AlchemicalMyst
2014-02-08, 08:25 PM
Been a long while but a few questions popped up in a recent campaign about using wands:
First off, who is considered the caster of the spell on the wand? Is it the subject who used the spell during the creation of the wand, the subject who is using the wand, or the wand itself. This came up in a scenario where one of my players had her Dispel Magic Wand stolen. She immediately flipped out thinking that they could now dispel any of her spells instantly because of the part of Dispel Magic that states, "You automatically succeed on your dispel check against any spell that you cast yourself." I assured her that it's not how it works and that the checks would still need to be made. It got me thinking though, have I been wrong all this time? How would you rule that?
Now, for Temporal Stasis. Luckily Pathfinder already has a better worded description but still doesn't answer a question I've always had. Can someone be moved while effected by this spell? For reference the description is below. The spell states that the subject is put into a "suspended animation" and that "Its body functions virtually cease, and no force or effect can harm it." I personally rule that they are movable but I'm interested to see how others interpret it.
Description:
You must succeed on a melee touch attack. You place the subject into a state of suspended animation. For the creature, time ceases to flow, and its condition becomes fixed. The creature does not grow older. Its body functions virtually cease, and no force or effect can harm it. This state persists until the magic is removed (such as by a successful dispel magic spell or a freedom spell).
First off, who is considered the caster of the spell on the wand? Is it the subject who used the spell during the creation of the wand, the subject who is using the wand, or the wand itself. This came up in a scenario where one of my players had her Dispel Magic Wand stolen. She immediately flipped out thinking that they could now dispel any of her spells instantly because of the part of Dispel Magic that states, "You automatically succeed on your dispel check against any spell that you cast yourself." I assured her that it's not how it works and that the checks would still need to be made. It got me thinking though, have I been wrong all this time? How would you rule that?
Now, for Temporal Stasis. Luckily Pathfinder already has a better worded description but still doesn't answer a question I've always had. Can someone be moved while effected by this spell? For reference the description is below. The spell states that the subject is put into a "suspended animation" and that "Its body functions virtually cease, and no force or effect can harm it." I personally rule that they are movable but I'm interested to see how others interpret it.
Description:
You must succeed on a melee touch attack. You place the subject into a state of suspended animation. For the creature, time ceases to flow, and its condition becomes fixed. The creature does not grow older. Its body functions virtually cease, and no force or effect can harm it. This state persists until the magic is removed (such as by a successful dispel magic spell or a freedom spell).