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Title: Spell resistance
Post by: Xandor Loriland on June 03, 2006, 10:53:38 PM

Does anyone know the actual formula used to determine if a caster can penetrate spell resistance.  I am interested in knowing the factors that go into it to figure out how best to train a character to be good at penetrating spell resistance.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: Talan Va'lash on June 03, 2006, 10:55:15 PM

1d20 + caster level + any feats

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: LoganGrimnar on June 03, 2006, 10:55:25 PM

d20 + caster lvl

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: LoganGrimnar on June 03, 2006, 10:55:50 PM

*grins* beat me by a second

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: Xandor Loriland on June 03, 2006, 10:57:02 PM

Ok so level and feats are all you can do then.  Thanks for the quick answer.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: LoganGrimnar on June 03, 2006, 10:59:54 PM

there are also a number of spells that lower SR if you cant beat it, such as Spell Breach and MD, hit something with one of thouse then your chances are alot better.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: Xandor Loriland on June 03, 2006, 11:11:57 PM

Thanks again.  Good info to know.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: FlameStrike on June 04, 2006, 07:31:09 AM

Clerics can't cast Mordekainen's Disjunction, though. ;)

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: LoganGrimnar on June 04, 2006, 11:02:10 AM

good point, well they can still cast greater dispelling, so if the SR is a spell, you can dispell it. im pritty sure disspells pass trhough SR. But clerics can also just run up and hit things if they cant get past the SR.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: Filatus on June 04, 2006, 01:15:23 PM

I thought also the level of the spell you cast, adds up.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: FlameStrike on June 04, 2006, 01:26:15 PM

Yep, Spell Breaches and Dispels pass through SR and even Spell Mantles last time i saw. And yeah the penalties to SR stack if you cast multiple Breaches or Mordekainen's .

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: LoganGrimnar on June 04, 2006, 01:26:42 PM

i dont think so, but feel free to test it and let us know

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: Filatus on June 04, 2006, 01:33:07 PM

Hmm yeah, spell level is only used for the DC, I looked it up.

I also read somewhere that you can't lower a monk's spell resistance.

Title: Re: Spell resistance
Post by: FlameStrike on June 04, 2006, 03:39:43 PM

Could be because a Drow's SR is granted by a subrace skin, but when Spell Breached, or Disjunctioned, Syn's SR was lowered more than once.

 I don't know about Monks, but it doesn't make much sense if their SR can't be lowered, though if that's indeed the case, more power to them. ;)