Disrupt Undead vs. Haunts


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How does disrupt undead interact with a haunt. A haunt says

GMG p242 wrote:
positive energy applied to the haunt (via channeled energy, cure spells, and the like) can damage the haunt’s hit points

My gm says that disrupt undead says it must target an "undead creature". Well so does channel energy and cure spells. Disrupt undead also says it is a ray of "positive energy," just like channel energy and a cure spell.

So what say you? Should the spell hurt the haunt or no?


Dale McCoy Jr wrote:


How does disrupt undead interact with a haunt. A haunt says
GMG p242 wrote:
positive energy applied to the haunt (via channeled energy, cure spells, and the like) can damage the haunt’s hit points

My gm says that disrupt undead says it must target an "undead creature". Well so does channel energy and cure spells. Disrupt undead also says it is a ray of "positive energy," just like channel energy and a cure spell.

So what say you? Should the spell hurt the haunt or no?

Well, a haunt "blurs the lines" between undead and trap, it has hit points, it is effected by other positive energy attacks and can be detected by Detect Undead. I'd say once the Haunt manifests Disrupt Undead should be able to target and effect the Haunt. My 2 cp.


Dale McCoy Jr wrote:
How does disrupt undead interact with a haunt. A haunt says
GMG p242 wrote:
positive energy applied to the haunt (via channeled energy, cure spells, and the like) can damage the haunt’s hit points

My gm says that disrupt undead says it must target an "undead creature". Well so does channel energy and cure spells. Disrupt undead also says it is a ray of "positive energy," just like channel energy and a cure spell.

So what say you? Should the spell hurt the haunt or no?

Haunts are one those things that is largely in GM territory, but I would allow it once it manifest most of the time. If all the haunt does is made the room cold then maybe it could not be targeted, but most of them should be viable targets.

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