D&D 5E 20th level Sorcerer vs the world

[fearsomepirate]

But it's simple, it's psychic damage, you have no idea what's going on, since it has no visible effect like fire damage.

That's not actually how the rules work. There are zero rules exempting psychic spells from normal combat rules.

My DM decided that he had severe headaches and started to feel bad and died.

Yeah, I guess a DM can decide that a magic missile hit Yeenoghu in the eyeballs and exploded his brains, too.

 

[prabe]

My DM decided that he had severe headaches and started to feel bad and died.

So, this is OK, when it's in your favor? It's only when a DM decides against you that it's DM Fiat/Metagame?

Because that's an extremely generous DM ruling, there.

 

[Hohige]

So, this is OK, when it's in your favor? It's only when a DM decides against you that it's DM Fiat/Metagame?

Because that's an extremely generous DM ruling, there.

This was not in my favor. It is the obvious my friend. You are suffering no visual mental damage, the enemy is imperceptible to you. What do you do.

Are you looking for enemies? Ahahaha

 

[fearsomepirate]

Yeah you're right I'm damaged i'm attacked by no-one and it can't be a spell well let's think what could it be...Ah the wind right I'm dumb!

ALSO I AM A WIZARD MYSELF AND ACTIVELY TRIED TO RESIST THE EFFECT BUT YEAH PROBABLY JUST SOME BAD BEANS

 

[Shadowedeyes]

I agree it was generous, although I actually agree with Hohige that Subtle Mind Spike wouldn't automatically reveal the location that you are hidden at. The enemy would need to actually look for you.

 

[prabe]

Psychic damage is not visually easy to identify and no, he does not know that he is being attacked if the spell is imperceptible.

But he's taking psychic (mental) damage, and if he's an oni, he's aware of magic and he's going to figure out that someone somewhere is hurting him. If he can't find that person, he'll plausibly assume gaseous form and leave. The fact he can become invisible won't help him, but he might not realize that.

 

[prabe]

I agree it was generous, although I actually agree with Hohige that Subtle Mind Spike wouldn't automatically reveal you if you were hidden. The enemy would need to actually look for you.

That's not the issue. The issue is the DM decided the oni didn't realize he was being attacked, at all.

 

[Shadowedeyes]

Yah, I agree that is where the DM was being quite generous.

 

[Zio_the_dark]

Any reasonable DM would have dispatched your group at lvl 4 with 4 onis

 

[prabe]

This was not in my favor. It is the obvious my friend. You are suffering no visual mental damage, the enemy is imperceptible to you. What do you do.

Are you looking for enemies? Ahahaha

It was extremely in your favor. If something is losing hit points, that's something it's going to notice. Oni are intelligent enough to actively look around, and if they can't find something, leave.

Or, maybe just drop a cone of cold in a random direction, then leave.