A portal for anyone (even strangers)? [Archive] - Wizards Community

A portal for anyone (even strangers)? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
boozerker
11-04-06, 01:35 AM Are there any spells that replicate the type of portals anyone could walk through, such as ones seen in certain animated shows or like portals in the Diablo games? What about invisible portals set against a wall so that characters might stumble through by mistake (into another land or realm)?
jaelis
11-04-06, 02:08 AM Gate? Teleportation circle?
Caliborn
11-04-06, 07:42 AM Definitely Gate.
boozerker
11-04-06, 01:25 PM Excellent, thanks. Okay now another question. (The quote below for Teleportaion Circle is taken from the SRD)

Note: Magic traps such as teleportation circle are hard to detect and disable. A rogue (only) can use the Search skill to find the circle and Disable Device to thwart it. The DC in each case is 25 + spell level, or 34 in the case of teleportation circle.
By "thwart", does it mean the spell is ended/dispelled? Or does it just mean safely bypass it without triggering its effect?
Seeker95
11-04-06, 05:06 PM By "thwart", does it mean the spell is ended/dispelled? Or does it just mean safely bypass it without triggering its effect?I would rule the latter. Thwart is to avoid. If ity meant disable or destroy, I think it would explicitly say so. I may be giving the designers a bit to much conscious credit, but such assumptions have not derailed my games in the past.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
boozerker 11-04-06, 01:35 AM	Are there any spells that replicate the type of portals anyone could walk through, such as ones seen in certain animated shows or like portals in the Diablo games? What about invisible portals set against a wall so that characters might stumble through by mistake (into another land or realm)?
jaelis 11-04-06, 02:08 AM	Gate? Teleportation circle?
Caliborn 11-04-06, 07:42 AM	Definitely Gate.
boozerker 11-04-06, 01:25 PM	Excellent, thanks. Okay now another question. (The quote below for Teleportaion Circle is taken from the SRD) Note: Magic traps such as teleportation circle are hard to detect and disable. A rogue (only) can use the Search skill to find the circle and Disable Device to thwart it. The DC in each case is 25 + spell level, or 34 in the case of teleportation circle. By "thwart", does it mean the spell is ended/dispelled? Or does it just mean safely bypass it without triggering its effect?
Seeker95 11-04-06, 05:06 PM	By "thwart", does it mean the spell is ended/dispelled? Or does it just mean safely bypass it without triggering its effect?I would rule the latter. Thwart is to avoid. If ity meant disable or destroy, I think it would explicitly say so. I may be giving the designers a bit to much conscious credit, but such assumptions have not derailed my games in the past.