Antimagic Field and Immovable Rods

[Ryze Kuja]

Does an Antimagic Field negate the magic from an immovable rod, and if so, does the immovable rod fall to the ground?

[OmniMage]

I believe so. An antimagic field negates the magical properties of magic items. The immovable rod uses magic to resist movement and gravity, so while affected it should be a normal rod for all intents and purposes.

[Melkiador]

I’m curious about what happens when the field leaves. Is the bar stuck where it dropped or does it fly back to where it’s supposed to be?

And what if the field and bar are in the air? Does the bar fall to right below the field and become stuck there in the air?

[Thedmstrikes]

To be clear:

An Immovable Rod is a magic item, powered by magic.

Antimagic Field wrote:

An antimagic field suppresses any spell or magical effect used within, brought into, or cast into the area, but does not dispel it. Time spent within an antimagic field counts against the suppressed spell’s duration.

So, if in this scenario, the Immovable Rod is hovering close to the ground and the Antimagic Field encounters it, then the magic is suppressed and the rod will fall to the ground (if the ground is still within the area of the Antimagic Field) and once the field is gone or no longer affecting he rod, then the rod will still be in its activated mode. A rod cannot be activated within the Antimagic Field as the effect is suppressed, but it would be a comical site as someone tries to run out of the field and the rod once again activates as it has left the suppression of the field. Finally, if the rod is in the air, over a chasm, etc., and the Antimagic Field encounters it, it may not fall to the ground in these instances as it will be no longer suppressed once it is outside of the Antimagic Field, and will once again be activated and hover in that spot.

[blahpers]

Ryze Kuja wrote:

Does an Antimagic Field negate the magic from an immovable rod, and if so, does the immovable rod fall to the ground?

(a) Yes.

(b) Undefined. It may or may not reactivate once out of the area of effect of the antimagic field, depending on GM interpretation.

[bbangerter]

Melkiador wrote:

I’m curious about what happens when the field leaves. Is the bar stuck where it dropped or does it fly back to where it’s supposed to be?

And what if the field and bar are in the air? Does the bar fall to right below the field and become stuck there in the air?

Assuming the rod does not need to be reactivated once it is no longer inside an AMF, the rod would be stuck at its current position.

eg, an active rod can be moved with a high enough str check. It does not snap back to its original position, but is instead at the location it has been moved to.