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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 65270" data-attributes="member: 545">Re: Re: Detect Magic vs. Invisible OpponentsSeems like a bit of a stretch.After all, unless the sorceror successfully &quot;hits&quot; the spy three rounds in a row, he notices absolutely nothing useful.&nbsp; To be effective he must continuously concentrate on the exact same area, both tedious and of questionable value.&nbsp; If he sweeps an area he will get hits on other Sorcerors with Detect Magic up, or every single sentry with a potion bottle on his belt.&nbsp; We are talking about a high level campaign after all.Concentrating for more than 5-10 minutes is unreasonable for reasons of boredom if nothing else.&nbsp; So you are burning through spell.It may be doable with a couple hundred sorcerors to cycle through.&nbsp; You also need to consider countermeasures like: (1) Someone summoning a bat to trip the alarm every hour or so to create confusion with the &quot;cry wolf&quot; effect.&nbsp; (2) Hiring a very high level Rogue who doesn't use any magic at all as your spy. (3) Any mobile form of antimagic where the Detect Magic AoE will simply not reach into.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 65270, member: 545"] [b]Re: Re: Detect Magic vs. Invisible Opponents[/b] Seems like a bit of a stretch. After all, unless the sorceror successfully "hits" the spy three rounds in a row, he notices absolutely nothing useful. To be effective he must continuously concentrate on the exact same area, both tedious and of questionable value. If he sweeps an area he will get hits on other Sorcerors with Detect Magic up, or every single sentry with a potion bottle on his belt. We are talking about a high level campaign after all. Concentrating for more than 5-10 minutes is unreasonable for reasons of boredom if nothing else. So you are burning through spell. It may be doable with a couple hundred sorcerors to cycle through. You also need to consider countermeasures like: (1) Someone summoning a bat to trip the alarm every hour or so to create confusion with the "cry wolf" effect. (2) Hiring a very high level Rogue who doesn't use any magic at all as your spy. (3) Any mobile form of antimagic where the Detect Magic AoE will simply not reach into. [/QUOTE]

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