Visible Spell Affects

Tyr · Post by **Tyr** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:34 pm

I would like to add more visible spell effects for many of the spells we have in the game. The effects I speak of are those that are physical effects of a spell that are discernable to anybody in the room.

They will most likely be seen when glancing or looking at a character.

Please post suggestions for effects and the spells they go along with.

Example:
Spell - Mirror Image
VisibleAffect $n is surrounded by several identical images of $mself.

Symbol Legend:
$n = charactername
$s = his/hers/its
$e = he/she/it
$m = him/her/it

Please use the above syntax and symbols so that I may more easily cut and paste.

Thanks
Tyr

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 9:03 am

Example:
Spell - Mirror Image
VisibleAffect $n is surrounded by several identical images of $mself.

Symbol Legend:
$n = charactername
$s = his/hers/its <== assuming this will show "Her eyes blahdeblah"
$e = he/she/it
$m = him/her/it

Spell - Dragonskin
VisibleAffect $s skin is covered in small, flexible scales.

Spell - Stoneskin
VisibleAffect $s skin is made of flexable granite.

Spell - Armour
VisibleAffect $s armour glows with a soft light.

Spell - Shield
VisibleAffect $e is behind a shimmering disc of force

Spell - Globe of Invulnerability
VisibleAffect $e is encased in a globe of shifting lights

Spell - Shockshield
VisibleAffect $e is surrounded by flickering lightning

Spell - Fireshield
VisibleAffect $e has flames licking around $s body

Spell - Iceshield
VisibleAffect Coldness seems to eminate from $m

Spell - Levitate
VisibleAffect $e is floating a few inches above the ground

Spell - Fly
VisibleAffect $e hovers a few feet above the ground

Spell - Detect Magic
VisibleAffect $s eyes glow faintly with a blue light

Spell - Detect Evil
VisibleAffect $s eyes give off a faint red glow

Spell - True Sight
VisibleAffect $s eyes glow with a soft white light

Spell - Blindness
VisibleAffect $e stares with unseeing milky-white eyes

Spell - Wraithform
VisibleAffect $n looks insubstantial and out of synch with the world

Spell - Pass Door
VisibleAffect $n is translucent

I've left out some spells, like the stat boosters, mainly because they don't have a visible physical affect on the target - I think this was discussed in another thread, where Bull's Strength gives magical strength, it doesn't change your muscel structure

Edit: Typos and formatting

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:09 pm

One problem, I dont think that the detect spells should be noticeable to others. Mainly because just because you see different colors glowing in your range of vision, doesnt mean your eyes change colors.

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Sat May 01, 2004 12:46 am

Fair enough

I think some of them would be noticeable. It's up to Mystra and Tyr then I guess.

Lea · Post by **Lea** » Sat May 01, 2004 12:52 am

Did I miss it or is barkskin also one in there that you can see the effects?

Lea

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Sat May 01, 2004 1:47 am

Spell - Barkskin
VisibleAffect $s skin resembles thick bark

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Sat May 01, 2004 4:34 am

Rhelian wrote:Spell - Barkskin
VisibleAffect $s skin resembles thick bark

What no green hair?

Other than the detect spells (which I dont agree with), I beleive you got just about everything, Rhel, and I like em.

Oh wait....what about invis and change sex?

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Sat May 01, 2004 4:50 am

Hrm....

I dont think I have cast these spells so im not sure, but here, just in case...

Spell- Web
Visable Effect- $n is covered in sticky webs.

Spell- Hold Person
Visible Effect- $n is completely still.

There might be a few more...

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Sat May 01, 2004 11:01 am

Not sure if invis or change sex would have visible noticeable spell affects, or hold person, but web sure would

Rhytania · Post by **Rhytania** » Sat May 01, 2004 11:12 am

Dont forget faerie fire or entangle

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Sat May 01, 2004 12:34 pm

Just beat me to posting them

If you have any more spells I've overlooked I *love* making up these for them, so just list them

Spell - Faerie Fire
$e is illuminated by a bright pink glow

Spell - Entangle
$e is ensnared in a tangle of vines and branches

Spell - Sanctuary
$e glows with a divine aura

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Sat May 01, 2004 4:58 pm

Rhelian wrote:Not sure if invis or change sex would have visible noticeable spell affects, or hold person, but web sure would

Ahh, I was kidding bout the invis or change sex. I think you could tell if someone was held though, it would be as if they were frozen ( we have all seen something like it in the movies probably, only one I can think of would be one of the Harry Potter movies where the snake freezes them ).

Sorry Rhel, but I gotta give a different one for the Faerie Fire ( like drow too much ).

Spell - Faerie Fire
Visible Effect- $e is illuminated by a pinkish fire.

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Sat May 01, 2004 5:31 pm

I agree with Glim - detection spells (Detect Magic, Detect Good/Evil, True Seeing, Detect Invisible etc.) shouldn't have visible effects.

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Sun May 02, 2004 10:50 am

Spell - Tayza's Acidshield
VisibleAffect $e is surrounded by cascading streams of acid

Spell - Myn's Mirror Image
VisibleAffect $e is surrounded by duplicates of $mself

Rhelian · Post by **Rhelian** » Sun May 02, 2004 11:33 pm

It would take me a while to track it down but truesight, at least, I remember seeing in BG, IWD, NN or in a book somewhere that the user's eyes glow noticeably

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Mon May 03, 2004 12:28 am

The spell is basically True Seeing. It makes no mention of any effect in the Players Handbook for it.