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Subject: invisibility
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Date: Sat, 23-Mar-85 00:44:18 EST
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Malefectorius
If the monster's ability is `detect invisibilty' as in the AD&D spell,
then you were quite visible.
to quote:
`...he or she is able to clearly see any objects which are invisible, as
well as astral, ethereal, hidden, invisible(sic) or out of phase creatures.'

I personally prefer changing the spell to include invisible and out-of-phase
objects, and increasing the detection range from a 12'' by 1'' line of sight
to just line of sight.  After all, Why do you need to see into other planes,
especially with a second level spell, ah, well, what can one expect from
AD&D.

If your dm was running the monster's ability like the dragon ability,
then you lose again `detect hidden or invisible'.  I would tend to give
this ability to dragons, but I wouldn't be as generous with other monsters.
I guess it would depend more on *why* the monster could `see invisible',
those that did so magically, I would give the above version of the detect
invisible spell to, the ones that used superior senses I would give the
dragon ability to.

Does that make much sense?

Gorf
eater of rare antiquities