So what if I like to doodle?

[Puck Norris]

My wizard likes to doodle in books.

Every page contains Explosive Runes.

His books have 300 pages.

He has Dispel Magic.

Discuss.

[Zhayne]

Discuss what?

[mkenner]

Dispel magic targets a single spell.

You might (if failing the dispel magic) trigger a single explosive rune.

This immediately does 6d6 damage to the book with no saving throw, most likely destroying the book and the 299 other explosive runes.

[Anguish]

Next level he could take a rank in Profession(papermiller) and starting making his own books that don't contain explosive runes so that he can safely doodle in the future. Problem solved.

Second option: purchase two scrolls of erase, avert eyes, turn to random pages in book, cast off of scroll without looking at the book, place hands on book (target is "two pages"). Once two pages are made safe, scribe the second scroll onto them for use as a future spellbook. Moving forward, prepare erase on future days and proceed to rid the world of this dangerous graffiti, replacing it with his own doodles. Problem solved.

[Kimera757]

Why would Dispel trigger an explosive rune? Reading the rune triggers it.

Quote:

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.

Erase 1

[Puck Norris]

Dispel Magic (SRD) wrote:

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.

Explosive Runes (SRD) wrote:

You and any characters you specifically instruct can read the protected writing without triggering the explosive runes. Likewise, you can remove the explosive runes whenever desired. Another creature can remove them with a successful dispel magic or erase spell, but attempting to dispel or erase the explosive runes and failing to do so triggers the explosion.

C++ wrote:

for (int i=0;i<sizeof(namedObject.activeSpells);i++) coughAndPretendToCare(namedObject.activeSpells[i]);

[Bruunwald]

So, you beat me to what I was going to point out, which is that you can read the protected writing yourself with no problem.

And since explosive runes is intended for the use for which you have used it, in causing harm to somebody sneaking a peak at your personal stuff, I have to repeat what Zhayne asked, "discuss what?"

More to the point, so what?

[Anguish]

Nobody said the wizard cast the spell originally.

If Puck wants us to play a game, the game needs to be defined. One would think that someone with C++ experience would realize that. I think our chains are being rattled.

[Bizbag]

Destroying the object bearing the runes doesn't trigger them, only failing to dispel them. So if you set off one rune and destroyed the book, the other runes are destroyed with no other consequence.

[Dieben]

Remove the binding from your book. Throw papers in the air. Cast Gust of Wind towards nearest town. Have a nice day.