{"name":"Dispel Magic","school":"abjuration;","level":"bard 3, cleric 3, druid 4, paladin 3, sorcerer\/wizard 3","casting_time":"1 standard action","components":"V, S","range":"Medium","other_range":"","targets":"one spellcaster, creature, or object","area":"","duration":"instantaneous","saving_throw":"none","spell_resistance":"No","effect":"","description":"You can use dispel magic to end one ongoing spell that has\r\nbeen cast on a creature or object, to temporarily suppress\r\nthe magical abilities of a magic item, or to counter another\r\nspellcaster\u2019s spell. A dispelled spell ends as if its duration had\r\nexpired. Some spells, as detailed in their descriptions, can\u2019t\r\nbe defeated by dispel magic. Dispel magic can dispel (but not\r\ncounter) spell-like effects just as it does spells. The effect\r\nof a spell with an instantaneous duration can\u2019t be dispelled,\r\nbecause the magical effect is already over before the dispel\r\nmagic can take effect.\r\nYou choose to use dispel magic in one of two ways: a targeted\r\ndispel or a counterspell.\r\nTargeted Dispel: One object, creature, or spell is the target of\r\nthe dispel magic spell. You make one dispel check (1d20 + your\r\ncaster level) and compare that to the spell with highest caster level\r\n(DC = 11 + the spell\u2019s caster level). If successful, that spell ends.\r\nIf not, compare the same result to the spell with the next highest\r\ncaster level. Repeat this process until you have dispelled one spell\r\naffecting the target, or you have failed to dispel every spell.\r\nFor example, a 7th-level caster casts dispel magic, targeting a\r\ncreature affected by stoneskin (caster level 12th) and fly (caster level\r\n6th). The caster level check results in a 19. This check is not high\r\nenough to end the stoneskin (which would have required a 23 or\r\nhigher), but it is high enough to end the fly (which only required\r\na 17). Had the dispel check resulted in a 23 or higher, the stoneskin\r\nwould have been dispelled, leaving the fly intact. Had the dispel\r\ncheck been a 16 or less, no spells would have been affected.\r\nYou can also use a targeted dispel to specifically end one spell\r\naffecting the target or one spell affecting an area (such as a wall of\r\nfire). You must name the specific spell effect to be targeted in this\r\nway. If your caster level check is equal to or higher than the DC of that\r\nspell, it ends. No other spells or effects on the target are dispelled if\r\nyour check is not high enough to end the targeted effect.\r\nIf you target an object or creature that is the effect of an\r\nongoing spell (such as a monster summoned by summon monster),\r\nyou make a dispel check to end the spell that conjured the object\r\nor creature.\r\nIf the object that you target is a magic item, you make a\r\ndispel check against the item\u2019s caster level (DC = 11 + the item\u2019s\r\ncaster level). If you succeed, all the item\u2019s magical properties\r\nare suppressed for 1d4 rounds, after which the item recovers its\r\nmagical properties. A suppressed item becomes nonmagical for\r\nthe duration of the effect. An interdimensional opening (such as\r\na bag of holding) is temporarily closed. A magic item\u2019s physical\r\nproperties are unchanged: A suppressed magic sword is still a sword\r\n(a masterwork sword, in fact). Artifacts and deities are unaffected by\r\nmortal magic such as this.\r\nYou automatically succeed on your dispel check against any spell\r\nthat you cast yourself.\r\nCounterspell: When dispel magic is used in this way, the spell\r\ntargets a spellcaster and is cast as a counterspell. Unlike a true\r\ncounterspell, however, dispel magic may not work; you must make a\r\ndispel check to counter the other spellcaster\u2019s spell","tags":"#spell, abjuration, bard 3, cleric 3, druid 4, paladin 3, sorcerer 3, wizard 3","isShared":"on","templateId":"34","blockId":"9945"}