heat metal

Wulfgarn · Post by **Wulfgarn** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:52 pm

ok this spell is incredibly powerful--- there is no Save and no SR for it.

THe question I have is that it is a little vague as to the condidtion of the victm after round 3.

My Questions are- 1- when is someone "Disabled" and what exactly does Disabled mean

also can you explain this to me please

Victm of the spell is wearing Splint mail armor. When do they become disabled (round 3 or 4 or 5 )

also there is a misprint - the duration of the "Disability" is actually longer the higher the constitution of the victm is ....

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:46 pm

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My Questions are- 1- when is someone "Disabled" and what exactly does Disabled mean?

Heat Metal, Page 77, 3rd print PHB wrote:
In the third, fourth, and fifth rounds, the metal is searing hot or freezing cold, causing disabling pain and 2d4 damage per round. The disabling pain results in the hands and/or body becoming totally disabled...

So, that is fairly obvious: on round 3 of the 7 round spell, the victim basically gets screwed. They start to suffer intense agony (cannot use their hands and likely fall over due to exhaustion/hypothermia) taking 2d4 damage - they also cannot wield weapons or shields (and cannot cast somatic spells) and so forth because the hands are unusable. This is horrendous. Don't wear lots of metal when this is thrown at you, or get it the hell off before round 3!

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When do they become disabled (round 3 or 4 or 5 )

Round three, carried over to round 4, and then 5, and then a lingering bit of it (the non-damaging part) for X days.

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also there is a misprint - the duration of the "Disability" is actually longer the higher the constitution of the victm is

Yes, it should be (or, rather, as I would do it): a number of days equal to 5 - Constitution modifier.

All in all, heat metal is not your friend, fighters (and clerics.)

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