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What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:44 am
by Diilicious
Greater Sanctuary stops things from attacking you.

but 1st circle sanctuary doesnt seem to do anything at all. how does it work?

Re: What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:19 am
by Iceborn
Without checking, Sanctuary does pretty much the same - but it has a save to be denied instead.

Re: What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:46 am
by Dreams
Sanctuary

Innate level: 1
School: abjuration
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: touch
Area of effect: single
Duration: 1 round / level
Save: will negates
Spell resistance: no

Description: The caster's or the person's, touched by the caster, presence is completely ignored by nearby creatures for the duration of the spell.

Re: What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:10 am
by Sockss
It has the same effect as greater sanctuary albeit:

It has a will save, if a creature passes, they can still target you.
It can be cast on anyone, not just self-cast.
It has a longer duration.
It's lower on the breach list.

Re: What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:19 pm
by Durvayas
As it has a save, and Arelith is famous for enemies having absolutely ridiculous saves, it is a useless spell after lvl 5.

Re: What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 2:17 pm
by Lorkas
The save is only on casting though, isn't it? I vaguely remember it being possible to use sanctuary while out of range, denying enemies a chance to save, then run past said enemies.

I'll test later if no one has confirmed or denied by the time I get home.

Re: What does 1st circle sanctuary do?

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:57 pm
by CoastalSurf
As far as my own experience warrants, if you cast it out of range of hostiles they don't get visible saves in the combat log. cast it at a transition, ignore things until the next transition. your own experience may vary, I never used it in high level areas