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<blockquote data-quote="Puggins" data-source="post: 4084154" data-attributes="member: 12386">I absolutely love the new spells in terms of intended effect, but the sparse descriptions are so vague that it's going to drive people like me batty.Does Frostburn deal 3d6+int damage that counts as both fire and cold, or does it deal both 3d6+int fire and 3d6+int cold damage.Does any attack that hits you while you have mirror image up cause you to lose an image, or do only missed AC attacks trigger the loss.If an encounter lasts for more than five minutes, does resistance expire during the encounter?Admittedly, the second question has a fairly solid (if merely implied) answer, but the first question is definitely vague as hell given the current wording.The two lengths for resistance may have been necessary, but they throw in a tiny bit of non-verisimilitude.&nbsp; A ridiculous 120 round encounter with a fire dragon allows resistance to go 12 minutes, whereas a one minute encounter with fire mephits followed by a five minute rest spell the end of the effect.&nbsp; I'm aware that this is a niggling quibble, but I'm really looking forward to 4e, so I'm trying to be as quibbling as possible to keep my expectations realistic.&nbsp; A more consistent mechanic would've been superior.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Puggins, post: 4084154, member: 12386"] I absolutely love the new spells in terms of intended effect, but the sparse descriptions are so vague that it's going to drive people like me batty. Does Frostburn deal 3d6+int damage that counts as both fire and cold, or does it deal both 3d6+int fire and 3d6+int cold damage. Does any attack that hits you while you have mirror image up cause you to lose an image, or do only missed AC attacks trigger the loss. If an encounter lasts for more than five minutes, does resistance expire during the encounter? Admittedly, the second question has a fairly solid (if merely implied) answer, but the first question is definitely vague as hell given the current wording. The two lengths for resistance may have been necessary, but they throw in a tiny bit of non-verisimilitude. A ridiculous 120 round encounter with a fire dragon allows resistance to go 12 minutes, whereas a one minute encounter with fire mephits followed by a five minute rest spell the end of the effect. I'm aware that this is a niggling quibble, but I'm really looking forward to 4e, so I'm trying to be as quibbling as possible to keep my expectations realistic. A more consistent mechanic would've been superior. [/QUOTE]

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