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#1 rell Oct 18, 2007 13:18:55	Just out of curiosity, what happens when you try to move a sphere of annihilation through a gate in Sigil ? My 3.0 DMG specifically states what happens with a gate spell, but not what happens with other kinds of planar fun. I think I remember the Doomguard having several of these spheres in stock in Sigil, but how did they get there if they can't cross gates ? That's mostly for curiosity, because I've just had my PCs find a sphere of annihilation in Sigil and discarding it by throwing it into one of these garbage gates into the Plane of Ooze. So I wanted to know if I was right or wrong.
#2 ripvanwormer Oct 19, 2007 19:49:12	There's nothing official on the subject, but I think it must be possible to get them in and out of Sigil's portals without any particular difficulty, for the reason you mention. I don't think the Doomguard created their spheres of annihilation in Sigil (technically, as artifacts, they can't be created by mortals at all except under unique circumstances - I would imagine they're made on the Negative Energy Plane from the Voidstones that form naturally there).
#3 Mulhull Nov 17, 2007 18:17:26	There's nothing official on the subject, but I think it must be possible to get them in and out of Sigil's portals without any particular difficulty, for the reason you mention. I don't think the Doomguard created their spheres of annihilation in Sigil (technically, as artifacts, they can't be created by mortals at all except under unique circumstances - I would imagine they're made on the Negative Energy Plane from the Voidstones that form naturally there). the 2E DMG says the sphere is a hole in the continuity of the multiverse, basically a black hole you can control by thought, but unlike a real black hole it never gets bigger the more it consumes. Where did you read mortals can't create them? They do seem to be somewhat scary things, not even a wish or miracle could bring you back if you are destroyed by one. Hmm, wouldn't it also destroy the air, wiping it completely out of existence never to return as it moves? Though, it does seem likely a deity might be required to create one, considering this "hole in the continuity of the multiverse thing" that seems beyond what a mortal could do, and perhaps they even effect deities too, as they are fabric of the multiverse as well. But, it can be destroyed though. I read that if you touch one with a rod of cancelation you can, what about if one sphere collides with another?