From the context of the Calm Emotions spell, it can suppress any effect causing a target to be charmed or frightened during its whole duration upon casting it on creatures. But let's say that when you are fighting a group of creatures that can charm / frighten you and you will cast Calm Emotions on you and your allies before the enemies will make a move of doing so, will the spell automatically negate future charm / frightened effects that will be used by the enemies?
Calm Emotions doesn't "negate" the effects, it "suppresses" them. So, if the monsters use their ability on you, you would still roll the normal save or whatever and if you fail then you are still in fact charmed/frightened - but the caster of Calm Emotions can choose to immediately suppress the charmed/frightened condition and all effects that go with it, for as long as Calm Emotions lasts. If Calm Emotions ends before the charmed/frightened effects end, then those effects immediately kick in. (Intelligent enemies who saw you cast Calm Emotions might target that caster to break concentration.)
It specificly doesn't grant immunity, it does supress the downsides of the condition, correct. This is an important distinction. If a dragon is scary and you fail your save, you're not frightened and that it... no big deal...
But if a ghost uses Horrifying visage you make a save, and you could still be scared to death: and have a lifespan reduced by 1D4x10 years... you just don't realise it yet because the spell is feeding you 'magical valium'! You continue to make saves every turn. If that calm emotion ends before you pass, you're bricking yourself and your adrenaline's spiking!
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From the context of the Calm Emotions spell, it can suppress any effect causing a target to be charmed or frightened during its whole duration upon casting it on creatures. But let's say that when you are fighting a group of creatures that can charm / frighten you and you will cast Calm Emotions on you and your allies before the enemies will make a move of doing so, will the spell automatically negate future charm / frightened effects that will be used by the enemies?
I think so. Calm Emotions has a duration, so its effects last for the entire duration.
Calm Emotions doesn't "negate" the effects, it "suppresses" them. So, if the monsters use their ability on you, you would still roll the normal save or whatever and if you fail then you are still in fact charmed/frightened - but the caster of Calm Emotions can choose to immediately suppress the charmed/frightened condition and all effects that go with it, for as long as Calm Emotions lasts. If Calm Emotions ends before the charmed/frightened effects end, then those effects immediately kick in. (Intelligent enemies who saw you cast Calm Emotions might target that caster to break concentration.)
It specificly doesn't grant immunity, it does supress the downsides of the condition, correct. This is an important distinction. If a dragon is scary and you fail your save, you're not frightened and that it... no big deal...
But if a ghost uses Horrifying visage you make a save, and you could still be scared to death: and have a lifespan reduced by 1D4x10 years... you just don't realise it yet because the spell is feeding you 'magical valium'! You continue to make saves every turn. If that calm emotion ends before you pass, you're bricking yourself and your adrenaline's spiking!