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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 463187" data-attributes="member: 6562">Here's what I'd do:&quot;A wall appears!&quot; -- no creativity, the enemies who see it happen beleive it only on a natural 1, and ALL of them have to roll 1's.&quot;I touch the wall, chanting low, and it flows at my touch, forming a barrier between me and the evil things.&quot; -- 10 points for creativity! The enemies make normal Will saves. They will probably investigate the wall even if they fail, but the party has four or five rounds of a head start.&quot;The wall breaks open, and a slavering demon steps through. I hand it a shining gem and point towards the evil things. The beast looks at them, grins, and takes out its whip.&quot; -- This one would only work if the illusion had more than just visual elements -- a whiff of brimstone, the shaking of the tunnel walls, the demon's growling and the heat radiating off of its abyssal visage -- unless the party was very far away from the evil pursuit. It would buy the party a will save from each enemy, and the enemy's running away if it failed.Basically, figments which work:- emulate a known spell effect- create a danger to the opposition, not just an obstacle- allow for an obvious path to safety (so the opposition isn't forced to interact with the figment)- change small things in reasonable ways -- the best example I've heard is changing a bridge to look like it curved a little more than it did, so the trolls running over it (towards the party) fell off.&nbsp;-- Nifft</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 463187, member: 6562"] Here's what I'd do: "A wall appears!" -- no creativity, the enemies who see it happen beleive it only on a natural 1, and ALL of them have to roll 1's. "I touch the wall, chanting low, and it flows at my touch, forming a barrier between me and the evil things." -- 10 points for creativity! The enemies make normal Will saves. They will probably investigate the wall even if they fail, but the party has four or five rounds of a head start. "The wall breaks open, and a slavering demon steps through. I hand it a shining gem and point towards the evil things. The beast looks at them, grins, and takes out its whip." -- This one would only work if the illusion had more than just visual elements -- a whiff of brimstone, the shaking of the tunnel walls, the demon's growling and the heat radiating off of its abyssal visage -- unless the party was very far away from the evil pursuit. It would buy the party a will save from each enemy, and the enemy's running away if it failed. Basically, figments which work: - emulate a known spell effect - create a danger to the opposition, not just an obstacle - allow for an obvious path to safety (so the opposition isn't forced to interact with the figment) - change small things in reasonable ways -- the best example I've heard is changing a bridge to look like it curved a little more than it did, so the trolls running over it (towards the party) fell off. -- Nifft [/QUOTE]

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