Report 541

Report #541
Skillset: Illusions Skill: None
 Org: Cantors Status: Completed Jan 2011
Furies' Decision:
Solution 2
Problem: Currently, there are several abilities in Illusions/Glamours/Phantasms
that have a duration (changeself, magicmouth, glamour, illusoryself,
colourmaelstrom, etc). However, there's no way of seeing when these will run
out, as there are for skillsets with similar abilities, such as Hexes. This
would be a very handy bit of utility to have.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Change DETECT ILLUSIONS [HERE|<player>] to also show
 each illusion's duration for those cast by
 Illusionists of near-equal or lesser skill (similarly
 to dispelling illusions).
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Add a new syntax: ILLUSIONS, to show the duration of
 all illusions cast by the player, no matter the
 location. This would possibly require and consume
 equilibrium.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: As there's already a skill in Arts to dispel
 illusions (Critique), it would make sense for a
 similar skill for detecting them somewhere within the
 skillset. So, add a new skill in Arts at around
 Master~Gifted skill level that functions similarly to
 Detection in Illusions called CriticalEye. The syntax
 would be ILLUSIONS [HERE|<player>], and it would work
 identically to Detecting in Illusions, except
 comparing one's skill in Arts against the user's
 skill in Illusions to determine whether or not the
 user can sense the illusion's creator. Additionally,
 if you're able to sense the creator, the illusion's
 duration is also revealed. Finally, since
 Illusionists should be naturally better at detecting
 illusions than non-Illusionists, posessing this
 ability will add the effect of Solution #1 to
 Detection, and increase the chance to detect and
 dispel illusions when using Detection and Dispell
 (i.e. the actual skills in the Illusion skillset).
Player Comments:
---[Prav on 1/14 @ 03:38 writes]:
Support solution 2.
---[Senna on 1/14 @ 04:03 writes]:
New solution, #3, added! Credit goes to Raeri for the idea.
---[Prav on 1/15 @ 19:06 writes]:
I still prefer solution 2, myself: Simple, elegant and useful.
---[Talan on 1/16 @ 06:10 writes]:
3 would be very nice - failing that, sure, #2.
---[Viynain on 1/16 @ 10:59 writes]:
No problems with any proposal to let folk know about remaining Illusion
duration, really.
---[Nydekion on 1/16 @ 18:21 writes]:
Solution 2 sounds fine.
---[Iytha on 1/18 @ 17:36 writes]:
Solution 2 is the most elegant one, I think. Making illusionists learn arts is
almost as bad as making trackers learn environment.