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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 9122680" data-attributes="member: 27957"><p>As mentioned by Crawford, the See Invisibility spell covers both invisible targets and peering into the Ethereal Plane. So subbing in the spell does both at once with less word count.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What I <em>think</em> it means is that you can make major alterations to an illusion after it's cast. If you read the spells closely, most of them are fairly set once you've cast it. Silent Image and Major Image let you <em>animate</em> the illusion, where it makes the appropriate motions as it changes location, but you can't <em>change</em> what the illusion is. An illusionary bear will walk across the road, but it won't catch on fire or turn into a chicken. Meanwhile Hallucinatory Terrain is entirely set at the time of casting, with no ability to alter or adjust it once it's in place.</p><p></p><p>Malleable Illusion changes that. A true Illusionist can freely alter an ongoing illusion within the parameters of the original spell. The bear can be altered or transformed however you want, or "vanish into the trees" as an entirely different illusion takes the stage. Your Hallucinatory Terrain can be hit with a flash flood or a landslide. As long as the Illusionist spends the Bonus Action and remains within the limits of the spell, they can update or mold it however they please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 9122680, member: 27957"] As mentioned by Crawford, the See Invisibility spell covers both invisible targets and peering into the Ethereal Plane. So subbing in the spell does both at once with less word count. What I [I]think[/I] it means is that you can make major alterations to an illusion after it's cast. If you read the spells closely, most of them are fairly set once you've cast it. Silent Image and Major Image let you [I]animate[/I] the illusion, where it makes the appropriate motions as it changes location, but you can't [I]change[/I] what the illusion is. An illusionary bear will walk across the road, but it won't catch on fire or turn into a chicken. Meanwhile Hallucinatory Terrain is entirely set at the time of casting, with no ability to alter or adjust it once it's in place. Malleable Illusion changes that. A true Illusionist can freely alter an ongoing illusion within the parameters of the original spell. The bear can be altered or transformed however you want, or "vanish into the trees" as an entirely different illusion takes the stage. Your Hallucinatory Terrain can be hit with a flash flood or a landslide. As long as the Illusionist spends the Bonus Action and remains within the limits of the spell, they can update or mold it however they please. [/QUOTE]
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