03-12-2021, 02:06 PM | #11 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
Seeker gives you a vision of the individual or object you're seeking.
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03-12-2021, 02:25 PM | #12 | |||
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
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03-12-2021, 07:42 PM | #13 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
The problem is, while showing a picture of the current landscape would be a valid answer to that question, the wording of the spell would also allow it to show you pictures and symbols that metaphorically represent what is going on.
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03-13-2021, 04:53 AM | #14 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
The spell doesn't require the GM to spout some vague nonsense, so a GM doing that is making a personal judgment.
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03-13-2021, 06:52 AM | #15 | |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
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Indeed- but the GM is also making a personal judgement by having the spell display a straightforward image of the desired location. I think what people are looking for is a way to scry on an area without needing a personal judgement from the GM.
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03-13-2021, 09:43 AM | #16 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
I'm not sure how any GM would interpret "Show me King Randolph's throne room" in a symbolic fashion.
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03-13-2021, 10:04 AM | #17 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
It depends on what sort of thing is going on there. Symbols of strength if guards are posted, symbols of majesty if King Randolph is there, symbols of death if an assassin is lurking behind the arras, symbols of justice if the king is adjudicating a dispute, symbols of conflict if there is a heated argument going on, heraldic symbols for the nobles present, national symbols of the ambassadors....
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03-14-2021, 01:59 AM | #18 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
It's a little thin, but given the nature of the spell (i.e. it implies that the player will usually need to "interpret" the vision), I wouldn't be too surprised at a GM answering even "Show me King Randolph's throne room" in a figurative manner.
Sometimes that might even convey more information than a straightforward camera-view, in some ways, as with Ravenfish's assassin. Consider: the wizard in the next room says "Show me King Randolph's throne room". King Randolph sees four smiling ambassadors offering peace terms. The wizard sees King Randolph in the dark surrounded by four wolves. The wizard had, of course, better know better than to call for the guards thinking that there really are wolves in the throne room.
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03-14-2021, 03:57 PM | #19 |
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03-14-2021, 09:45 PM | #20 |
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Re: Teleport Other and Wizard Eye, or other methods of long-distance scrying
Yeah. Just about anything can be shown symbolically, and that one is a pretty clear representation of a typical medieval-fantasy court/throne-room.
Seeker seems like a better equivalent for 'scry-and-die' purposes.
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