Blindsight, what can it do? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blindsight, what can it do? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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shanizar
09-17-05, 10:15 AM A couple of people in our party has started casting embrace the wild, choosing the porpoise for 120' blindsight. This has raised the question what can blindsight really do?

The DMG states that you're not subject to gaze attacks, blinding attacks don't help. Deafing attacks help if it's reliant on hearing. Works underwater. Negates displacement and blur effects.

One of Skip Williams' articles make it clear that it negates invisibility but that it does not work against incorporeal or ethereal foes.

But does it work against illusions? Does it work against mirror image? (which is an illusion I guess).

And are there any other strange instances where it works/doesn't work?

please include sources
shanizar
09-19-05, 02:54 PM Are there no views on this issue out there?

::bump::
Thorden
09-19-05, 02:59 PM It should wirk against illusions with sounds.

I guess Mirror image has sound as well so blindsight wont work on it. it isnt said mirror image has sound or not, it says you have a dupplicate of yourself. In DD3.5, powers may have names that have a flavor slightly different from its effect. (ex: Dimension door, there is no door, there are many many exemples of that)

It doesnt work in silence as well i guess
Jaid
09-19-05, 03:01 PM hmmm... well, apart from sounding like a highly suspect misprint in need of errata on the porpoise blindsight out of water thing, in general unless the illusion includes sound then i would say the porpoise blindsight definitely ignores it.

so mirror image would indeed be ignored.

for the record, however, gaze attacks work fine unless the character closes their eyes. yes, it is a minor detail, but it can be quite relevant if the character wants to read a scroll or something like that.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
shanizar 09-17-05, 10:15 AM	A couple of people in our party has started casting embrace the wild, choosing the porpoise for 120' blindsight. This has raised the question what can blindsight really do? The DMG states that you're not subject to gaze attacks, blinding attacks don't help. Deafing attacks help if it's reliant on hearing. Works underwater. Negates displacement and blur effects. One of Skip Williams' articles make it clear that it negates invisibility but that it does not work against incorporeal or ethereal foes. But does it work against illusions? Does it work against mirror image? (which is an illusion I guess). And are there any other strange instances where it works/doesn't work? please include sources
shanizar 09-19-05, 02:54 PM	Are there no views on this issue out there? ::bump::
Thorden 09-19-05, 02:59 PM	It should wirk against illusions with sounds. I guess Mirror image has sound as well so blindsight wont work on it. it isnt said mirror image has sound or not, it says you have a dupplicate of yourself. In DD3.5, powers may have names that have a flavor slightly different from its effect. (ex: Dimension door, there is no door, there are many many exemples of that) It doesnt work in silence as well i guess
Jaid 09-19-05, 03:01 PM	hmmm... well, apart from sounding like a highly suspect misprint in need of errata on the porpoise blindsight out of water thing, in general unless the illusion includes sound then i would say the porpoise blindsight definitely ignores it. so mirror image would indeed be ignored. for the record, however, gaze attacks work fine unless the character closes their eyes. yes, it is a minor detail, but it can be quite relevant if the character wants to read a scroll or something like that.