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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeezOnFire" data-source="post: 6993663" data-attributes="member: 6784845"><p>Assuming that the monsters have some basic intelligence (and in your example they are wielding bows so a pretty safe assumption) then your DM's interpretation is a reasonable one imo. An arrow going cleanly through an object as if it weren't there counts as a physical interaction and serves as a pretty big clue to figure out what's going on. One could argue that that the intent of the spell is that creatures must physically interact with the object themselves, but that's a bit of a stretch. Intelligent monsters would also naturally communicate to their allies their findings on the state of a battle. </p><p></p><p>In my opinion the usage of illusion spells in combat is on the narrow side. Combat is generally very physical so the chances of the enemy coming into physical contact with your illusions tends to be high. I think the trick here is to create illusions that the enemy <strong>doesn't want to interact with</strong>. So creatures aren't the best choice unless you are confident that the enemy will want to retreat at the sight of your illusion (which is probably the exception, not the rule). Try creating obstacles that the enemy will want to avoid and therefore have a harder time figuring out your tricks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeezOnFire, post: 6993663, member: 6784845"] Assuming that the monsters have some basic intelligence (and in your example they are wielding bows so a pretty safe assumption) then your DM's interpretation is a reasonable one imo. An arrow going cleanly through an object as if it weren't there counts as a physical interaction and serves as a pretty big clue to figure out what's going on. One could argue that that the intent of the spell is that creatures must physically interact with the object themselves, but that's a bit of a stretch. Intelligent monsters would also naturally communicate to their allies their findings on the state of a battle. In my opinion the usage of illusion spells in combat is on the narrow side. Combat is generally very physical so the chances of the enemy coming into physical contact with your illusions tends to be high. I think the trick here is to create illusions that the enemy [B]doesn't want to interact with[/B]. So creatures aren't the best choice unless you are confident that the enemy will want to retreat at the sight of your illusion (which is probably the exception, not the rule). Try creating obstacles that the enemy will want to avoid and therefore have a harder time figuring out your tricks. [/QUOTE]
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