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I remember reading somewhere that a caster of a spell can cancel the effects at any time. and this lead me to think that if someone was killed by a spell, then the caster could simply cancel the spell and the victim would be back to the way he was before the casting of the spell.

am I way off in left field or do y'all think I'm on to something.
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no, dead by damage is dead, no matter how that damage was caused.
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I agree with drewkitty dead is dead. I don't think you can undo the effects of a fireball
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The effects have ALREADY finished (ie the fireball is gone) so there is nothing to cancel.

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I don't see how cancelling a spell that kills someone would resurrect them if cancelled. Cancel stops not reverses the effects of a spell, that's the definition of 'cancel'.
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BIBBI wrote:I remember reading somewhere that a caster of a spell can cancel the effects at any time. and this lead me to think that if someone was killed by a spell, then the caster could simply cancel the spell and the victim would be back to the way he was before the casting of the spell.

am I way off in left field or do y'all think I'm on to something.


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Of course if you like, your mage can try and cancel the fireball while en route to it's target. Not resurrection, but it does keep the target alive.
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AFAIK, you can only cancel magic that has a duration that is not permanent or intant.
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BIBBI wrote:I remember reading somewhere that a caster of a spell can cancel the effects at any time. and this lead me to think that if someone was killed by a spell, then the caster could simply cancel the spell and the victim would be back to the way he was before the casting of the spell.

am I way off in left field or do y'all think I'm on to something.


When the damage is down, the spell can not be canceled - so no resurrection.
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