Again, the glyph casts a spell. It is like two different staves of the Magi casting different spells.
Staff of the magi specifies that you cast the spell while holding it, like other spell-storing items. Glyph says passively says the "spell is cast" when the glyph is triggered and has specific rules for decisions. The glyph isn't a magic item, nor is it a spellcaster, and doesn't follow the rules of either: It's a spell effect that casts a spell using special rules, then in turn generates that spell's effects and ends.
There's no need to look outward to general rules or analogies, because the spell's specific rules cover it and yield a good result, and I can't stress enough that being able to accumulate an indefinite number of unbreakable concentration effects onto a PC - even with the cost and preparation - is not what I think is a good result.
Also, the rule on stacking is the strongest applies. For disparate effects, how would 'strongest' be defined?
Instead, the most potent effect — such as the highest bonus — from those castings applies while their durations overlap, or the most recent effect applies if the castings are equally potent and their durations overlap.
Well, the rules give two options directly, the most potent as the highest bonus and in the event they're of equal potency then its the most recent.
Getting hit by two Searing Smite spells of different levels should be simple for the continuing flame as one will issue less d6 damage than the other. However the higher level might not always be the best answer as a caster might have buffs or class abilities that increase the potency of their lower level spell. If a Paladin has buffs to cast a Searing Smite at first level but do more damage than another cast at 2nd level, for instance, then it would overshadow the 2nd level spell.
While it doesn't specify the spell level as a factor I'd regard a Polymorph cast from a higher slot to overshadow one at a lower level. However if two Polymorph spells are cast at the same time then someone might argue that the most powerful animal should represent the dominant. Really, I think it should simply be the more recent as the argument could be made either way for making the subject weaker or stronger with the intent. Remembering that both effects apply during the duration a Dispell could be cast at a lower level and succeed in the roll for dismissing the dominant one but fail to Dispell the other, which would mean the creature reverts to the form of the lesser or older Polymorph.
To me if a surface or object is the target of multiple Glyph of Warding only one will affect it and if you trigger more than one Glyph simultaneously again only one will affect you, this whatever effect erupt from them wether its explosive rune or spell since they're essentially same name feature Glyph of Warding nonethrless .
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Staff of the magi specifies that you cast the spell while holding it, like other spell-storing items. Glyph says passively says the "spell is cast" when the glyph is triggered and has specific rules for decisions. The glyph isn't a magic item, nor is it a spellcaster, and doesn't follow the rules of either: It's a spell effect that casts a spell using special rules, then in turn generates that spell's effects and ends.
There's no need to look outward to general rules or analogies, because the spell's specific rules cover it and yield a good result, and I can't stress enough that being able to accumulate an indefinite number of unbreakable concentration effects onto a PC - even with the cost and preparation - is not what I think is a good result.
Well, the rules give two options directly, the most potent as the highest bonus and in the event they're of equal potency then its the most recent.
Getting hit by two Searing Smite spells of different levels should be simple for the continuing flame as one will issue less d6 damage than the other. However the higher level might not always be the best answer as a caster might have buffs or class abilities that increase the potency of their lower level spell. If a Paladin has buffs to cast a Searing Smite at first level but do more damage than another cast at 2nd level, for instance, then it would overshadow the 2nd level spell.
While it doesn't specify the spell level as a factor I'd regard a Polymorph cast from a higher slot to overshadow one at a lower level. However if two Polymorph spells are cast at the same time then someone might argue that the most powerful animal should represent the dominant. Really, I think it should simply be the more recent as the argument could be made either way for making the subject weaker or stronger with the intent. Remembering that both effects apply during the duration a Dispell could be cast at a lower level and succeed in the roll for dismissing the dominant one but fail to Dispell the other, which would mean the creature reverts to the form of the lesser or older Polymorph.
So rule of thumb IMHO:
To me if a surface or object is the target of multiple Glyph of Warding only one will affect it and if you trigger more than one Glyph simultaneously again only one will affect you, this whatever effect erupt from them wether its explosive rune or spell since they're essentially same name feature Glyph of Warding nonethrless .