03-18-2010, 12:11 PM | #1 |
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[Magic] No Mana Zones between caster and subject.
Is there an "official" ruling somewhere on how No Mana Zones interact with spells when between caster and subject? Three ways I can see it working, depending on the definition of mana.
1) Spells move in straight lines between caster and subject. Any NMZ that transects (Is that the right word) that straight line will block the spell. Allows subjects to hide behind, say, 1-hex NMZs and be protected from spells. 2) Spells move along the shortest path between caster and subject as long as they can get there without going through a NMZ. Which means, in order for a subject to be protected from spells by an NMZ, they'd need to be totally englobed in a NMZ. NMZ 360-deg and over and below. The interior of the "globe" can still have a Low mana level or higher. 3) Spells don't move through 3D Euclidean space. As long as both caster and subject are not in a NMZ, the spell will get to the subject. In which case, in order to be protected by a NMZ, the subject must be in a NMZ. Any thoughts? |
03-18-2010, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: [Magic] No Mana Zones between caster and subject.
From what I remember it all depends on where the effect of the spell originates.
Basic and Area effects originate at the target, so if the target is IN a NMZ it fizzles. Somebody in a NMZ isn't too concerned by Deathtouch, but an explosive fireball blowing up at the edge of the zone might be a worry. Missile effects originate at the caster and can quite happily be lobbed into a NMZ at full potency. Somebody in a NMZ is quite at risk of being skewered by an ice dagger. Other than that, it is just range penalties. If you are in a normal mana zone, don't think that a NMZ acts like a wall. |
03-18-2010, 02:16 PM | #3 | |
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03-18-2010, 02:35 PM | #4 | |
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03-18-2010, 02:36 PM | #5 |
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Re: [Magic] No Mana Zones between caster and subject.
I believe the Words of Kromm went with #2, but not sure it's ever been stated officially.
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03-18-2010, 02:47 PM | #6 | |
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Re: [Magic] No Mana Zones between caster and subject.
With a repeat of the "Thi is 3rd edition" caveat, though 4th edition standard Magic is rather unchanged from 3rd...
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03-19-2010, 11:49 AM | #8 |
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Re: [Magic] No Mana Zones between caster and subject.
Side note; no manna zone does not stop a fireball in flight; fireballs (and most missile spells) are 'real' balls of fast moving material once created. They are stopped by force walls/domes, and pass effortlessly through pentagrams and no manna zones delivering full effect.
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03-19-2010, 01:59 PM | #9 | |
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An argument can be made that since weather is an elemental phenomenon, Weather Dome will also stop elemental missile spells. It stops the most severe weather possible (Lightning is lightning, Concussion is thunder, Ice Daggers and Ice Spheres are hail), even Fortean weather like rains of frogs (Stone Missiles are a rain of stones, Fireballs and Explosive Fireballs are rains of fire). |
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03-19-2010, 02:04 PM | #10 | |
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