Help with this spell!

[Vexed]

This spell has caused some trouble in my game for years. Last night someone used it and it occured to me the duration may have changed since 3.5 has come out. (It is quite a powerful *worded* spell, and often ruins many challenges set up in mods i have used primarily due to its area and duration, but that is the way it is i suppose.)

The spell is Blindsight from the FR magic of faerun. I have copied the spell below. Does anyone feel the duration should be shortened (ala bulls strength, cats grace, etc.) Has anyone read anything regarding this spell? Opinions?

mof pg 82
BLINDSIGHT
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Level: Clr 4, Drd 3, Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 1 hour/level
Saving Throw: Will negates(harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)

This spell grants the blindsight feat. The target creature gains sensitivity to vibrations, so that it maneuvers and fights as well as a sighted creature. The target creature's senses extend to a 30 foot radius, and the creature need not make spot or listen checks to notice creatures within its range. Invisibility and darkness are irrelevant, though the creature can't discern ethereal beings.

 

[gfunk]

This spell is incredibly broken, even in 3.0. My suggestion would be to change it to Blindsense and reduce the duration to 1 round/level.

 

[Otterscrubber]

I would definitely shorten its duration. Probably down to 1 min/level. This is a really handy spell to have, negates some otherwise ugly situations.

 

[jgsugden]

I agree that the spell is broken.

It is roughly equivalent to true seeing. Although blindsight does not allow you to see into the ethereal plane or do a few other small things that true seeing can do, it does most of the important stuff that true seeing does and a few things that true seeing can not do (ie; see through fog).

I would change it to blindsense, shorten the duration to 1 minute / level and raise the spell levels to Druid 4, Cleric 5, Sorcerer/Wizard 5. I would also be very careful to regulate the 30' limitation.

 

[James McMurray]

The closest 3.5 equivilent that I know of is Dargonssight from the Draconomicon.

It grants blindsense to a 5'/level radius, double strength lowlight vision, and darkvision 10'/level.

Its a 5th level bard, wizard, and sorcerer spell which requires a dragon's eye as a focus.