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What exactly is an "object" for purposes of the Reduce spell?
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<blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 8202818" data-attributes="member: 27385"><p>It is odd that when used on a person, all their parts, i.e. clothes, weapons, armor, etc... shrink as well. When used on an object like a door, the DM asks which part you are trying for. </p><p></p><p>I get the idea that it sucks when you shrink and are naked, similar to turning invisible and your clothing does not. It makes sense for game purposes. Saying an item is different than a person may be ok to get around this, but then you open interpretation to parts of objects and things saying a door is part of a castle or dungeon and not a separate object. Then the player wants to shrink the whole castle instead. Even a simple frying pan may have parts such as a wooden handle and not simply one piece of metal. </p><p></p><p>I would be leery about allowing too much, but would still want to reward cleverness. Say a door is made up of several parts and you just shrink the lock or hinges to force the door to open or fall off, maybe sounds fine. Could I shrink the rope holding up a drawbridge and hope that the rope now breaks from not being thick enough to bear the weight? Sounds ok on its face. There should be some limits on the use though.</p><p></p><p>The next question would then be castles and doors with anti-reduce enchantments if this trick is soo easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aco175, post: 8202818, member: 27385"] It is odd that when used on a person, all their parts, i.e. clothes, weapons, armor, etc... shrink as well. When used on an object like a door, the DM asks which part you are trying for. I get the idea that it sucks when you shrink and are naked, similar to turning invisible and your clothing does not. It makes sense for game purposes. Saying an item is different than a person may be ok to get around this, but then you open interpretation to parts of objects and things saying a door is part of a castle or dungeon and not a separate object. Then the player wants to shrink the whole castle instead. Even a simple frying pan may have parts such as a wooden handle and not simply one piece of metal. I would be leery about allowing too much, but would still want to reward cleverness. Say a door is made up of several parts and you just shrink the lock or hinges to force the door to open or fall off, maybe sounds fine. Could I shrink the rope holding up a drawbridge and hope that the rope now breaks from not being thick enough to bear the weight? Sounds ok on its face. There should be some limits on the use though. The next question would then be castles and doors with anti-reduce enchantments if this trick is soo easy. [/QUOTE]
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