Timeline for Despite being invulnerable against ballistic projectiles, why does a wizard's robe still get wet during rain?
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| Apr 1, 2020 at 19:54 | comment | added | computercarguy | I've actually been in what could be called "angry rain", because, yes, it hurt. And I'm not even talking about freezing rain or sleet. | |
| Apr 1, 2020 at 2:52 | comment | added | Criggie | +1 for Angry Raindrops! >GRRRR-plop< | |
| Mar 30, 2020 at 18:38 | comment | added | Matthew | Intent, or effect; take your pick. A raindrop, particle of dust, or even an apple (thrown slowly) don't have enough energy to harm the wizard, so the spell doesn't waste magic deflecting them. This could allow clever ways to try to circumvent the protection (boiling hot water?) and wizards tweaking their protection spells to try to avoid such circumvention, which could add narrative depth. | |
| Mar 30, 2020 at 18:13 | comment | added | Zwuwdz | I prefer this to the many answers in the vein of "well, bulletproof vests can get wet" because it is more magical. Of course a magical robe should operate somewhat differently from a bulletproof vest. I'm sure that for most bulletproof vests, there's a particular type of acid that could be thrown on it to compromise it. Mages will have acid spells, so it is better if their robes can discern intent. This answer also opens up the possibility that perhaps a particularly clever mage could come up with an intent-shielding spell. | |
| Mar 30, 2020 at 15:10 | comment | added | Matthew | I was going to say roughly the same thing, with an added wrinkle. The spell of protection is mostly passive... until it needs to block something. Then it needs to draw on additional magic from the wearer to do so. This means that one the wizard is exhausted (of magic), the robe will offer no further protection (until the wizard recovers). Since rain is not a threat, and there is a lot of it, the spell doesn't waste magic trying to block it. | |
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| Mar 30, 2020 at 12:28 | history | answered | nwhaught | CC BY-SA 4.0 |