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[smjjames]

Not sure why they're complaining about it lasting more than a day if he can just dismiss it. Don't know if you need to prepare the dismissal thing as well or if it can be dismissed anytime with no preparation needed.

[Criptfeind]

At least in 3.5 it can be dismissed at any time without any prep, although it does take a standard action.

[Shinziril]

Note: V is likely only level 16, the extra caster level comes from Blackwing's shiny bauble.

[Rolan7]

Huh, nice catch.
As for the ease of dismissing the force cage, might have just been a... forced gag (;

IIRC it also takes an action, technically, though my group always treated it as a free action interrupt.  I once had an ogre grab my Spiritual Weapon (a semi-autonomous weapon of force energy) and wield it.  I actually let it do so, then dismissed the spell right before getting hit (and probably dying) to tie up the dumb ogre's time.

[hops]

I think the point is that they don’t have to hurry.

[pikachu17]

I thought they had to hurry before the world ended?
Anyway I think this is for one of two reasons, comedy, or drama. Comedy, because they are stuck there, and Drama, There will be even less time to save the world. If the reason is comedy, V might remember s/he can dismiss the spell. When s/he remembers, is less certain.

[scriver]

I wonder how things like these that happen after they arrive affect the airship's drama-based engine.

[Akura]

When s/he remembers, is less certain.

Alternately, they can waste a Disintegrate spell to remove it before remembering it can just be dismissed.


Also, was that vampire that drained Vaarsuvius destroyed, or did it simply turn to mist and is still stuck in the forcecage?

I wonder how things like these that happen after they arrive affect the airship's drama-based engine.

They've already arrived "in the nick of time". That's why the ship is hovering overhead. And it's probably going to stay that way unless they have to make a gunship rescue, which would be a little hard to pull off since they're underground and the Mechane just jettisoned its weapons.

[Rolan7]

Update, wherein force-cage related questions are answered.

[TD1]

Question: How much air do they have?

[pikachu17]

Aren't there a number of spells the spellcasters of the group could cast that would vastly improve their fighting ability, and now they have a significantly large number of time to cast them before V drops the force cage?
@Th4DwArfY1: With Force Cage, the spell description doesn't state how much air there is in it, so it is up to debate.

[Egan_BW]

Enough air to last whatever creatures are inside at least 34 hours, given that one of the intended uses for the spell is trapping a thing for 34 hours without killing it.

[TD1]

Also, was that vampire that drained Vaarsuvius destroyed, or did it simply turn to mist and is still stuck in the forcecage?

Well, given the Vampire exhibited the eyes usually associated with death (unless acting is involved, which I doubt) and Roy pulled out the Big damage dealing Green Guns, and the Sword probably went through the Vampire's heart.... I'd say it's dead.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

The air around you is more exhaustible than people think. Most of the issues with running out of air in situations like these are because of fire or other combustion consuming all the air in a relatively short period of time.

[Criptfeind]

Yeah, this still seems like a non issue. Most of the vampires are probably trivial spawn, the heroes have whatever set up time they need, sure Elfboy can't come out blasting but he can set up whatever other spells will be useful and if the heroes can't beat this group of vampires readied actions with their own readied actions they're probably hopeless anyway.