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<blockquote data-quote="Minifig" data-source="post: 5339950" data-attributes="member: 95859"><p>How do you point at the enemy? You can't see it.</p><p></p><p>The magic missile won't know where to go. </p><p></p><p>You're effectively pointing off into the darkness.</p><p></p><p>Just because I'm pointing in one direction doesn't mean it's going to necessarily follow that path.. read the description of the power.</p><p></p><p>It says it's a Ranged Basic Attack, AND/OR a Standard action.</p><p></p><p>In order to do either of them, you have to have a sight check to do it.</p><p></p><p>Example:</p><p></p><p>In order to swing my weapon as a warden to hit something, I have to do a sight check. If I can't see it, I can't hit it. That's because it's a standard action.</p><p></p><p>If my warden attempts to use his x-bow, and he can't see it, that's a ranged basic attack.</p><p></p><p>If my warden cannot see the thing he's attacking..there will be no effect to affect the thing he's trying to effect. He's ... attacking the darkness. </p><p></p><p>The same thing applies if he's blind.</p><p></p><p>Cover your eyes.</p><p></p><p>Pick an object in your room to attack.</p><p></p><p>Now .. attack it with your hand. </p><p></p><p>Did you hit it assuming it wasn't too far away?</p><p></p><p>Now .. do the same .. only throw a piece of balled up paper with at it while your eyes are closed/covered etc. No peeking!</p><p></p><p>Did you hit it again?</p><p></p><p>Now you've experienced 'blind' effects.</p><p></p><p>You need to roll a perception check, you cannot perceive the object when your eyes are blind because you cannot see it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minifig, post: 5339950, member: 95859"] How do you point at the enemy? You can't see it. The magic missile won't know where to go. You're effectively pointing off into the darkness. Just because I'm pointing in one direction doesn't mean it's going to necessarily follow that path.. read the description of the power. It says it's a Ranged Basic Attack, AND/OR a Standard action. In order to do either of them, you have to have a sight check to do it. Example: In order to swing my weapon as a warden to hit something, I have to do a sight check. If I can't see it, I can't hit it. That's because it's a standard action. If my warden attempts to use his x-bow, and he can't see it, that's a ranged basic attack. If my warden cannot see the thing he's attacking..there will be no effect to affect the thing he's trying to effect. He's ... attacking the darkness. The same thing applies if he's blind. Cover your eyes. Pick an object in your room to attack. Now .. attack it with your hand. Did you hit it assuming it wasn't too far away? Now .. do the same .. only throw a piece of balled up paper with at it while your eyes are closed/covered etc. No peeking! Did you hit it again? Now you've experienced 'blind' effects. You need to roll a perception check, you cannot perceive the object when your eyes are blind because you cannot see it. [/QUOTE]
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