[Magic] Can you photograph illusions?

OddGamer · 09-25-2020, 12:54 PM

The question in itself is interesting. If someone uses an Illusion spell (simple, complex, or perfect), could someone take a picture of the thing with a camera?

But this came up due to a bigger thought. There's a Schematic spell in Magic which lets you know what the design looks like for a while, but that doesn't really help you if you don't have the skill to make the thing, and trying to draw it from memory might be hard if you don't have an artist skill with paints or similar. However if you also have Simple Illusion, and the Artist (Illusion) skill (which would make sense), could you, perhaps, use the first spell to get the schematics in your head, the second to make it appear, and then take a picture of it for others to work with? Is there a better way to get those stolen schematics out of the head of a not-very-technologically-minded mage and into the hands of someone who can use them?

09-25-2020, 12:54 PM	#1
OddGamer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada	[Magic] Can you photograph illusions? The question in itself is interesting. If someone uses an Illusion spell (simple, complex, or perfect), could someone take a picture of the thing with a camera? But this came up due to a bigger thought. There's a Schematic spell in Magic which lets you know what the design looks like for a while, but that doesn't really help you if you don't have the skill to make the thing, and trying to draw it from memory might be hard if you don't have an artist skill with paints or similar. However if you also have Simple Illusion, and the Artist (Illusion) skill (which would make sense), could you, perhaps, use the first spell to get the schematics in your head, the second to make it appear, and then take a picture of it for others to work with? Is there a better way to get those stolen schematics out of the head of a not-very-technologically-minded mage and into the hands of someone who can use them?