Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Frozen Sick
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This applies the projectiles too.
So you agree, the spell doesn't say that a projectile can reach through the effect.
An AoE type effect "can't extend into" the aura and thus cannot extend "through" the aura. But an ongoing AoE that can be moved, such as Spirit Guardians is merely "suppressed" while in the field. For example, someone could target himself with Spirit Guardians while outside of the aura, then walk through the aura and out the other side of it and at that point the Spirit Guardians spell would be functioning as normal.
Spells which are not AoE spells and are designed to directly target a creature within a specified Range are only restricted by where the spell is cast and where the target is located. The Range of such spells determines where the effect originates. Even a spell like Magic Missile, regardless of its flavor, has its effect created at the target creature's location. So, if two spellcasters are facing each other with an antimagic aura located between them, but neither of these spellcasters is actually located within the aura, then the first spellcaster can cast Magic Missile and target the second spellcaster with that spell, and the second spellcaster can cast Magic Missile and target the first spellcaster with that spell. There is nothing within the text of the Antimagic Field spell which prevents this.
The rules on targeting spells state that they require a “Clear Path to the Target”. It specifically mentions Total Cover, but it strains credulity to say a path through an antimagic field’s effect would still be “clear” for the purposes of spell targeting. There are a small number of spells that arguably or explicitly eschew this “clear path” requirement, but I think those are the only cases where it’s ambiguous if you could target an antimagic field’s caster that’s been excluded from the emanation or if that caster could target something outside the field.
The rules don’t explicitly state it, but spells also require a clear path between the caster and the point of origin for an area of effect when the spell is cast. If that wasn’t the case there’s nothing stopping you from choosing a point of origin on the far side of a solid wall with your ice storm spells. Similarly you aren’t able to just cast a fireball that originates from inside an antimagic field’s caster, but one that swallowed a delayed blast fireball might still be in for it.
It should also be noted that only the caster is excluded from an emanation, not the caster’s space. So a Halfling or Tiny creature wouldn’t be able to cast spells when they’re sharing a space with an antimagic field’s caster. Whether that caster’s held and carried items are rendered magically inert is more in the realm of DM fiat since spells typically affect borne items along with the bearer.
I would note that if an antimagic field does not affect the caster, it also does not protect the caster -- both its protective effects and its detrimental effects only apply to targets 'within the aura'.
If an antimagic field affected its caster, then the spell would suppress itself. It's even more obvious in the case of the antimagic armor, because "magical properties of magic items don't work inside the aura".
Areas of Magic. The area of another spell or magical effect, such as fireball, can't extend into the sphere.
It works fine.
Even if it didn't have an exception for itself, it would still work fine, because the spell has to work in order to work.