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Castelli&ChimereCastles&Chimeras:Invisiblereflectionsand2newOSRspell

Invisiblereflectionsand2newOSRspell
DuringtheyearsIhadlotsofdiscussionsoninvisibilityspellsaspresentedintheAD&D1st
editiongame(andalso2ndeditionandbyextensiontheOSRICclone).
ThefirstobservationisthatinvisibilityspellsareoftheIllusion/Phantasmtype,whereillusion
magiccreateanimage(usuallywith3dimensions)intherealworldthatcanbeseenbynormal
means(thatistheimageofatreewillbeseenasatreebyalltheonlookers)whilePhantasmspell
arehallucinationinthemindofthespellvictim.
MyconclusionarethatinvisibilityspellsaretobeconsideredoftheIllusiontypesincetheydon't
havearealimitsandtheinvisiblecreaturewillnotbevisibletoeveryonelookingathim(lessof
"seetheinvisible","truevision"andthelike),evensomeonelookingfromfarawaywithacrystal
ballwillnotseetheinvisiblecharacter.
Soitmustbeanillusionspellsinceitisjust2ndlevelanditcannotbesopowerfultocreateaphantasminthemindofeveryonelookingat
thecharacterlocation(thiscouldbethousandsofpeopleifthecharacterwerewalkingonatowerinthemiddleofasiege).Itmustbeasort
ofhologramthatgivethecharacterperfectblendingwithhissurroundings.
Therearemanyotherwaystobecomeinvisible,liketobeshiftedoutofrealitymaybeinsomeshadowyplane,likehappenedtoFrodo
whenhedonnedtheOneRing,orhowithappensinCryptsandThingswhereinvisibilityshiftthecasterinTheShroudtheplaneofthe
"others"makinginvisibilityablackmagicspellandputtingthesanityoftheinvisibilitysubjectatrisk(butIthinkthismaketheinvisibility
spellalittletoomuchfora2ndlevelspell).
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Buttheusual2ndlevelspellshouldjustsurroundyouinanillusioncapableofcloakingyourself,bythewaythismeansthatthrowingflour
orchalktotheinvisiblecharacterdon'tmakehimcoveredinflour(sincewhatyoupickupbecomeinvisible,asspecifiedinmanyOSR
gamesliketheBasicFantasyRPG)buthelphisenemybymakingvisiblehisfootprintsontheflourcoveredfloor.
I'llendthisarticlewithtwonew"invisibility"spells:

Cloakofthechameleon
Arcane
Illusion/Phantasm
Level:Mage2nd,Illusionist1st
Range:Touch
Duration:10'/level
Areaofeffect:OneCreature
Components:V,S,M(abitofpowderedchameleonskin)
Castingtime:3segments
SavingThrow:None
Thisspellmakethesubjecttotallyinvisibleifhestaystill,ifhemove,attacksorcastspellshebecomevisibleagainbutthespellisnot
broken.Ifthesubjectofthespellbecomesstillagainandthespellisstillineffectitwillturninvisibleafter2rounds.

FaerieTapestry
Arcane
Illusion/Phantasm
Level:Mage4th,Illusionist3rd
Range:Touch
Duration:10'/level
Areaofeffect:Asquareareawithsidesof(100'+(10'*CasterLevel))
Components:V,S,M(asmalltapestrywovenbyfaerieswortharound100gp)
Castingtime:10'
SavingThrow:None
Thisspellaffectsanarea,whenthespelliscastthecasterwilldesignatewhowillbecomeinvisiblebythe
spellbeyondhimself(upto1humanoid*casterlevel,thisnumbermustincludethecaster).Allthesubject
ofthisspell,untiltheendofthespell,whenareinthespellareaandtakeaninvisiblestance(don'tmakeattacks,castspells,speaktowho
cannotseethem)areinvisibleexcepttotheothersubjectofthisspell.Iftheybreaktheinvisiblestancetheycanbecomeagaininvisibleif
thehidefromview(goingbehindawalloratree).Noticethatmultiplecastingofthisspellfromdifferentcastersorondifferentgroupof
peoplemakesforaveryfunandconfusingsituation.
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