Can deathwatch see invisible creatures? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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reveal

07-27-07, 12:10 PM
If I cast deathwatch and look around the room, will I see invisible creatures?
boozerker

07-28-07, 09:43 PM
Deathwatch

Using the foul sight granted by the powers of unlife, you can determine the condition of creatures near death within the spell’s range. You instantly know whether each creature within the area is dead, fragile (alive and wounded, with 3 or fewer hit points left), fighting off death (alive with 4 or more hit points), undead, or neither alive nor dead (such as a construct).

Deathwatch sees through any spell or ability that allows creatures to feign death.
It probably works only on creatures you're actively aware of. If you don't can't detect an invisible creature, it's likely not noted among the surveyed.


(Deathwatch (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/spellsDtoE.html#deathwatch))
runestar

07-28-07, 10:04 PM
I would say that it works like detect magic. You can sense that someone is there, but it will not allow you to overcome for miss chance for attacking an invis foe.
Tiarn

07-28-07, 11:46 PM
Using the foul sight granted by the powers of unlife, you can determine the condition of creatures near death within the spell’s range...

I'd say that's the key word. Since this spell enhances your sight anything that would fool that sense would keep you from detecting them.
Talisman

07-29-07, 12:23 AM
Based on the spell's description, I would allow you to target invisible creatures, but they would still benefit from full concealment (50% miss chance). You can see where they are, but that's not the same as actually seeing them. See invisibility's a 2nd-level spell; I can't see (ha!) letting a 1st-level spell be better than it at the same job.