Report 96

Report #96
Skillset: Phantasms Skill: Stolensight/thoughts
 Org: Aquamancers Status: Rejected Dec 2008
Furies' Decision:
We feel this is unnecessary and would make it too powerful.
Problem: The illusions are easily detectable when one DIAGnoses. I am hoping to
give an edge to the mages to help stop enemies in and out of demesnes to not be
able to dispel illusions as quickly. They are able to quickly see that the
stolensight illusion is on them and they can dispel it and be fine. As for the
stolenthoughts, they would mostly be used for eavesdropping on group
conversations.
Solution #1: When they diagnose, it would appear as 'Phantom' instead of
 stolensight/stolenthoughts so they have to take time and figure
 out which illusion it is. Not a lot of time needed really outside
 of combat, but when fighting it would be annoying.
Solution #2: Make the phantasm illusions only detectable through those with
 they ability to detect illusions making illusionists more useful
 in raids for use of dispelling and detecting. It would eliminate
 the DIAGnose choice for the majority of people. They wouldn't be
 able to diag themselves and see they are being listened to.
Player Comments:
---[Xenthos on 12/22 @ 00:56 writes]:
I'm not really sure these need to be hidden on DIAG. They already require
having someone with Illusions present, or using Critique even after knowing that
they are there to get rid of them.
---[Krellan on 12/23 @ 08:03 writes]:
Regardless of whether an illusion needs to be 'figured out' dispelling illusions
with no specific ones will randomly dispell them (assuming the person has enough
skill to). So it can be done until they are all gone
---[Shuyin on 12/23 @ 08:48 writes]:
I prefer solution 1, but I wouldn't mind solution 2 so long as there's a chance
you learn you're being listened to, tie it to arts skill or something
---[Ceren on 12/25 @ 04:27 writes]:
One is probably better
---[Sadhyra on 12/26 @ 16:14 writes]:
If you go with solution two, it would be fair for game balance that there be a
matching way to detect -some- form of spying, such as an enchantment that gives
a generic "you are being observed" message. Detection-free use is simply unfair
for non-illusionists
---[Synl on 12/26 @ 16:54 writes]:
Solution 1 seems better
---[Steingrim on 12/31 @ 15:50 writes]:
1 seems better. Illusion detection is too specialized to hide it completely IMO