3.5 What other mundane equipment can you use to detect an invisible creature? [Archive] - Wizards Community

3.5 What other mundane equipment can you use to detect an invisible creature? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Harmor
03-16-04, 09:57 AM What other mundane equipment can you use to detect an invisible creature?

1. Can you use flour?

2. Water from a waterskin?

3. Caltrops? Ffollow the blood?

4. Lamp oil? See the footsteps?
lantzer
03-16-04, 10:22 AM 5. Troglodyte musk? Follow the gagging?
6. Thin Broken glass? Notice the crunching.
7. Thick smoke? He can't see you either?
8. Wave a long stick? How good is he a dodging?
9. Marbles? Marbles are fun.
Seeker95
03-16-04, 10:40 AM Your own blood. When a dagger appears out of nowhere creating a small red hole in your chest that was not there before, you might be fortunate enough to have some of the blood splatter on the attacker.
wdarkk
03-16-04, 12:17 PM Fire or Acid.
honeynuggets
03-17-04, 06:23 PM This is a great question that I need to know too.

I rely on "Listen" so far with my low level Ranger.

Are there any magic items in the DMG (core only) that boost Listen?

You'd think with all the thunderstones, tanglefoots, etc. there would be a powder explosion ball or something.

A regular bag of flour would have to hit the actual invisible creature. You might be able to get away with hurling a small paper bag of flour at some mage you suspect will turn invisible but the DM might rule that the flour turns invisible when he does since it's his equipment.
Princeoflowlight
03-17-04, 06:59 PM A creature with Scent.
Harmor
03-17-04, 09:51 PM Actually the invisible creature leaves footsteps that can be used to identify the square they are in.
ehrin
03-17-04, 10:41 PM smoke, and stand very still... if the creature moves, the smoke will billow and trail.

paper scattered on the floor

cats: at least two per square foot.
bitnine
03-18-04, 01:23 AM Originally posted by honeynuggets
You'd think with all the thunderstones, tanglefoots, etc. there would be a powder explosion ball or something.Actually, I think that seeing a tanglefoot bag attached to an invisible creature would be a spiffy way of locating which square they were in.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Harmor 03-16-04, 09:57 AM	What other mundane equipment can you use to detect an invisible creature? 1. Can you use flour? 2. Water from a waterskin? 3. Caltrops? Ffollow the blood? 4. Lamp oil? See the footsteps?
lantzer 03-16-04, 10:22 AM	5. Troglodyte musk? Follow the gagging? 6. Thin Broken glass? Notice the crunching. 7. Thick smoke? He can't see you either? 8. Wave a long stick? How good is he a dodging? 9. Marbles? Marbles are fun.
Seeker95 03-16-04, 10:40 AM	Your own blood. When a dagger appears out of nowhere creating a small red hole in your chest that was not there before, you might be fortunate enough to have some of the blood splatter on the attacker.
wdarkk 03-16-04, 12:17 PM	Fire or Acid.
honeynuggets 03-17-04, 06:23 PM	This is a great question that I need to know too. I rely on "Listen" so far with my low level Ranger. Are there any magic items in the DMG (core only) that boost Listen? You'd think with all the thunderstones, tanglefoots, etc. there would be a powder explosion ball or something. A regular bag of flour would have to hit the actual invisible creature. You might be able to get away with hurling a small paper bag of flour at some mage you suspect will turn invisible but the DM might rule that the flour turns invisible when he does since it's his equipment.
Princeoflowlight 03-17-04, 06:59 PM	A creature with Scent.
Harmor 03-17-04, 09:51 PM	Actually the invisible creature leaves footsteps that can be used to identify the square they are in.
ehrin 03-17-04, 10:41 PM	smoke, and stand very still... if the creature moves, the smoke will billow and trail. paper scattered on the floor cats: at least two per square foot.
bitnine 03-18-04, 01:23 AM	Originally posted by honeynuggets You'd think with all the thunderstones, tanglefoots, etc. there would be a powder explosion ball or something.Actually, I think that seeing a tanglefoot bag attached to an invisible creature would be a spiffy way of locating which square they were in.