09-23-2016, 05:52 PM
I think that depends upon if you have line of sight and line of effect. A summons spell allows you to summon creatures anywhere within a certain range. They just appear where you designate and then follow orders. A scorching ray on the other hand would be blocked because the ray originates with the caster and needs to pass through the field. Since it is an instantaneous effect it would just fizzle. But if an effect weren't instantaneous it would just vanish when it hits the field and then continue when the field is moved as long as its duration wasn't finished.
So Scorching ray would be stopped. Flaming sphere would be stopped if was cast into or rolled into the field. But wouldn't be stopped if cast past the field. One thing I'm not sure about is if the far edge of the field were against a wall but there was a tunnel that led out of the field, if you could still cast a spell in the tunnel. Because you can't cast a spell through a wall so the only way to your targeted area would be through the antimagic field. Personally, I think you still could depending upon the spell. Some spells are described as emanating from the caster while others just say the magic appears anywhere within range.
For example, the Fireball spell in 2nd edition said it just blossomed at the point where you designated so that shouldn't be stopped because there isn't any effect between the caster and target. But now in 3rd edition it says, a pea sized bead streaks from your pointed digit, so now it would be stopped because the spell now has to travel through the field.
At least this is how I see it. But I will do more research and look through my dragon magazines to see if there are any official answers.
So Scorching ray would be stopped. Flaming sphere would be stopped if was cast into or rolled into the field. But wouldn't be stopped if cast past the field. One thing I'm not sure about is if the far edge of the field were against a wall but there was a tunnel that led out of the field, if you could still cast a spell in the tunnel. Because you can't cast a spell through a wall so the only way to your targeted area would be through the antimagic field. Personally, I think you still could depending upon the spell. Some spells are described as emanating from the caster while others just say the magic appears anywhere within range.
For example, the Fireball spell in 2nd edition said it just blossomed at the point where you designated so that shouldn't be stopped because there isn't any effect between the caster and target. But now in 3rd edition it says, a pea sized bead streaks from your pointed digit, so now it would be stopped because the spell now has to travel through the field.
At least this is how I see it. But I will do more research and look through my dragon magazines to see if there are any official answers.
