Talk:Dire spider (summon)

Web immunity mechanics
The note "Dire spiders are immune to all mind-affecting spells as well as the specific spell web." doesn't seem to apply to the gameplay I am experiencing. The game is set on hardcore difficulty. This scenario is a wizard casting Web who has elected both focus feats for Conjuration. The Dire Spider summon gets entangled in the web I cast. Though I haven't itemized the frequency, I estimate it happens about 10-25% of the rounds. During each round there is a check that occurs, a globe-like flash encasing the spider that seems to coincide if it gets entangled or not. If the globe flashes, it goes free. If in the round, there is no globe, it gets entangled. Once the wizard had advanced high enough to cast Protection from Spells on the summon (and the rest of the party), it no longer gets entangled in my web.

So what is going on here? If there's a true immunity (the toolset lists immunity to specific spell Web for spider skin), then why is there a save check occurring? Is this particular immunity bugged somehow? Just for reference, this is occurring in the v1.69 OC (w/o haks, overrides, etc.) where I do some of my testing. Iconclast 03:54, May 22, 2010 (UTC)