dispell magic

[Mirk]

sruids get dispell magic at lvl 4, mages and clerics get it at lvl 3. does it mean that all other things being equal (char levels, ability bonuses, etc.) druid's dispell is tougher to resist than wizard's or cleric's?

[lonely wolf]

Can you explain your question a bit more?

[Enchantress]

Originally posted by Mirk
sruids get dispell magic at lvl 4, mages and clerics get it at lvl 3. does it mean that all other things being equal (char levels, ability bonuses, etc.) druid's dispell is tougher to resist than wizard's or cleric's?

The fact that druids get Dispell Magic at level 4 and wizards and clerics get it level 3 doesn't mean that the druid spell is tougher to resist, I would think.

It's the same spell working in the same way. I'm no expert but I think the the D & D rules just give it to different classes at different levels.

[lonely wolf]

What you said is quite right, Enchantress. The spell is the same, and the fact that Clerics and Sorcerers get it before Druids, is because Druids are more related to nature then magic or Divine arts (Well... sort of), and the spell is more magical and divine then from nature (duh!). This is where you were right.

Now to the place where you were wrong:
If you take a Druid that just got the dispell magic spell and a Cleric that just got it (the Druid now advanced to LVL 4 and the Cleric to LVL 3), that they both have the same wisdom, the Druid's spell will be more strong. Why? Because when a spellcaster has a spell in a higher LVL then the other, the higher spell will be harder to resist because you add 10 to your Wis/Cha/Int modifier plus the spell's LVL and you get the spell's DC modifier... right? So you do the same with the Cleric and the Druid...

[Enchantress]

OK, Shalom Lonely Ze'ev - thanks for telling us that.

[Mirk]

@ lonely wolf:

so you say druid's dispell IS harder to resist? did you test it?

[lonely wolf]

That's NOT exactly what I said... Read my post again and you'll realize where you were wrong... It depends on alot of things...