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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 8141630" data-attributes="member: 6906155">Yup, it's exactly right: &quot;While manifested, the spectral mind can hear and see, and it has <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> with a range of 60 feet. The mind can telepathically share with you what it sees and hears (no action required)&quot;. &quot;Whenever you cast a wizard spell on your turn, you can cast it as if you were in the spectral mind’s space, instead of your own, using its senses.&quot;Which is why the original artificer version was so broken - that version had unlimited attacks and was virtually indestructible. So you could send it out to clear the dungeon whilst everyone sits in a nice safe secure room. The limited use of spells and vulnerability to Dispel Magic makes it not-broken, but it's still very strong. Send it out on it's own as an assassin, or send into to the middle of a horde of enemies and let off those short range AoEs that are so difficult for a squishy wizard to use effectively.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 8141630, member: 6906155"] Yup, it's exactly right: [I]"While manifested, the spectral mind can hear and see, and it has [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision']darkvision[/URL] with a range of 60 feet. The mind can telepathically share with you what it sees and hears (no action required)". "Whenever you cast a wizard spell on your turn, you can cast it as if you were in the spectral mind’s space, instead of your own, [B]using its senses[/B]."[/I] Which is why the original artificer version was so broken - that version had unlimited attacks and was virtually indestructible. So you could send it out to clear the dungeon whilst everyone sits in a nice safe secure room. The limited use of spells and vulnerability to Dispel Magic makes it not-broken, but it's still very strong. Send it out on it's own as an assassin, or send into to the middle of a horde of enemies and let off those short range AoEs that are so difficult for a squishy wizard to use effectively. [/QUOTE]

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