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Same Effect with Differing Results
The same spell can sometimes produce varying effects if applied to the same recipient more than once. Usually the last spell in the series trumps the others. None of the previous spells are actually removed or dispelled, but their effects become irrelevant while the final spell in the series lasts.
One Effect Makes Another Irrelevant
Sometimes, one spell can render a later spell irrelevant. Both spells are still active, but one has rendered the other useless in some fashion.
Up against enemies with access to Dispel Magic. Want to keep critical buff spells in place. Based on the above passage in the magic rules (emphasis mine) I understand that if two spells with a similar, non-stacking effect are cast on the same target, both remain active. Casting the second spell does not dispel the first. The target only gains the benefit of a single casting of the spell, but if Dispel Magic is cast upon them it will only remove one copy of the buff spell, leaving the second copy active to retain the effect.
My understanding based on the first bolded portion is that the spells overlap (do not stack, do not extend duration, do not dispel) even if the exact same spell is cast twice. In this case, the target gains the above protection against having the buff dispelled with a single casting, but gains no other benefit from having two copies of the spell instead of one.
Can someone either confirm my interpretation or explain why it is incorrect?
Thanks in advance.
Yes it works, but its kind of a waste of spell slots unless a particular buff is needed for a plan.
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In this case, didn't want someone taking out Wind Walk mid-transformation and preventing a getaway. Since the getaway was of utmost importance, I felt it was worth taking both my highest-level spell slots to pre-cast the spell on the party twice.
DM had never seen it done before; I figured it's a rare tactic because usually it is a waste of spell slots, not that it was prohibited by Pathfinder rules.
