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Message: <blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 6845188" data-attributes="member: 12377">This came up in my game the other night when a villain cast mislead.For extra complexity, the villain was a medusa so no-one was looking at him when he cast it; but one of the PCs has tremorsense (from a magic item) and another one has blindsight (from a custom feat; he only has it when his eyes are closed, which they were, because medusa).I resolved this as follows: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I described the sound of the illusory double's footsteps; no-one was looking at him, so I didn't need to describe the visual effect. But I told the players with special senses that although they heard the sounds, they did not sense any physical creature there; in fact, they sensed the guy right where he had been when he cast the spell.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I decided (but didn't tell anyone) that spending an action and making an Intelligence (Investigation) check would reveal the double as insubstantial. Not an illusion; just insubstantial (which is inconsistent with making footstep sounds). Now I realize the spell description doesn't specifically allow for this, but it's a true fact (the illusion really is insubstantial) and there should be some way for the PCs to learn that fact if they study it carefully. As a bonus clue, if anyone had looked at the illusory medusa they would not have risked petrification.</li> </ul>In other words, I described the spell effects as accurately as possible and let the players come to their own conclusions. The Intelligence (Investigation) check merely reveals a very subtle spell effect; it doesn't see right through it.</blockquote>

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