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From: tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney)
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Subject: Re: Magic Resistance
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Date: Tue, 22-Jan-85 02:15:23 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 22 02:15:23 1985
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Magic Resistance is explained in the Monster Manual.  It is the percent chance
of any spell failing to effect the monster.  This includes magically-created
damage-producing substances such as Fireballs and Cloudkills.  The given
magic resistance is the chance if the spell was cast by an eleventh level
magic user; it is adjusted up or down with caster's level as explained in
the MM.

Only the resistant creature benefits; it is possible to Fireball a bunch of
orcs and fail to singe a demon standing in their midst.  That is made clear
in Deities and Demigods.

I allow magic resistance against item effects like a Rope of Entaglement in
addition to all these.
-=-
Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University Computation Center
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