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I need help. my memory is not like it used to be and searching isnt helping.
party got hit by confusion and 2 people were effected. another cast dispel magic on one of them and thought it should have gotten rid of it from both. I have always ruled one target one person but am not as sure anymore. opinions please
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So confusion is a burst that can hit multiple people and has a duration.
Since it has a duration , it should be possible to dispel it.
Dispel magic specifies that it only works on a single creature or object.
However, dispel magic has a length spell description, and the description somewhat contradicts the information at the top of the spell entry.
Specifically it gives the example of:
You can also use a targeted dispel to specifically end one spell affecting the target or one spell affecting an area (such as a wall of fire). You must name the specific spell effect to be targeted in this way. If your caster level check is equal to or higher than the DC of that spell, it ends. No other spells or effects on the target are dispelled if your check is not high enough to end the targeted effect.
Now, here's where it gets tricky.
I would consider the initial confusion burst to be a single instance, and if someone attempted to counterspell it a single dispel magic would do it. However, once the affect hits that instantaneous application of confusion has ended (other people wont be affected if they walk into the area). But the spell affect has a duration. At this point, I think the effect is separate and would now require multiple dispel magic spells on each person.
However, I only view it this way because of how I view the confusion spell working.
If it were a wall of fire, it's a single spell instance with a duration and dispelling it will end the whole thing, not just a section.