Remember, if the caster is higher level, his NUA is more likely to survive an area dispel at which point the dispel would check against the next lower spell, so your buffs will still be at some risk. I would get as many heightened NUAs cast on your items as you can or even just NUAs to lower the chances that your magic weapon spell is attacked first from the area dispels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 39794, member: 2209"] [b]dispel magic shield[/b] Hypersmurf, What an odd ruling from the sage. From the srd dispel magic description: "Area Dispel: The spell affects everything within a 30-foot radius. For each creature who is the target of one or more spells, the character makes a dispel check against the spell with the highest caster level. If that fails, the character makes dispel checks against progressively weaker spells until the character dispels one spell (which discharges the dispel so far as that target is concerned) or fail all the character's checks. The creature’s magic items are not affected. For each object that is the target of one or more spells, the character makes dispel checks as with creatures. Magic items are not affected by area dispels." I would think that based on the description objects are affected individually regardless of whether they are held by a person with a spell on them or not. If you go with the sage on this one then a heightened NUA is even more effective because one will offer protection for multiple held items and personal buff spells. Starfox, Remember, if the caster is higher level, his NUA is more likely to survive an area dispel at which point the dispel would check against the next lower spell, so your buffs will still be at some risk. I would get as many heightened NUAs cast on your items as you can or even just NUAs to lower the chances that your magic weapon spell is attacked first from the area dispels. [/QUOTE]

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