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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7252825" data-attributes="member: 2629">&quot;The target rationalizes any illogical outcomes from interacting with the phantasm.&quot;&nbsp; The players and DM will come up with an explanation and run with it.For those trying to picture how this will play out, there are a lot of comic books out there where telepathic villains (or heroes) torture people with hallucinations.&nbsp; I give a passive investigation check whenever someone is interacting with the illusion.&nbsp; It is rare that the target will not interact with the illusion, but it does happen - for example, when the wizard used the spell to make a monster see a wall rather than a doorway, the monster walked right by the doorway without considering it.&nbsp; I give an active investigation check if they interact meaningfully with the illusion.&nbsp; Fight the phantasmal frog?&nbsp; That d20 attack roll was actually an investigation check. Try to climb the illusory tree?&nbsp; That athletics check was really investigation.&nbsp; This is a great spell to let the PCs be creative and heroic.&nbsp; Don't get so caught up in trying to create limiting rules that you curtail the chance for them to really shine.&nbsp; As a DM, that is what we're here to do - give the PCs a chance to b the heroes of the story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7252825, member: 2629"] "The target rationalizes [b]any[/b] illogical outcomes from interacting with the phantasm." The players and DM will come up with an explanation and run with it. For those trying to picture how this will play out, there are a lot of comic books out there where telepathic villains (or heroes) torture people with hallucinations. I give a passive investigation check whenever someone is interacting with the illusion. It is rare that the target will not interact with the illusion, but it does happen - for example, when the wizard used the spell to make a monster see a wall rather than a doorway, the monster walked right by the doorway without considering it. I give an active investigation check if they interact meaningfully with the illusion. Fight the phantasmal frog? That d20 attack roll was actually an investigation check. Try to climb the illusory tree? That athletics check was really investigation. This is a great spell to let the PCs be creative and heroic. Don't get so caught up in trying to create limiting rules that you curtail the chance for them to really shine. As a DM, that is what we're here to do - give the PCs a chance to b the heroes of the story. [/QUOTE]

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