Evard's Black Tentacles, a Spell.

Dear Journal,

This was a question that bothered me for a long time.

Spell Mantle Spells are useful in Spell-Duels, for they Protect against most of the Magick. Greater Spell Breach is also useful, for it strips a lot of Protections and lowers one's Spell Resistance.

But there's a spell that 'works around' Spell Mantle's Protections, an 'Evard's Black Tentacles Spell'. It causes tentacles to grow around and attack, thus evading the Protections on the Arcanist. (It's cast on ground, not on the Arcanist).

This Evard's spell bypasses one's Spell Resistance, as well.

Someone put this spell for analysis and split it's effects into two parts:

1. Damaging effect, coming from the physical strength of the tentacles,
2. Mind-Paralyzing effect, coming from poison on the tentacles' stings.

She came to following conclusions:

1. First effect could be mostly mitigated by spells that 'soak' the damage, by Spells such as Shadow Shield,
2. Second effect could be mitigated by mind-freeing spells as Lesser Mind Blank spell, or Freedom of Movement spell.

It seems that i have what i need to Protect myself or others from Evard's Black Tentacles spell. All i need is being aware of coming attack, having the Initiative.

Mindfullness Practice should help, I think.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, a Witch and Adventuress.