Silence doesn't work

[Idi Amin]

I used an arrow of silence on batlhazar and he was still able to use spells. I'm really tired of this game cheating at the cost of good tactics.

[Mathias Giovanni]

What spells were they?

Some spells are somatic. If you look in a wizards spell list options you often will see several that say they can be cast when silenced.

[Morgian]

There are also saving throws. In 5E it is tough to get a condition to stick, and if it does, it is only for 1 or 2 rounds.

Now here is a fun fact: in the 5E rules the arrow of silence does not silence the target, but itself. It is either meant to be a stealth weapon, or - if it hits a target - surround it in silence. But if the latter is the case the victim needs only drop the arrow, since the spell is on it and not you.

[Idi Amin]

Originally posted by Morgian:

There are also saving throws. In 5E it is tough to get a condition to stick, and if it does, it is only for 1 or 2 rounds.

Now here is a fun fact: in the 5E rules the arrow of silence does not silence the target, but itself. It is either meant to be a stealth weapon, or - if it hits a target - surround it in silence. But if the latter is the case the victim needs only drop the arrow, since the spell is on it and not you.

He was silenced. It succeeded. Is ray of illness or whatever its called one of them?