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<blockquote data-quote="aliensex" data-source="post: 437217" data-attributes="member: 7917">I know, I know.&nbsp; All the party has to do is encounter the BBEG once, and any Wiz (or whatever) with at least a decent Scrying skill would be able to find him again.&nbsp; I suggest people look closely at teleport again.(From the SRD):&quot;Very familiar&quot; is a place where the character has been very often and where the character feels at home. Well, the target is not likely to be there, unless he is sneaking through the character's stronghold. &quot;Studied carefully&quot; is a place the character knows well, either because the character has been there often or the character has used other means (such as scrying) to study the place. The key word here is STUDY.&nbsp; Just because they Scried in on the target, doesn't mean that they automatically get to teleport under the &quot;Studied carefully&quot; category.&nbsp; At best a Seen casually, or more likely a &quot;Viewed once&quot; on the teleport.&nbsp; Good chances of error now.&nbsp; These categories are arbitrary, so they are up to the DM.&nbsp; So, at least a few minutes of studying throught the scry are necessary to get a good teleport chance.&nbsp; This leaves open a greater chance for detection/preperation.Also, the spell dictates that &quot;The character must have some clear idea of the location and layoutt of the destination.&quot;&nbsp; Just scrying in on someone in their hideout, doesn't mean you can discern well enough where the hideout is located, unless he goes outside.This is all up to the DM, but any smart DM will quash this tactic, and make it (rightfully so) difficult and time consuming to use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aliensex, post: 437217, member: 7917"] I know, I know. All the party has to do is encounter the BBEG once, and any Wiz (or whatever) with at least a decent Scrying skill would be able to find him again. I suggest people look closely at teleport again. (From the SRD): "Very familiar" is a place where the character has been very often and where the character feels at home. [I]Well, the target is not likely to be there, unless he is sneaking through the character's stronghold.[/I] "Studied carefully" is a place the character knows well, either because the character has been there often or the character has used other means (such as scrying) to study the place. [I]The key word here is STUDY. Just because they Scried in on the target, doesn't mean that they automatically get to teleport under the "Studied carefully" category. At best a Seen casually, or more likely a "Viewed once" on the teleport. Good chances of error now. These categories are arbitrary, so they are up to the DM. So, at least a few minutes of studying throught the scry are necessary to get a good teleport chance. This leaves open a greater chance for detection/preperation.[/I] Also, the spell dictates that "The character must have some clear idea of the location and layoutt of the destination." Just scrying in on someone in their hideout, doesn't mean you can discern well enough where the hideout is located, unless he goes outside. This is all up to the DM, but any smart DM will quash this tactic, and make it (rightfully so) difficult and time consuming to use. [/QUOTE]

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