Casting Hold Person [Archive] - Wizards Community

Casting Hold Person [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Wyliethegreat
03-09-07, 09:13 AM If an NPC casts hold person successfully on a player, and then the other PCs kill that particular NPC, is the victim still held?
Malraux
03-09-07, 09:17 AM If an NPC casts hold person successfully on a player, and then the other PCs kill that particular NPC, is the victim still held?

Normally, if the spell does not have a duration related to concentration, it should run its normal course.
kelvinaw273
03-09-07, 12:15 PM Spells with a fixed duration still have that duration. I think spell-like abilities fail when the creature dies though .... not sure on that.
Dei
03-09-07, 12:40 PM Anything with a duration independent of it's caster's actions maintains it's duration regardless of the condition of the caster. Though remember that the subject of a hold person gets to make a new save each round on it's initiative.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Wyliethegreat 03-09-07, 09:13 AM	If an NPC casts hold person successfully on a player, and then the other PCs kill that particular NPC, is the victim still held?
Malraux 03-09-07, 09:17 AM	If an NPC casts hold person successfully on a player, and then the other PCs kill that particular NPC, is the victim still held? Normally, if the spell does not have a duration related to concentration, it should run its normal course.
kelvinaw273 03-09-07, 12:15 PM	Spells with a fixed duration still have that duration. I think spell-like abilities fail when the creature dies though .... not sure on that.
Dei 03-09-07, 12:40 PM	Anything with a duration independent of it's caster's actions maintains it's duration regardless of the condition of the caster. Though remember that the subject of a hold person gets to make a new save each round on it's initiative.