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Old 05-12-2020, 08:00 AM   #15
Spong
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Default Re: Avoiding Deathtouch? (or touch spells in general?)

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Originally Posted by Not another shrubbery View Post
If the spell can affect you through a helmet, gauntlet, breastplate, etc., which are all touching you, then it seems reasonable that it should affect you through a shield which is directly touching your hand or arm.
There does seem to be a Murphy here where you can parry with a puny dagger to avoid harm but if you block with the massive surface of a heavy shield you trigger the spell!
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