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<blockquote data-quote="Noctem" data-source="post: 6788441" data-attributes="member: 6801315">[MENTION=61529]seebs[/MENTION]@<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?6802559-ryan92084" target="_blank">ryan92084</a>But seebs, this is a specific vs general ruleset.&nbsp; You need to provide a rule that says that the general rule for Instantaneous spells, that they can't be dispelled, no longer applies to a spell being held.&nbsp; You don't get to just invent rules changes because you want them to exist.&nbsp; Furthermore, there is no rule that says it works differently as I pointed out already.&nbsp; So:You can ask on twitter for what the RAI is from JC, or you can look at his previous response that says that instantaneous spells can't be dispelled and that COUNTERSPELL is what needs to be used, or finally you can look at the RAW and see that there isn't a single line of text that backs up the notion that you can dispel magic someone readying a spell of any kind.&nbsp; The reason for this as Ryan pointed out is that dispel magic is targeting the effect of a spell.&nbsp; There is no effect of the spell to target because the spell is being held as you yourself said!&nbsp; You cast the spell and hold the effects which you release with a reaction.&nbsp; Until you release the spell THERE IS NO EFFECT IN PLAY.&nbsp; Nothing that dispel magic could target or affect itself.&nbsp; You can't have your cake and eat it too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Noctem, post: 6788441, member: 6801315"] [MENTION=61529]seebs[/MENTION] @[URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?6802559-ryan92084"]ryan92084[/URL] But seebs, this is a specific vs general ruleset. You need to provide a rule that says that the general rule for Instantaneous spells, that they can't be dispelled, no longer applies to a spell being held. You don't get to just invent rules changes because you want them to exist. Furthermore, there is no rule that says it works differently as I pointed out already. So: You can ask on twitter for what the RAI is from JC, or you can look at his previous response that says that instantaneous spells can't be dispelled and that COUNTERSPELL is what needs to be used, or finally you can look at the RAW and see that there isn't a single line of text that backs up the notion that you can dispel magic someone readying a spell of any kind. The reason for this as Ryan pointed out is that dispel magic is targeting the effect of a spell. There is no effect of the spell to target because the spell is being held as you yourself said! You cast the spell and hold the effects which you release with a reaction. Until you release the spell THERE IS NO EFFECT IN PLAY. Nothing that dispel magic could target or affect itself. You can't have your cake and eat it too. [/QUOTE]

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