[A&E Guide] Blindfold of True Darkness

[Mulkhoran]

.......civil.

Well, I certainly hope you'll avoid that in the future. The sparring has positively *brightened* my morning.

FLAME ON!

 

[kreynolds]

Well, I certainly hope you'll avoid that in the future. The sparring has positively *brightened* my morning.

FLAME ON!

No, no, no. That kreynolds is dead. I killed him long ago. Good will always prevail, no matter how evil your twin.

 

[Artoomis]

This item is good, but not unbalancing. Let's take a good look, shall we:

Pros:

Negates illusions, etc. within 60'.
Negates darkness within 60'.

Plus:
Immunity to gaze attacks.
Never miss a sneaking creature.
Sensing creatures around a corner.

Cons:

Cannot see at all past 60'.
Takes a standard action to activate or to decativate it (you've got to put it on or take it off - this means using your hands to tie it or untie it around your eyes - a standard action would be the minimum required - possibly more because of having to stow and re-draw your weapon).
Can't read or do other similar tasks.
Can't recognize opponents (well, probabaly).

Deadly combinations are possible, as they are with many, many other not too expensive items. In this case, close-quarters fighting plus deeper darkness is fairly deadly if it's not countered.

Of course, darkness is easily countered, and while close-quarters fighting is fairly common, fighting in a larger area is common as well.

Generally, using this item means:

-- not wearing it most of the time (so you can see past 60' and generally function normally)

-- "wasting" an action in combat to put it on when needed

-- if your opponent manages to get far enough away from you, you need to "waste" another action to take it off, and the repeat the whole process as needed.

What keeps this item balanced is the lack of any other type of vision when using it.

Note that this item is more limiting than the spell in that you give up all other forms of vision when using it.

 

[AuraSeer]

What keeps this item balanced is the lack of any other type of vision when using it.

If you had any other vision-- if you were fighting in a lit area-- you wouldn't ever wear the blindfold in the first place!

 

[LokiDR]

Actually, no. Or at least, I haven't seen it. You don't have a point to make about the price, at least not to me. Why? See first answer. You may be making a point about how the blindfold is better overall than the ring of invisibility, but I don't see it, and I still disagree. No big deal.

I am not going to convince you, because you have already made up your mind, and nothing I say will make a difference. I think I have made my point to every one else reading this thread. The item's utility is just too great for the price, and not just in a minor way. Change the blindsight to vibration is not a good solution because it changes the effectiveness very little.

 

[Caliban]

He can leave my ear alone. I haven't been anything but civil.

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

 

[Artoomis]

If you had any other vision-- if you were fighting in a lit area-- you wouldn't ever wear the blindfold in the first place!

Right. That's one of its balancing factors. You only put it on when you need it - using up a combat action to do so. And while you are doing that, your opponent counters rthe darkness, negating your advantage and you don't even know it because you can't tell if it's light or dark!!

Further, if you are using it to pierce illusions, everyone can see what you are doing. It's not very hard to figure you you can "see" even though wearing a blindfold, again, making it easy to counter - say, arrows from 70' away - or spells launched from over 60' away.

It's balanced. Sometimes it will be wayyyyy cool.

 

[kreynolds]

I am not going to convince you, because you have already made up your mind, and nothing I say will make a difference.

You may very well have something to say that might change my mind. You just have yet to say it, is all.

The item's utility is just too great for the price...

Once again, I already agreed. Why do you keep bringing this up?

Change the blindsight to vibration is not a good solution because it changes the effectiveness very little.

Well, all you need is a fly spell.

 

[kreynolds]

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

Of the many meanings, one of them is "not rude". I'm not being rude. I've been very "civil".

 

[Artoomis]

Well, all you need is a fly spell [to counter vibration]

What about vibrations in the air? I guess you'd just have to be more specific noting that it only applies to vibrations caused by something that has a connection to you via solid or liquid.

Anyway, I already showed how it balances out.