Blindsight vs. Displacement?

[Dinkeldog]

Re: quick ruling (on topic)

Will a Dragon's Blindsight ability foil the spell Mirror Image?

Thanks ~D

I would say yes. It's partially scent based, and the mirror images don't have an olfactory component.

I'd also have the echolocation variety work, as well, as it becomes pretty obvious which image the sonar is rebounding from.

 

[Ferret]

I think it would depend on the blindsight.

For a Destrachan, Bat, and thus, I'd say it's Purely on sound. Bats use Ecolocation that transmits through soundwaves, and similiar for Destrachan. A silence spell would block the sound-trasversed waves (Silience stops sonic attacks and abilties, so it should stop this form of Blindsight).

For oozes, who's description says it's a combination of Vibration and Scent, for Assassin vines whom I am guessing is more vibration, and Dragons (The Slayer's Guide to Dragons says it's smell, taste, and sensing vibrations by sensors on the underside of the tail), Silence wouldn't do diddly squat.

Uh-hu, it says alot, somewhere that sonic attacks ARE NOT effected by silence.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

According to Sean K Reynolds, Silence does protect you from sonic attacks (except from screaming weapons, which is a bit odd). It really shouldn't be an Illusion spell anymore.

 

[kreynolds]

(except from screaming weapons, which is a bit odd).

They shoulda' just called 'em "vibro-weapons".