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From: ralph@inuxc.UUCP (Ralph Keyser)
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Subject: Re: d and d dispel magic
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Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 11:09:40 EDT
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The dispel magic spell in D&D is permanent in the sense that it
never lets the magic that it dispelled return. It works almost
exactly like a cure lt. wounds. If you cure 4 points of wounds,
those points are regained. The spell is permanent, that means that
those 4 points are never lost simply because the spell wears off.
It does not mean that the character now has an area on his/her
body that automatically heals itself whenever it gets hit. Dispel
magic works once, and does not affect any magic that comes along
later.

And while we are on the subject (this could get really messy, since
D&D is littered with paradoxes and holes), what happens if you throw
a dispel magic at an area with several spells in effect. Does the
dispel magic work against all the spells in the area, or just one?
If just one, then which one? Think about that one sports fans.

				Ralph Keyser
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