Have a question that came up about the use of the Silence Spell. The spell is thrown on a creature, object or point in space. the 20' radius area of effect around this point has no sound, no conversation possible and spells with verbal components do not work. It also says that An unwilling creature can attempt a will save to negate the spell.
The player in question caste the spell on his cohort, a pet dog, and announced that the dog would be willing and not have to roll against the spell. But then they argued that any creature around the dog has no such save, they are simply in that area of silence and get no will save.
Now, to me that seems awfully powerful. Its an area of effect. Shouldn't any creature in that 20 ft radius get the same saving throw, not just the creature at the center? Is that right?