Oslecamo
2010-04-04, 12:48 PM
Ok, playground, I need your opinions on a rules matter that will probably be needed soon for me.
Freedom of movement allows you to ignore any effects that would restrain your movement, and then gives some examples, but leaves open the option for more stuff it could ignore.
Stuff like death, solid walls and armor certainly fall on the field where freedom of movement won't help you.
But what about mind-affecting effects?
-Hold person shouldn't work, as it says it paralyzes the target.
-Ray of dizzyness looks awfull similar to Slow, allowing only one partial action per turn. But it doesn't actualy say the creature is slowed, and the fluff is diferent.
-Charm effects? Dominate?
Basicaly, does freedom of movement protects you from effects that make your mind work wrong whitout actualy restricting your body?
Your opinions on the matter? Thank you for your time.
Note: one should also take in acount balance as well. If freedom of movement, a 4th level spell, is shuting down several schools of magic at once, that probably isn't very right.
Freedom of movement allows you to ignore any effects that would restrain your movement, and then gives some examples, but leaves open the option for more stuff it could ignore.
Stuff like death, solid walls and armor certainly fall on the field where freedom of movement won't help you.
But what about mind-affecting effects?
-Hold person shouldn't work, as it says it paralyzes the target.
-Ray of dizzyness looks awfull similar to Slow, allowing only one partial action per turn. But it doesn't actualy say the creature is slowed, and the fluff is diferent.
-Charm effects? Dominate?
Basicaly, does freedom of movement protects you from effects that make your mind work wrong whitout actualy restricting your body?
Your opinions on the matter? Thank you for your time.
Note: one should also take in acount balance as well. If freedom of movement, a 4th level spell, is shuting down several schools of magic at once, that probably isn't very right.