Re: Dispel magic qn [3.5E]

"Hong Ooi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:35:16 -0000, "JB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >"JB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> "Hong Ooi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:56:05 -0000, "JB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >> > >"Hong Ooi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> > >> In 3.5E, dispel magic no longer works on supernatural effects.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> A character is using a ring of invisibility to sneak around
> >> > >undetected. A
> >> > >> wizard suspects there's an invisible guy around, and casts an
> >area
> >> > >dispel.
> >> > >> Would it reveal the sneaking guy?
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> > >1. Magical items produce either spells or spell like effects,
not
> >> > >supernatural effects.
> >> >
> >> > Huh?
> >>
> >> SRDs - MI1 - Saving throw versus magical item powers
> >>
> >> "Magic items produce spells or spell-like effects."
> >>
> >> In 3.0 it was in the same subsection in the Magical Items chapter
of
> >the
> >> DMG and likely is in the 3.5 version though I don't own the books.
> >
> >Oh yes and Dispel Magic didn't work on Supernatural Effects in 3.0
> >either.
> >
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> Yes it did; or at least, the consensus was that of the bit in the DMG
that
> said it didn't and the bit in the PHB that said it did, the PHB won
out.

Don't have my books handy but the downloadable PHB glossary also states
that (Su) powers were immune to Dispel (I remember that the spell
description is contradictory but <shrug>, that's a contradiction within
the book too).