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wednesdaynightdm 09-30-06, 12:21 AM	If a bard casts blindness on our shapechanger does he stay blind no matter what form he takes?? What about a bat??
Cthulhu 09-30-06, 01:25 AM	If a form has eyes it will remain blinded for the duration of the Blindness spells, no matter how many forms you take. Some forms of course have means of discerning the enviroment other than sight (like a bat's sonar). But not all shapechanging spells or powers grant equal access to these abilities. So you could end up with a blind bat who has no sonar.
Thiez 09-30-06, 09:10 AM	What Cthulhu said. Blindness makes you The character cannot see. He takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class, loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any), moves at half speed, and takes a -4 penalty on Search checks and on most Strength- and Dexterity-based skill checks. All checks and activities that rely on vision (such as reading and Spot checks) automatically fail. All opponents are considered to have total concealment (50% miss chance) to the blinded character. Characters who remain blinded for a long time grow accustomed to these drawbacks and can overcome some of them. . If your shapes grants you Some creatures have blindsight, the extraordinary ability to use a nonvisual sense (or a combination of such senses) to operate effectively without vision. Such sense may include sensitivity to vibrations, acute scent, keen hearing, or echolocation. This ability makes invisibility and concealment (even magical darkness) irrelevant to the creature (though it still can’t see ethereal creatures and must have line of effect to a creature or object to discern that creature or object). This ability operates out to a range specified in the creature description. The creature usually does not need to make Spot or Listen checks to notice creatures within range of its blindsight ability. Unless noted otherwise, blindsight is continuous, and the creature need do nothing to use it. Some forms of blindsight, however, must be triggered as a free action. If so, this is noted in the creature’s description. If a creature must trigger its blindsight ability, the creature gains the benefits of blindsight only during its turn. * Blindsight never allows a creature to distinguish color or visual contrast. A creature cannot read with blindsight. * Blindsight does not subject a creature to gaze attacks (even though darkvision does). * Blinding attacks do not penalize creatures using blindsight. * Deafening attacks thwart blindsight if it relies on hearing. * Blindsight works underwater but not in a vacuum. * Blindsight negates displacement and blur effects. then you can ignore some of the penalties of blindness.
wednesdaynightdm 10-01-06, 01:35 AM	Thank you for clearing that up. I do appreciate it.