Zad
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We went to look up something with See Invisiblity the other day and got quite a rude surprise. I'm hoping someone can explain this. From the SRD:
See Invisibility
Divination
Level: Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area: Cone
Duration: 10 minutes/level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
The character sees any objects or beings that are invisible, as well as any that are astral or ethereal, as if they were normally visible.
The spell does not reveal the method used to obtain invisibility, though an astral traveler is easy to identify if he has a silver cord. It does not reveal illusions or enable the character to see through opaque objects. It does not reveal creatures who are simply hiding, concealed, or otherwise hard to see.
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Most people, like me, assumed that See Invisiblity let you see things that were invisible. The question was "Can you cast it on someone else?" and that sparked the train wreck.
There's no target listed. It's not Personal, nor is it Creature Touched. It affects an area - a cone specifically. So you cast the spell on a section of the map, and the caster can see invisible beings in that area for the duration? That really seems pretty goofy to me but that's what it seems like it's saying. Can any character see them, or just the one who cast the spell (note it doesn't say "the caster", it says "the character")
By comparison, True Seeing affects the "Creature Touched", and reads much more like I would have expected this to read.
Can anyone enlighten me on what this is trying to say?
See Invisibility
Divination
Level: Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area: Cone
Duration: 10 minutes/level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
The character sees any objects or beings that are invisible, as well as any that are astral or ethereal, as if they were normally visible.
The spell does not reveal the method used to obtain invisibility, though an astral traveler is easy to identify if he has a silver cord. It does not reveal illusions or enable the character to see through opaque objects. It does not reveal creatures who are simply hiding, concealed, or otherwise hard to see.
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Most people, like me, assumed that See Invisiblity let you see things that were invisible. The question was "Can you cast it on someone else?" and that sparked the train wreck.
There's no target listed. It's not Personal, nor is it Creature Touched. It affects an area - a cone specifically. So you cast the spell on a section of the map, and the caster can see invisible beings in that area for the duration? That really seems pretty goofy to me but that's what it seems like it's saying. Can any character see them, or just the one who cast the spell (note it doesn't say "the caster", it says "the character")
By comparison, True Seeing affects the "Creature Touched", and reads much more like I would have expected this to read.
Can anyone enlighten me on what this is trying to say?
