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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7972507" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>Actually, in 5e anti-magic doesn't work on background magic, if I remember correctly. A dragon can still breath fire and fly in an anti-magic field in 5e (if I remember correctly)</p><p></p><p>EDIT: From page 18 of the <a href="https://media.wizards.com/2019/dnd/downloads/SA-Compendium.pdf#page=17" target="_blank">Sage Advice Compendium</a>:</p><p><em>"Our game makes a distinction between two types of magic:</em></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>The background magic that is part of the D&D multiverse’s physics and the physiology of many D&D creatures</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>The concentrated magical energy that is contained in a magic item or channeled to create a spell or other focused magical effect</em></li> </ol><p><em>In D&D, the first type of magic is part of nature. It is no more dispellable than the wind. A monster like a dragon exists because of that magic-enhanced nature. The second type of magic is what the rules are concerned about. When a rule refers to something being magical, it’s referring to that second type. Determining whether a game feature is magical is straightforward. Ask yourself these questions about the feature:</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Is it a magic item?</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Is it a spell? Or does it let you create the effects of a spell that’s mentioned in its description?</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Is it a spell attack?</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Is it fueled by the use of spell slots?</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Does its description say it’s magical?</em></li> </ul><p><em>If your answer to any of those questions is yes, the feature is magical.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Let’s look at a white dragon’s Cold Breath and ask ourselves those questions. First, Cold Breath isn’t a magic item. Second, its description mentions no spell. Third, it’s not a spell attack. Fourth, the word “magical” appears nowhere in its description. Our conclusion: Cold Breath is not considered a magical game effect, even though we know that dragons are amazing, supernatural beings."</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 7972507, member: 83242"] Actually, in 5e anti-magic doesn't work on background magic, if I remember correctly. A dragon can still breath fire and fly in an anti-magic field in 5e (if I remember correctly) EDIT: From page 18 of the [URL='https://media.wizards.com/2019/dnd/downloads/SA-Compendium.pdf#page=17']Sage Advice Compendium[/URL]: [I]"Our game makes a distinction between two types of magic:[/I] [LIST=1] [*][I]The background magic that is part of the D&D multiverse’s physics and the physiology of many D&D creatures[/I] [*][I]The concentrated magical energy that is contained in a magic item or channeled to create a spell or other focused magical effect[/I] [/LIST] [I]In D&D, the first type of magic is part of nature. It is no more dispellable than the wind. A monster like a dragon exists because of that magic-enhanced nature. The second type of magic is what the rules are concerned about. When a rule refers to something being magical, it’s referring to that second type. Determining whether a game feature is magical is straightforward. Ask yourself these questions about the feature:[/I] [LIST] [*][I]Is it a magic item?[/I] [*][I]Is it a spell? Or does it let you create the effects of a spell that’s mentioned in its description?[/I] [*][I]Is it a spell attack?[/I] [*][I]Is it fueled by the use of spell slots?[/I] [*][I]Does its description say it’s magical?[/I] [/LIST] [I]If your answer to any of those questions is yes, the feature is magical. Let’s look at a white dragon’s Cold Breath and ask ourselves those questions. First, Cold Breath isn’t a magic item. Second, its description mentions no spell. Third, it’s not a spell attack. Fourth, the word “magical” appears nowhere in its description. Our conclusion: Cold Breath is not considered a magical game effect, even though we know that dragons are amazing, supernatural beings."[/I] [/QUOTE]
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