Magic Dead Zones and spell like abilities. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Magic Dead Zones and spell like abilities. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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DeepEyes
09-16-07, 04:55 AM I'm currently playing a Fey'ri in a friends FR campaign. To make a long story short, the town we are staying at currently has a dead magic zone, and as my character is a wizard using mystra's weave, is pretty much powerless. However, as many of you know, Fey'ri have special abilities to cast spells once per day such as charm person, dimension door, etc. I wanted to know if these powers still work in the magic dead zones, and furthermore does my alter self ability still hold? My Dm said these abilities wouldn't work in the dead zone, save for my alter self ability, considering it an innate ability much like a Doppelgänger. I also want to know if this is true for other races with spell like abilities. Sorry if this has been asked and answered, I tried looking it up in books and searched the forums. Maybe its just too late where I am and my brain isn't functioning. Any help is appreciated.
Mirtek
09-16-07, 11:27 AM Any ability that is either (Su) or (Sp) doesn't work in an dead magic zone. Even if it's an innate ability (a doppleganger's change shape does not work there and it's detect thoughts doesn't work there either)
Zarreth_Nessad
09-16-07, 11:38 AM No supernatural ability, spell-like ability, or spell works in an area of antimagic (but extraordinary abilities still work).

A dead magic zone functions in most respects as an antimagic field spell, ...

Since Alter Self for the Fey'ri is a (Sp), it would not work. Most of the Demonic Abilities are (Sp), and so would not work. If you have damage reduction, fire resistance, or either of the save bonuses, those will work as normal.
Mirtek
09-16-07, 12:07 PM If you have damage reduction, [...], those will work as normal.
It depends which damage recuction you have. DR that can be only broken by magic (DR x/magic; x/epic; x/good; x/evil; x/chaotic; x/lawful) doesn't work in a dead magic zone. DR that is broken by material works
Zarreth_Nessad
09-16-07, 10:33 PM My apologies, I stand corrected. The DR vs magic would not work in the Dead Magic Zone.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
DeepEyes 09-16-07, 04:55 AM	I'm currently playing a Fey'ri in a friends FR campaign. To make a long story short, the town we are staying at currently has a dead magic zone, and as my character is a wizard using mystra's weave, is pretty much powerless. However, as many of you know, Fey'ri have special abilities to cast spells once per day such as charm person, dimension door, etc. I wanted to know if these powers still work in the magic dead zones, and furthermore does my alter self ability still hold? My Dm said these abilities wouldn't work in the dead zone, save for my alter self ability, considering it an innate ability much like a Doppelgänger. I also want to know if this is true for other races with spell like abilities. Sorry if this has been asked and answered, I tried looking it up in books and searched the forums. Maybe its just too late where I am and my brain isn't functioning. Any help is appreciated.
Mirtek 09-16-07, 11:27 AM	Any ability that is either (Su) or (Sp) doesn't work in an dead magic zone. Even if it's an innate ability (a doppleganger's change shape does not work there and it's detect thoughts doesn't work there either)
Zarreth_Nessad 09-16-07, 11:38 AM	No supernatural ability, spell-like ability, or spell works in an area of antimagic (but extraordinary abilities still work). A dead magic zone functions in most respects as an antimagic field spell, ... Since Alter Self for the Fey'ri is a (Sp), it would not work. Most of the Demonic Abilities are (Sp), and so would not work. If you have damage reduction, fire resistance, or either of the save bonuses, those will work as normal.
Mirtek 09-16-07, 12:07 PM	If you have damage reduction, [...], those will work as normal. It depends which damage recuction you have. DR that can be only broken by magic (DR x/magic; x/epic; x/good; x/evil; x/chaotic; x/lawful) doesn't work in a dead magic zone. DR that is broken by material works
Zarreth_Nessad 09-16-07, 10:33 PM	My apologies, I stand corrected. The DR vs magic would not work in the Dead Magic Zone.