Can you teleport out of a glue trap?

[Twowolves]

Like the title says, can you Dim Door, Teleport, Plane Shift etc out of being stuck to something with Sovereign Glue? What about if the glue binds you to an unwilling person?

 

[Infiniti2000]

The key sentence for sovereign glue is the following:

If the glue is allowed to set, then attempting to separate the two bonded objects has no effect, except when universal solvent is applied to the bond.

If you try to Dim Door (or whatever) without the object you are glued to, then it would have no effect. I.e. the spell would fail. If you are glued to a person who is unwilling to Dim Door with you, then the spell also fails. If the object you are attached to is too big to Dim Door with, then the Dim Door fails.

The most obvious solution is to acquire universal solvent. Barring that, you'd have to chip away at a large object (so it's small enough to dim door with) or convince whoever you're attached to that it's in their best interest to join you. Or, just knock 'em out.

Next time, don't wait for a round for the glue to set.

 

[Twowolves]

It only takes a round to set, I think the annoying NPC can hang on THAT long!

 

[Samloyal23]

nope, the Glue just teleports with you, along with anything you're stuck to...
...Unless you like the idea of leaving some skin behind.

 

[Infiniti2000]

It only takes a round to set, I think the annoying NPC can hang on THAT long!

It only takes a move action to pull them apart. What exactly is happening, may I ask?

 

[Peter Gibbons]

If you try to Dim Door (or whatever) without the object you are glued to, then it would have no effect. I.e. the spell would fail.

So if I'm sovereign-glued to a stone pillar by the hand, and I try to cut my hand off with an axe, the axe's blade would have no effect? I don't think that's right...

 

[Twowolves]

It only takes a move action to pull them apart. What exactly is happening, may I ask?

Oh, say, the annoying NPC doesn't want to be left behind on a sinking ship/burning building/ice floe whatever, so she bats her big blue eyes at the paladin, while pulling a vial of glue out of her glove of storing, coats her bare hand and.... lays on hands! I figure it should be something like a round of grappling, and if she maintains a grab for a round, he's stuck to her (holding hands, hand in mid-goose, etc etc). I doubt seriously the paladin would hack off her hand to get away, and the party wizard can't just Dim Door/Teleport him away and leave her behind, thus forcing the party to rescue the annoying NPC until they can get some Universal Solvent. Basically, I'd like an advesary/romantic interest that they can't just hack down and forget about.

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

I'd say rule it like you want and give the player an Action Point.

Unless you're not using APs.

Then just railroad them.

--fje

 

[Mylan]

So if I'm sovereign-glued to a stone pillar by the hand, and I try to cut my hand off with an axe, the axe's blade would have no effect? I don't think that's right...

The axe blade will have an effect, because you are trying to seperate your hand from your forearm, not your hand from the pillar.

 

[Pielorinho]

Basically, I'd like an advesary/romantic interest that they can't just hack down and forget about.

Okay, the adversary part I can understand. But you're looking for a romantic interest that they can't just hack down and forget about?

Dude, you got some COLD playas.

Daniel