D&D 3E/3.5 Web Spell Question (3.5)

[Ranger19k]

The web spell description in the 3.5 PH is pretty clear that the strands are flammable, and can be easily brushed away with a flaming sword. It is not clear however, if a normal weapon can sever any of the strands. Should there be a hardness/AC for striking and severing strands when not using fire, or is fire the accepted only means for clearing the web?

I ask specifically with the thought of a character with "ring of blades" cast, approaching the web from the outside. With ring of blades, a "horizontal ring of swirling metal blades" surrounds the caster, projecting out to 5' in every direction.

To me it would intuitively make sense that the slashing blades would sever the web strands in those surrounding squares, and I'm tempted to rule this way for my upcoming combat where this scenario appears likely, but I can't find anything in the rules that would support this seemingly logical opinion.

Does anyone have a thought on this? How have others dealt with sans-fire attempts to sever the strands of web from the web spell.

Thanks.

 

[Rhun]

I have not seen any actual rules governing this, at least none that I can remember. So I would say it is up to the discretion of the DM. In play I've seen it ruled that if you attempt to hack through the webbing with a (non-flaming) sword, the blade would get stuck in the webbing, requiring a strength check to tear it free.

 

[Ranger19k]

Yeah, that makes sense. But do you think it would stick/stop the spinning ring of blades?

 

[Alexander123]

I don't think it would stop the blades.

 

[Noctos]

i would say that both are of a magical origin. and you would have to consider a bunch of mulitpliers in my world. often based on the level of each spell if the wizerd was lvl 14 and cast web and the blades were cast from a lvl 8 or something than the web spell would win. the dm might choose to roll a saving throw if the casting lvls were close to see what happens.

but when in doubt dispell magic solves all questions