[RPG] Does Calm Emotions still allow a saving throw

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Old dragons can frighten you:

Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon's choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itselfon a success.

Calm Emotion can suppress this:

You can suppress any effect causing a target to be charmed or frightened. When this spell ends, any suppressed effeet resumes, provided that its duration
has not expired in the meantime.

Do you keep repeating the saving throw while the frightened condition is suppressed?

Best Answer

Yes

The effect is suppressed, but it is not ended. Frightful Presence specifically says that you can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of your turns. Nothing in Calm Emotions changes that. If the spell had another part, you wouldn't say that you don't get the saving throw. I don't think it makes any sense to say that you don't get the saving throw since the only effect is suppressed.


Let's change the wording slightly:

Cold: Each creature of the plaguebearer's choice that is within 120 feet of the plaguebearer must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or become sickened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Cold Medicine: You can suppress any effect causing a target to be sickened. When this spell ends, any suppressed effect resumes, provided that its duration has not expired in the meantime.

Point being that your body is still working to fight off the infection, even if you don't see the symptom.