What can immunity do for you?

hcobb · 05-15-2020, 10:16 AM

Immunity to the Drop and Break Weapon spells includes immunity to mundane drop and break weapon results. (And is wizards only, fools!)

What other kinds of magical immunity protects against mundane occurrences? For example immunity to...

Detect Magic
Avert (Forced retreat immunity?)
Detect Enemies
Trip (Can't be shield rushed?)
Sleep (Doesn't fall asleep at ST 0?)
Rope (Can't be entangled?)
Freeze
Slippery or Sticky Floor
Geas

Shostak · 05-15-2020, 02:31 PM

I would say "No" to all of those, especially Rope, which is a Creation spell, and thus outside of the scope of immunity enchantments. In games I GM, I don't extend immunity to Break Weapon and Drop Weapon spells to include bad luck on attack rolls; those are separate enchantments.

Skarg · 05-19-2020, 05:25 PM

I think the only one of those that looks like it makes sense could work would be immunity to sleep... but NOT for the case you mentioned, which is not sleep but unconsciousness due to injury and/or exhaustion. The effect would just mean you have insomnia and won't nod off unless your ST drops to zero, or you get hit by some more powerful type of sleep-like magic than the Sleep spell or normal sleep.

05-15-2020, 10:16 AM	#1
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	What can immunity do for you? Immunity to the Drop and Break Weapon spells includes immunity to mundane drop and break weapon results. (And is wizards only, fools!) What other kinds of magical immunity protects against mundane occurrences? For example immunity to... Detect Magic Avert (Forced retreat immunity?) Detect Enemies Trip (Can't be shield rushed?) Sleep (Doesn't fall asleep at ST 0?) Rope (Can't be entangled?) Freeze Slippery or Sticky Floor Geas __________________ -HJC

05-15-2020, 02:31 PM	#2
Shostak Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: New England	Re: What can immunity do for you? I would say "No" to all of those, especially Rope, which is a Creation spell, and thus outside of the scope of immunity enchantments. In games I GM, I don't extend immunity to Break Weapon and Drop Weapon spells to include bad luck on attack rolls; those are separate enchantments.

05-19-2020, 05:25 PM	#3
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: What can immunity do for you? I think the only one of those that looks like it makes sense could work would be immunity to sleep... but NOT for the case you mentioned, which is not sleep but unconsciousness due to injury and/or exhaustion. The effect would just mean you have insomnia and won't nod off unless your ST drops to zero, or you get hit by some more powerful type of sleep-like magic than the Sleep spell or normal sleep.