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Scrying - Does it have to be a problem spell?
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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 4170839" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>It never caused problems for me because of two things:</p><p></p><p>1) There were PHB spells which stopped the tactic cold whenever I really needed it to -- Forbiddance and Screen. Either one works to do this.</p><p></p><p>2) I devised situations where buff scry teleport were absolutely needed to complete the party's task.</p><p>Mayor: <strong>"Oh, great heroes, help find my kidnapped daughter!! The titles/wealth/commissions you seek are yours if you do!!"</strong></p><p>Wizard: <strong>"Of course, sir."</strong> <em>*scries while the party rests and prepares*</em></p><p>Wizard: <strong>"Oh, HELLS! Guys, the mayor's daughter is hanging over a lava pit with eleven other sacrifices RIGHT NOW!"</strong></p><p>Fighter: <strong>"What?"</strong></p><p>Wizard: <strong>"There's a priest and he's chanting and it doesn't look good! There's about three Hezrous and four Glabrezus there in addition to the cultists! My Arcane knowledge tells me he's about one minute from completing the ritual! We gotta go NOW!!!"</strong></p><p></p><p>3) I occasionally had unknown parties scrying on the group. They'd occasionally spot a sensor, and get rid of it, or they'd get evidence that someone's been using divinations with them as the subject, and they'd never find out exactly who it was. It definitely keeps them on their toes, even if nothing ever comes of the scrying...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 4170839, member: 158"] It never caused problems for me because of two things: 1) There were PHB spells which stopped the tactic cold whenever I really needed it to -- Forbiddance and Screen. Either one works to do this. 2) I devised situations where buff scry teleport were absolutely needed to complete the party's task. Mayor: [B]"Oh, great heroes, help find my kidnapped daughter!! The titles/wealth/commissions you seek are yours if you do!!"[/B] Wizard: [B]"Of course, sir."[/B] [I]*scries while the party rests and prepares*[/I] Wizard: [B]"Oh, HELLS! Guys, the mayor's daughter is hanging over a lava pit with eleven other sacrifices RIGHT NOW!"[/b] Fighter: [B]"What?"[/B] Wizard: [b]"There's a priest and he's chanting and it doesn't look good! There's about three Hezrous and four Glabrezus there in addition to the cultists! My Arcane knowledge tells me he's about one minute from completing the ritual! We gotta go NOW!!!"[/B] 3) I occasionally had unknown parties scrying on the group. They'd occasionally spot a sensor, and get rid of it, or they'd get evidence that someone's been using divinations with them as the subject, and they'd never find out exactly who it was. It definitely keeps them on their toes, even if nothing ever comes of the scrying... [/QUOTE]
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