life bubble vs. sophorific spores?

[outshyn]

Does Life Bubble spell protect against the sophorific spore attack of the Zygomind? Here's the monster listing:

zygomind

Thanks!

[TxSam88]

outshyn wrote:

Does Life Bubble spell protect against the sophorific spore attack of the Zygomind? Here's the monster listing:

zygomind

Thanks!

no, Life bubble does not prevent physical contact, which is the trigger for the Sophorific spores.

[thorin001]

No. They are not airborne. This is a contact effect, not inhalation.

[Melkiador]

It is a bit odd that there are contact spores though. The vast majority of spores you encounter probably would be prevented.

[outshyn]

Thank you!

[Claxon]

While the majority of spores would be airborne, these particular ones aren't.

[I grok do u]

Agreed, life bubble doesn't help RAW.

Melkiador wrote:

It is a bit odd that there are contact spores though. The vast majority of spores you encounter probably would be prevented.

Based on the description of the spore explosion ability, perhaps the soporific spores are also somewhat ethereal so they don't require inhalation or even exposed skin for absorption.

That could leave the possibility of home-brewing (i.e. not RAW) that things that affect ethereal things could have some effect against the spores.

Interestingly, although most of the other abilities are (Su) - and thus subject to an antimagic field - the soporific spores are (Ex), so even elves are affected by the sleep effect.