is the Mindsight feat anygood? [Archive] - Wizards Community

is the Mindsight feat anygood? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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FrostHammer
03-10-07, 12:19 AM Mindsight (Lords of Madness, p126) doesn't let you negate total concealment due to darkness, even if you know which square something is it. It feels like another form a Blindsense. Is the Mindsight feat worth taking?
Tempest Stormwind
03-10-07, 02:45 AM It's blindisight but better in almost every regard. The easiest way to get it -- mindbender 1 -- also lets you speak to anything (regardless of language) within 100'. Mindsight lets you see that they're there, and know what direction they're in, AUTOMATICALLY, just because they think. You can even send them little messages ("I know you're behind me. Don't think you can win.") to them.
FrostHammer
03-10-07, 02:47 AM It'snot like blindsight though. blindsight lets you ignore concealment if it's due to...fog or lack of light, for example. Mindsight doesn't do anything with regards to concealment. It says mindsight lets me pinpoint an enemy to any one square. Blindsense does the same thing.

So unless I'm missing something (oh please let me be misreading something here), mindsight is the equivalent of blindsense.
psionichamster
03-10-07, 07:34 AM blindsight allows you to know where an enemy is on the battlefield.

mindsight, on the other hand, tells you where every thinking thing within range of your telepathy range is.

as well as the ability to know the type and intelligence of said thinking creatures/.

as far as combat goes, its useful but doesn't necessarily let you shoot arrows at the enemy.

as intelligence gathering/battlefield control, it lets you know the invisible dragon with int 20 is in that square over there...and you can talk to him.

not sure of your class, but with my beguiler/mindbender, its allowed me to stay unseen (or disguised) and influence people in quite interesting ways...

funny how clerics react to being given instructions as if you're their deity, in their head, with bluff checks in the mid-to-high 50s

-the hamster
FrostHammer
03-10-07, 01:21 PM Ahahaha! that's great! Just to be certain...if there is total darkness, and you have mindsight, and there is ny physical barrier between you and the target, can you cast ranged spells on the target?
snakebliskan
03-10-07, 05:10 PM i would say yes you know they are in that square . so you can target them!
FrostHammer
03-10-07, 05:39 PM I'd just have to roll the 50% miss chance.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
FrostHammer 03-10-07, 12:19 AM	Mindsight (Lords of Madness, p126) doesn't let you negate total concealment due to darkness, even if you know which square something is it. It feels like another form a Blindsense. Is the Mindsight feat worth taking?
Tempest Stormwind 03-10-07, 02:45 AM	It's blindisight but better in almost every regard. The easiest way to get it -- mindbender 1 -- also lets you speak to anything (regardless of language) within 100'. Mindsight lets you see that they're there, and know what direction they're in, AUTOMATICALLY, just because they think. You can even send them little messages ("I know you're behind me. Don't think you can win.") to them.
FrostHammer 03-10-07, 02:47 AM	It'snot like blindsight though. blindsight lets you ignore concealment if it's due to...fog or lack of light, for example. Mindsight doesn't do anything with regards to concealment. It says mindsight lets me pinpoint an enemy to any one square. Blindsense does the same thing. So unless I'm missing something (oh please let me be misreading something here), mindsight is the equivalent of blindsense.
psionichamster 03-10-07, 07:34 AM	blindsight allows you to know where an enemy is on the battlefield. mindsight, on the other hand, tells you where every thinking thing within range of your telepathy range is. as well as the ability to know the type and intelligence of said thinking creatures/. as far as combat goes, its useful but doesn't necessarily let you shoot arrows at the enemy. as intelligence gathering/battlefield control, it lets you know the invisible dragon with int 20 is in that square over there...and you can talk to him. not sure of your class, but with my beguiler/mindbender, its allowed me to stay unseen (or disguised) and influence people in quite interesting ways... funny how clerics react to being given instructions as if you're their deity, in their head, with bluff checks in the mid-to-high 50s -the hamster
FrostHammer 03-10-07, 01:21 PM	Ahahaha! that's great! Just to be certain...if there is total darkness, and you have mindsight, and there is ny physical barrier between you and the target, can you cast ranged spells on the target?
snakebliskan 03-10-07, 05:10 PM	i would say yes you know they are in that square . so you can target them!
FrostHammer 03-10-07, 05:39 PM	I'd just have to roll the 50% miss chance.