Prayer dispelled?

[Jester King]

Here’s a question that I cannot seem to find an answer to. A cleric casts a prayer spell and allies and enemies gain the benefits of the spell that are within the burst. Subsequently, a wizard casts dispel magic on the cleric and uses the targeted dispel and succeeds in dispelling the cleric’s highest spell cast which happens to be the prayer spell.

What happens? Does the spell just end and all affected no longer gain the benefit or bane of the spell? Or is just the cleric affected and all others continue to be affected by the spell until its normal duration?

Thank you.

[_Cobalt_]

The spell is no longer in effect for anyone. At least, that's waht makes the most sense.

If I'm right, I think there should be a lower-level spell that dispels an effect that affects multiple creatures on just one target. Mostly to annoy the caster. >:-D

[Isil-zha]

You dispel the effect on the target, so only the cleric is affected by the dispel.

[Whale_Cancer]

_Cobalt_ wrote:

The spell is no longer in effect for anyone. At least, that's waht makes the most sense.

If I'm right, I think there should be a lower-level spell that dispels an effect that affects multiple creatures on just one target. Mostly to annoy the caster. >:-D

I've been trying to work out some 'lesser' and 'greater' versions for some spells. It is hard to make a logical 'lesser dispel magic' without stepping on the toes of normal dispel magic. Your idea is certainly interesting...

[Jester King]

So I got one yes and one no, anybody else have an opinion?

[Marthian]

It sounds like it would only dispel the effect for the target. If it was an aura (which it doesn't sound like), then everyone wouldn't be affected.

[Ray-gun]

I would be of the thought you are not countering the spell as it is being cast, you are targeted dispelling. So you only remove the spell from the target. Only the cleric is no longer prayered. All others under the spell are still under the spell.
Ray

[Morgen]

Indeed, looks like it's just a burst that affects people in the original casting's range. New opponents entering in aren't effected, it isn't any kind of emanation so the targeted dispel would just get rid of the cleric's buff. Similar to what would happen with Haste or other spells.

[brvheart]

Targeted Dispel: One object, creature, or spell is the target of the dispel magic spell. You make one dispel check (1d20 + your caster level) and compare that to the spell with highest caster level (DC = 11 + the spell's caster level). If successful, that spell ends. If not, compare the same result to the spell with the next highest caster level. Repeat this process until you have dispelled one spell affecting the target, or you have failed to dispel every spell.

Thusly it only affects one spell.