Banner of the World Dragon Question

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Beregond · #1 Post by **Beregond** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:11 pm

So-- here's the question: If I have an Archmage in a unit with a BSB holding the Banner of the World Dragon, and I miscast, would the Archmage suffer yhe effects of the miscast? The item description says that the unit containing the banner is immune to all spell effects, whatever their source. I think the answer lies in whether or not a miscast is a spell effect. I'm thinking so, but am not completely positive, so I thought I'd ask here. What do you all think?

PapaElf · #2 Post by **PapaElf** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:14 pm

I think not. What is the effect, if the spell does not cast in the first place?

Candy Chesthair · #3 Post by **Candy Chesthair** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:19 pm

In order for a spell to have a spelleffect, the spell must be succesfull. The miscast implies the spell was not succesfull and so it can't have a spelleffect. Instead of a spelleffect you must roll on the miscasttable, but this doesn't follow from the effect of the spell, but from the effect of the miscast.

So I think the archmage will be effected by the miscast.

Greetings,

Roy

Keith · #4 Post by **Keith** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:21 pm

The results of a miscast is not a 'spell effect'. Therefore they are not immune. For example, if you could somehow make a cannon 'immune to shooting' that does not make it immune to its own misfires.

Beregond · #5 Post by **Beregond** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:37 pm

Thanks for the quick response. I suppose if it was 'magic effect' rather than 'spell effect', I'd have a case. This was one of those lying in bed, 'what if' thoughts.

Candy Chesthair · #6 Post by **Candy Chesthair** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:58 pm

Beregond wrote:This was one of those lying in bed, 'what if' thoughts.

.. we are quite different on the kind of ‘what if’ thoughts we have when lying in bed...