Detect Illusion

southafrica · Post by **southafrica** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:25 pm

I am going to start up another game (when I get bored with my druid) I am either going down the f/m, f/illusionist, t/m or f/t route. However, my question is does detect illusion actually work? And if so, what range does it need to become effective... and if it is passive...

-SA

Berethor · Post by **Berethor** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:39 pm

It works the excact same as detect traps, and the detect traps icon is what you press. As with Detect Traps, it is best used close up. So those werewolf illusions in the circus sill go bye bye but I don't know if you get experience.

just put at some points in detect illusion.

Deadalready · Post by **Deadalready** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:31 pm

If you have about 100% into detect illusion then it'd take less than one round to dispel every illusion. As for range I'm not quite sure, but it'd be for the line of sight for the thief.

While detecting illusions your thief can't do anything else save walk around.

Raumoheru · Post by **Raumoheru** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:32 pm

i have never seen detect illusion to be anything worth spending time on.

Berethor · Post by **Berethor** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:00 pm

[QUOTE=Raumoheru]i have never seen detect illusion to be anything worth spending time on.[/QUOTE]

who needs it? there is a fairly low level spell(3 i think) that is called detect illusions.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:18 pm

The thiefs detect illusion skill is actually quite powerfull, because it can remove all sorts of combat illusions.
The main problem with it is that you need to have "detect traps" active, which means in a combat situation it is harder to control then casting dispelling spells.
But it is quite powerfull if beefed up.

[QUOTE=Berethor]It works the excact same as detect traps, and the detect traps icon is what you press. As with Detect Traps, it is best used close up. So those werewolf illusions in the circus sill go bye bye but I don't know if you get experience.
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I've never gotten XP for neither killing nor dispelling the Wolfwares (or what they are) illusions in the circus.

krunchyfrogg · Post by **krunchyfrogg** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:08 am

[QUOTE=Berethor]It works the excact same as detect traps, and the detect traps icon is what you press. As with Detect Traps, it is best used close up. So those werewolf illusions in the circus sill go bye bye but I don't know if you get experience.

just put at some points in detect illusion.[/QUOTE]
I'm with Xandax, I never got XP for killing illusions.

Berethor · Post by **Berethor** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:39 am

thats why i said i didnt know i never tried

the spell is much more efficient

Deadalready · Post by **Deadalready** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:57 am

If your thief is a good one then it's definitely worth putting points into the detect illusion spell.

It's very powerful, has no casting time, cannot be interupted and even when stunned the thief will continue to destroy illusions.

Unlimited castings as well, still tactically it's important to have more than one character with detection abilities as well.

greg28j · Post by **greg28j** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:57 pm

A good example of it is with the evil adventurers in the area called North Forest.It works like true sight in that it makes 1 check every round.It's not as powerful though because aerie had the Staff of Magi and it did'na dispell it.