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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7955254" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>How long does it take to turn the target to stone? Almost no time.</p><p>How long does it take to heal the wounds? Almost no time.</p><p>How long does it take to fire the lighning bolt? Almost no time.</p><p></p><p>There is no difference.</p><p></p><p>It's not like you can undo the lightning bolt. Sure, you can heal the damage, but, that doesn't make you suddenly not be hit by that lightning bolt that might have fried your magic shield. The effects of a lightning bolt may not be permanent in the sense that HP damage can be healed, but, then again, that makes it about as permanent as Cure Light Wounds in that you only heal until your next bit of damage. Which might be very little time at all.</p><p></p><p>How long does the effect of a lightning bolt last? Forever in in the case of destroyed equipment. The durations of curing or damaging spells are effectively forever. The effects cannot be undone. That's not true in the case of permanent (to use the 3e definition) effects like Continual Light/Flame where the effect can be undone with anti-magic (dispel magic, etc) effects.</p><p></p><p>Again, can I fix my shield with a dispel magic if it's destroyed by a lightning bolt or fireball?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7955254, member: 22779"] How long does it take to turn the target to stone? Almost no time. How long does it take to heal the wounds? Almost no time. How long does it take to fire the lighning bolt? Almost no time. There is no difference. It's not like you can undo the lightning bolt. Sure, you can heal the damage, but, that doesn't make you suddenly not be hit by that lightning bolt that might have fried your magic shield. The effects of a lightning bolt may not be permanent in the sense that HP damage can be healed, but, then again, that makes it about as permanent as Cure Light Wounds in that you only heal until your next bit of damage. Which might be very little time at all. How long does the effect of a lightning bolt last? Forever in in the case of destroyed equipment. The durations of curing or damaging spells are effectively forever. The effects cannot be undone. That's not true in the case of permanent (to use the 3e definition) effects like Continual Light/Flame where the effect can be undone with anti-magic (dispel magic, etc) effects. Again, can I fix my shield with a dispel magic if it's destroyed by a lightning bolt or fireball? [/QUOTE]
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