Hey guys,
the Major Image spell has no saving throw. Let's say a creature has no reason to arouse "natural suspicion" (like a guard patrol seeing a bush that hasn't been there before). So, creatures that see the image believe it to be real.
Furthermore, a creature has only two possibilities to find out, it's an illusion:
My question is: When would a creature use its action to investigate something that it believes is real?
No one would ever come up with the idea to investigating a real creatures/characters/etc.
So, the only situation I can imagine is the following:
So, the only way for a creature to take its action to investiagte the image is, if it has well-founded indication from outside (e.g. other creature).
Am I right?
TL;DR: I would never offer an NPC/Player the possibility to use its action to investigate an illusionary image, if it has no well-founded indication from outside (e.g. other creatures telling him). A creature believes the image is real, so why would it come up with the idea of investigating it? In addition, it always can find out it's an illusion by physically interacting with it (maybe by chance).
the Major Image spell has no saving throw. Let's say a creature has no reason to arouse "natural suspicion" (like a guard patrol seeing a bush that hasn't been there before). So, creatures that see the image believe it to be real.
Furthermore, a creature has only two possibilities to find out, it's an illusion:
- It physically interacts with the illusion (and sees things going through). This one is pretty simple and clear.
- It takes its action to examine the illusion (therefore it makes an Investigation check against the Spellcasting DC).
My question is: When would a creature use its action to investigate something that it believes is real?
No one would ever come up with the idea to investigating a real creatures/characters/etc.
So, the only situation I can imagine is the following:
- Creature A finds out the image is an illusion, because of physical interaction (it has no reason to investigate) - maybe even by chance.
- Now, it shouts to his allied Creature B "Hey, this is an illusion!".
- Creature B has still no indications to take the image as an illusion, because it seems so real (sound, smell, temperature, etc.), except Creature A telling him for some strange reason.
- So, Creature B still needs to find out himself. He can always do so by physical interaction, but now it has well-founded indications that the image might be an illusion (because Creature A told him so).
So, the only way for a creature to take its action to investiagte the image is, if it has well-founded indication from outside (e.g. other creature).
Am I right?
TL;DR: I would never offer an NPC/Player the possibility to use its action to investigate an illusionary image, if it has no well-founded indication from outside (e.g. other creatures telling him). A creature believes the image is real, so why would it come up with the idea of investigating it? In addition, it always can find out it's an illusion by physically interacting with it (maybe by chance).
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