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Message: <blockquote data-quote="greg kaye" data-source="post: 9046647" data-attributes="member: 7030543">Yeah, it's great, but I think its limitations are mainly down to the lack of confirmation of sender identity and potential difficulty of reading cloud like words if there is a cloudy background.The spell's description states: Duration: Concentration, up to 1 <a href="http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:skywrite" target="_blank"><s>day</s></a> <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/skywrite" target="_blank">hour</a>,( ... The words appear to be made of cloud and remain in place for the spell’s duration. The words dissipate when the spell ends. A strong wind can disperse the clouds and end the spell early."If the words had been actually made of cloud, the spell could have said so though a GM could certainly take that interpretation.  Another interpretation could be that the words last for as long as the caster's concentration can hold them together.  RAW, the only other thing that can end the effect early is a strong wind.The description had also said: "You cause up to ten words to form in a part of the sky you can see", but it doesn't directly mention any potential movement of the words thereafter.   I'd suggest they were static - otherwise, a strong wind might just carry them along albeit at a faster pace than a more regular wind.In real-world contexts, people could certainly see clouds or words appearing as clouds at night.  Clouds, that might be white in the day, can be various shades of grey at night and, given a black background and potential backlighting from a moon, then the words, or their outlined highlighting, might be more visible than ever and anyone can see lit objects, even through darkness.Clearer problems might come on nights when there's no moon and it is also at night that the problem of a background of cloud cover could be more of an issue.The raining, snowing, and fog issues could certainly be issues though many GMs I've known opt for more cinematic contexts where, unless the plot dictates otherwise, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=the+sun+always+shines+on+tv" target="_blank">the sun always shines in d&d</a>.Low cloud is even more specific but are still covered in the spell's description: "You cause up to ten words to form in a part of the sky you can see. The words appear ... and remain in place for the spell’s duration. ..."  Low clouds are still in the sky so, perhaps, the word as appearing as clouds, would initially just be lower.  Even with this scenario, problems still might come on days with patchy cloud with actual clouds drifting through the skywritten words. There could also be advantages of words appearing as clouds having a cloudy background.  If viewers knew where to look or what to look for, they might still have a chance to perceive their content while others might remain oblivious to any messages being sent.</blockquote>

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