Soren Hero
2010-10-09, 05:50 AM
hello playgrounders, i was browsing the SRD recently and I thought about how a wizard can effectively use Time Stop in an offensive way. One combo I thought up was placing Explosive Runes around a target (close enough to read). Im concerned about the RAW interpretation of the upcoming scenario, and if I can improve it at all:
Say you use a Great Rod of Maximize to cast a 5 round Time Stop (1d4+1=5). Then you use this time to either cast as many explosive runes around your target (or throw an object in their vicinity which has them already scribed) and you auto-fail a dispel on the last round. Would the blast of the Runes affect the target as soon as the Time Stop ends, or during the turn which has been Time Stopped? this makes all the difference, and by RAW, im not sure how it works.
according to the description of Time Stop (via SRD):
While the time stop is in effect, other creatures are invulnerable to your attacks and spells; you cannot target such creatures with any attack or spell. A spell that affects an area and has a duration longer than the remaining duration of the time stop have their normal effects on other creatures once the time stop ends.
Explosive Runes are permanent until discharged, but they don't "target" anything when they explode. they do affect an area, so they would still work after the time stop ends, but the spell seems to be an instantaneous effect once discharged (e.g. its an explosion). I understand that creatures are invulnerable to attacks and spells, but Explosive Runes seem to be a little different
Say you use a Great Rod of Maximize to cast a 5 round Time Stop (1d4+1=5). Then you use this time to either cast as many explosive runes around your target (or throw an object in their vicinity which has them already scribed) and you auto-fail a dispel on the last round. Would the blast of the Runes affect the target as soon as the Time Stop ends, or during the turn which has been Time Stopped? this makes all the difference, and by RAW, im not sure how it works.
according to the description of Time Stop (via SRD):
While the time stop is in effect, other creatures are invulnerable to your attacks and spells; you cannot target such creatures with any attack or spell. A spell that affects an area and has a duration longer than the remaining duration of the time stop have their normal effects on other creatures once the time stop ends.
Explosive Runes are permanent until discharged, but they don't "target" anything when they explode. they do affect an area, so they would still work after the time stop ends, but the spell seems to be an instantaneous effect once discharged (e.g. its an explosion). I understand that creatures are invulnerable to attacks and spells, but Explosive Runes seem to be a little different