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Valdras
2013-05-16, 08:44 PM
Is there a way to use spells to sunder things?

Doors, walls, swords, floors?

I can't seem to find anything that says say or nay, other than sunder itself which states "melee attack"

Does that mean it's a no no? I should be able to Magic Missile a door down though, or blow through a wall with something.

I was also considering making a wizard/sorcerer that specializes in it :).

dupersudi
2013-05-16, 09:04 PM
Is there a way to use spells to sunder things?

Doors, walls, swords, floors?

I can't seem to find anything that says say or nay, other than sunder itself which states "melee attack"

Does that mean it's a no no? I should be able to Magic Missile a door down though, or blow through a wall with something.

I was also considering making a wizard/sorcerer that specializes in it :).

You can, but only with specific spells like disintegrate or a favorite of mine shatter. http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/shatter

EDIT. Well not specific spells, but some spells are designed specifically for it.

avr
2013-05-16, 09:08 PM
Sure, you can target doors, walls, etc. Some rules here (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/damaging-objects). Magic missile will generally lose to an object's hardness, try shatter (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/shatter) instead.

TuggyNE
2013-05-16, 10:53 PM
Is there a way to use spells to sunder things?

You can't sunder things as such with spells, no, but you don't have to sunder something to destroy it. Objects often (but not always) take halved or quartered damage from spells, and their hardness generally applies as well, but otherwise just use regular spell damage.

Starbuck_II
2013-05-16, 11:01 PM
Is there a way to use spells to sunder things?

Doors, walls, swords, floors?

I can't seem to find anything that says say or nay, other than sunder itself which states "melee attack"

Does that mean it's a no no? I should be able to Magic Missile a door down though, or blow through a wall with something.

I was also considering making a wizard/sorcerer that specializes in it :).

Magic Missile says it no affects objects so door even made of paper are invulnerable to it.

Valdras
2013-05-17, 12:33 AM
Dang, there goes my Harry Dresden style wizarding... lol.