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KarasDjun 01-03-07, 01:23 PM	Recently, my party encountered a group of gorgons and half of them were turned to stone. The have no means of returning the characters to normal via the traditional means (stone salve, stone to flesh spells, or wishes). I noted that Break Enchantment functions against the spell flesh to stone. One of the remaining characters is a 13th level cleric and can prepare enough break enchantment spells to make this worth their while. Will the spell free a character from a supernatural turn to stone effect as well? KarasDjun
CantripN 01-03-07, 01:34 PM	Ah... It's iffy. I'd rule that yes, it works. Problem is you can't Dispel SU abilities...
Shadowfax7 01-03-07, 01:40 PM	IMO definitely yes, it works against a SU effect. It's the spell, Flesh to Stone, that it shouldn't work against due to the wording of the Break Enchantment spell description. The example in the PHB's Break Enchantment spell description is incorrect IMO.
Vegepygmy 01-03-07, 06:32 PM	Will the spell free a character from a supernatural turn to stone effect as well?Yes. The text on page 289 in the DUNGEON MASTER’s GUIDE says a supernatural ability cannot be dispelled. Table 8-1 on the next page, however, says it can. Which one is right? If supernatural abilities cannot be dispelled, can they be removed or countered in other ways? What would happen, for example, if a medusa turns my character to stone? Can anything restore my character? The table is wrong. While you cannot dispel a supernatural ability with the dispel magic spell, you can remove or reverse its effects on an area, object (but not one in the supernatural ability user’s possession), or creature (but not the ability user itself) in other ways. For instance, the petrified victim in your example can be restored through a break enchantment spell or a stone to flesh spell.
KarasDjun 01-04-07, 09:30 AM	Excellent. Thanks for all the timely replies. I have several players who owe you their characters lives.... KarasDjun