Invisibility. The poltergeist is invisible
- Monster Manual Page 279
With this all the Problems Started.
We had a 5e Session and our DM threw a Poltergeist at us which we could have taken (if our drow didnt miss his fairy fire by 1 Field guess pretty unlucky) or we could have seen the enemy so after the whole group almost died to 1 Poltergeist i whas pretty mad because i think that the Invisibility that is written there is just like the normal Spell like one which reveals the enemy if he attacks or cast a Spell
Invisibility
Players Handbook Page 254
A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell
ends. Anything the target is w earing or carrying is
invisible as long as it is on the target’s person. The spell
ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell.
Or maybe i am just a giant Douchebag for being Angry at him because hes right that Poltergeist are Permanent Invisible like.
No, a poltergeist's invisibility is not a spell effect. If it were, it would specifically be called out as such in the stat block. Poltergeists are inherently, permanently invisible.
I agree with novacat.
Poltergeist gets the trait: "Invisibility. The poltergeist is invisible."
Quasit gets the action: "Invisibility. The quasit magically turns invisible until it attacks or ..."
This is a very simple rules situation. There is no ambiguity.
You've learned an important lesson the hard way, namely, don't underestimate your opponent, as well as another closely related, namely to cut your losses and run! The point is that now you know how invisibility, especially if intrinsic, and not merely from a spell or otherwise that is cancelled upon attacking, can make an otherwise unthreatening opponent to be quite deadly. Learn from your experience, and do what you can to meet this or challenges like it in the future.
In short, don't get angry. Enjoy it as a learning moment, and go back to having fun!
If it helps, think of the poltergeists invisibility trait as functioning like improved invisibility. Neither effect ends if the invisible creature makes an attack roll (but this is where their similarities end). Improved invisibility can be dispelled while the poltergeists invisibility cannot.
Depending on how your DM rules their trait, the poltergeist may even remain invisible inside an anti-magic field.
Unless the poltergeist spends its action making a strealth roll to hide, does everyone just know where it is?...
Now if someone casts Silence on the Poltergeist...
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