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Not really a bug or a suggestion.
When you look into the Shadewatch mirror and the vision of your target has faded, it doesn't come back automatically if he steps back into view; you have to "look mirror" again. The reason I bring this up is because, even though the scrying from the Shadewatch mirror has faded, I never truly stopped looking into the mirror.
Since I'm still looking in the mirror, can't the vision of the target return automatically?
Probably moot to many people, I mention this because something as simple as LOOK MIRROR brings your "shimmering" face over and over...and, while I'd like my mirror to benefit me with anonymity, I'd certainly like to avoid "text noise" and engrossing the screen with my face repeatedly.
Allo - I've noticed an interesting little flaw in my favorite spell. I don't know if this has been brought up, but I haven't seen anything on it.
When the spell is focused on a person, people in the room speaking languages other than Common don't send. For example, if I put a Mirror on two Prydaen, and they speak to eachother in Prydaenese, I don't see anything (not even "PrydaenA says something in Prydaenese")
This holds true for all Languages and Races.
Meerc
When the spell is focused on a person, people in the room speaking languages other than Common don't send. For example, if I put a Mirror on two Prydaen, and they speak to eachother in Prydaenese, I don't see anything (not even "PrydaenA says something in Prydaenese")
This holds true for all Languages and Races.
Meerc
Hmm, when I tested it, no one saw anything when someone spoke in a Language. I didn't see anything, nor did my Rakash friend see "Soandso says something in Prydaenese." Likewise, Elves could not talk with Elves or see that the Prydaen was talking. Perhaps it's a flaw with me? Or could I be doing something wrong or missing something?
Fateweaver Meerc Goldenshire
Fateweaver Meerc Goldenshire
One bug with shadewatch is if you have a DG up, cast shadewatch, don't even peer through the mirror, and then break the mirror, you will see the room you cast the DG in again, as if you just cast DG.
ie..
prep dg
cast
[room, somewhere]
blah blah bla
obvious exits:
prep shm
cast
break mirror
[room, somewhere]
blah blah bla
obvious exits:
ie..
prep dg
cast
[room, somewhere]
blah blah bla
obvious exits:
prep shm
cast
break mirror
[room, somewhere]
blah blah bla
obvious exits:
Maybe I'm guilty of trying to get an already powerful spell adjusted to be too powerful, but I was thinking that a Shadewatch Mirror should work like this...
prep shadewat 20
cast
invoke mirror Eldrad
You concentrate on focusing the mystical scrying powers of your mirror on Eldrad.
Round Time 5 seconds
Succeed or fail at this point, just like if you would have cast on them to begin with.
If they do something to make the mirror fail, it breaks just like normal, the link is severed thus destroying the mirror.
However, while the mirror is still in working condition you can invoke it on another player try to watch them instead, no need to recast.
Just seems a LOT more logical that it would work that way.
Eldrad
"Having dream in your name automatically makes you l33t, but conjuncting it with an even more hardcore name like crafter....holy christ on a cracker, that screams pure RPA." -- Amzari
prep shadewat 20
cast
invoke mirror Eldrad
You concentrate on focusing the mystical scrying powers of your mirror on Eldrad.
Round Time 5 seconds
Succeed or fail at this point, just like if you would have cast on them to begin with.
If they do something to make the mirror fail, it breaks just like normal, the link is severed thus destroying the mirror.
However, while the mirror is still in working condition you can invoke it on another player try to watch them instead, no need to recast.
Just seems a LOT more logical that it would work that way.
Eldrad
"Having dream in your name automatically makes you l33t, but conjuncting it with an even more hardcore name like crafter....holy christ on a cracker, that screams pure RPA." -- Amzari
Sarcastro was my hero. ::swoon::
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I don't use/interact with the spell much at all. But is it possible that this proposed setup could make it so there's a 10-30 sec downtime (or longer) between a target Unbending a mirror and getting a fix on that target again?
It just always seemed silly that a MM could just recast, nigh instantly.
But then, if you compare Shadewatch to Fams. Well, it wouldn't really be fair to have a downtime.
Regards,
Plaith Kids on Saturday
"Some may be so convinced of the threat and emotionally scarred, that they end up with nerve damage!"
...
I don't use/interact with the spell much at all. But is it possible that this proposed setup could make it so there's a 10-30 sec downtime (or longer) between a target Unbending a mirror and getting a fix on that target again?
It just always seemed silly that a MM could just recast, nigh instantly.
But then, if you compare Shadewatch to Fams. Well, it wouldn't really be fair to have a downtime.
Regards,
Plaith Kids on Saturday
"Some may be so convinced of the threat and emotionally scarred, that they end up with nerve damage!"
This is so obvious I don't know why it hasn't been done already, but when you peer through your mirror while your identity is veiled, your identity needs to be, well, veiled to the other side. I hate the fact that I have to completely give myself away to use this spell. Also, we have to be able to shift into the gaze of a mirror. If I haven't located yet, shift tells me I can't see my target clearly enough, if I've mirrored the room, I can see it better then I can with Locate.
>> when you peer through your mirror while your identity is veiled, your identity needs to be, well, veiled
As much as I would like this or any other method of anonymous or non-blatant observation, requests in the past have been rejected on the basis of such a feature being "overpowered," despite the existance of another guild ability which accomplishes the exact same thing with nearly complete anonymity to those not in the guild, and with more functionality and vastly more obnoxuious room messaging than SHM.
Although I eagerly await a reversal on this decision, I'm not going to hold my breath.
As much as I would like this or any other method of anonymous or non-blatant observation, requests in the past have been rejected on the basis of such a feature being "overpowered," despite the existance of another guild ability which accomplishes the exact same thing with nearly complete anonymity to those not in the guild, and with more functionality and vastly more obnoxuious room messaging than SHM.
Although I eagerly await a reversal on this decision, I'm not going to hold my breath.
Doubt this works but:
Any fellow gypsies ever try using Lyodin Albir with SHM? I dunno and probably will never learn it so I'm not sure if it works with that.
-- Toldorf GurKct
Like Jessica Rabbit she collects bad habits,
gets her drinks for free
Animated vixen stole Cupid's arrow and came to rescue me
In the blink of an eyelid,
my lid opened up and I could see that she'd come to rescue me
Any fellow gypsies ever try using Lyodin Albir with SHM? I dunno and probably will never learn it so I'm not sure if it works with that.
-- Toldorf GurKct
Like Jessica Rabbit she collects bad habits,
gets her drinks for free
Animated vixen stole Cupid's arrow and came to rescue me
In the blink of an eyelid,
my lid opened up and I could see that she'd come to rescue me
Auto-hide your Familiar window. =P
If Armifer feels like tweaking SHM, I'd suggest the verb IGNORE.
---
"Close your eyes -
For your eyes will only tell the truth..
And the truth isn't what you want to see.
In the dark, it is easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be." - Erik Claudin
If Armifer feels like tweaking SHM, I'd suggest the verb IGNORE.
---
"Close your eyes -
For your eyes will only tell the truth..
And the truth isn't what you want to see.
In the dark, it is easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be." - Erik Claudin
>>Can't you just leave the room?
There are occasions where you don't want to break the mirror, but you want to stop watching anyways.
---
"Close your eyes -
For your eyes will only tell the truth..
And the truth isn't what you want to see.
In the dark, it is easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be." - Erik Claudin
There are occasions where you don't want to break the mirror, but you want to stop watching anyways.
---
"Close your eyes -
For your eyes will only tell the truth..
And the truth isn't what you want to see.
In the dark, it is easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be." - Erik Claudin
