02-07-2018, 08:41 PM | #41 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
Illusions can mimic creation spells but not others. You could cast the illusion of an arrow that an archer could shoot, but you cannot mimic a thrown spell like trip or control person, or a death spell, or reveal magic; I think missile spells are likewise not possible to mimic with illusons.
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02-08-2018, 07:37 AM | #42 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
Illusions can be made to move, even fly, so an illusionary missile is possible. The issue with an illusionary fireball is that illusions can do nothing on the turn they are cast. This means that the illusionary fireball is going to hover in lace for a turn and then shoot off towards its target on the second turn, unlike a real fireball which forms and fires in the same turn. This odd behavior would reveal the fireball, if not the "wizard" casting it to be an illusion. Probably not worth the strength expended in the casting.
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02-09-2018, 05:58 PM | #43 | |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
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02-09-2018, 07:48 PM | #44 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
Since the Wizard rules specifically call out being able to cast an illusion of Magic Rope I would say that it would take effect as a normal Magic Rope spell unless disbelieved.
On closer reading the stipulation that illusions do nothing on their initial turn seems to refer specifically to illusionary summons creatures. Perhaps n illusionary Fire Ball would not have to remain motionless for a turn after all. |
02-09-2018, 09:17 PM | #45 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
This seems quite likely to me. Of course, I never read the "illusions can't do anything on their first turn" as referring to anything other than "animate" illusions; e.g., illusions/images of summoned creatures -- it never seemed to make sense to read it any other way.
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02-10-2018, 09:43 AM | #46 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
What do you all reckon of the idea of using Image or Illusion to disguise or hide yourself? Can you think of any official rule that would prevent me using one of these spells to effectively 'drape' the caster in someone or something having another appearance?
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02-10-2018, 12:40 PM | #47 |
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Location: Arizona
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
Personally, I sort of think that might be a different spell, like "Disguise" or something...
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02-10-2018, 01:26 PM | #48 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
Glamor (IQ 14) is the obvious spell for this. But I don't see anything in the description of Image or Illusion spells that would rule out using them this way. I suppose you could follow an implicit rule that a spell cannot do something specifically described by another spell. Or you could decide that anything not forbidden is allowed.
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02-10-2018, 02:38 PM | #49 |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
Images vanish when touched would be the only problem with them. I don't see why an illusion couldn't be used as a disguise though.
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02-27-2018, 11:11 PM | #50 | |
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Re: Fantasy Trip Illusions
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I had a university engineering prof that put this bonus question on a final exam: Question: What happens when an unstoppable projectile strikes an impenetrable object? .................................................. .................................................. ........ Answer: It goes through without making a hole. |
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