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<blockquote data-quote="Pauper" data-source="post: 7486717" data-attributes="member: 17607">See, this just increases the dumb, IMO.So you've got a handful of flour and you throw it in the air; if it sticks to an invisible creature, you can now see it where the flour hangs in the air?So where does this come in: &quot;Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target's person.&quot;The invisible target is wearing the flour. It's clearly on the invisible target's person. So it should go invisible just like anything else. Otherwise, there's a weird disconnect where, if you can get something on an invisible person that doesn't count as being 'worn' or 'carried', then the spell just ignores it. That's just dumb.I'm a bit more amenable to the idea of spreading flour on the floor and watching for footprints or other indication that an invisible creature is passing through the area, but that's not as easy as it sounds in the midst of a confused melee, plus unless the invisible creature is already in the area of the flour patch, it can just avoid moving there and prevent its precise location from being known.In other words, a bag of flour is no substitute for Dust of Appearance.Also, light doesn't 'stick' to an invisible thing -- otherwise <a href="https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-2/Light-Absorption,-Reflection,-and-Transmission" target="_blank">that thing would appear black</a>, not invisible. Something is invisible if it neither reflects, absorbs, or emits light. (Which leads to another interesting physics puzzle in D&amp;D -- what happens when an invisible creature picks up a torch?)On the other hand, a magical lantern that reveals invisible creatures by casting their shadows in visible light would be pretty cool, IMO.--Pauper</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pauper, post: 7486717, member: 17607"] See, this just increases the dumb, IMO. So you've got a handful of flour and you throw it in the air; if it sticks to an invisible creature, you can now see it where the flour hangs in the air? So where does this come in: "Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target's person." The invisible target is wearing the flour. It's clearly on the invisible target's person. So it should go invisible just like anything else. Otherwise, there's a weird disconnect where, if you can get something on an invisible person that doesn't count as being 'worn' or 'carried', then the spell just ignores it. That's just dumb. I'm a bit more amenable to the idea of spreading flour on the floor and watching for footprints or other indication that an invisible creature is passing through the area, but that's not as easy as it sounds in the midst of a confused melee, plus unless the invisible creature is already in the area of the flour patch, it can just avoid moving there and prevent its precise location from being known. In other words, a bag of flour is no substitute for Dust of Appearance. Also, light doesn't 'stick' to an invisible thing -- otherwise [URL="https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-2/Light-Absorption,-Reflection,-and-Transmission"]that thing would appear black[/URL], not invisible. Something is invisible if it neither reflects, absorbs, or emits light. (Which leads to another interesting physics puzzle in D&D -- what happens when an invisible creature picks up a torch?) On the other hand, a magical lantern that reveals invisible creatures by casting their shadows in visible light would be pretty cool, IMO. -- Pauper [/QUOTE]

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