[Spell] Clairaudience/Arcane Ear

Japcil · Post by **Japcil** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:55 am

A few players were discussing this and we hadn't decided on a proper name. Basically this spell will allow you to hear tells, not otells, in the same room as you as well as give a bonus to your listen checks.

Alvirin · Post by **Alvirin** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:22 am

There is a level 1 bard spell that gives you +20 to listen checks, it is named amplify.

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:39 pm

Or it could be Detect Thoughts.

*cough*

Since I was one of the ones discussing this, I, of course, think it would be a great addition. It should be restricted to the room you are in, and you could hear all tells being sent to and from that room.

Lathander · Post by **Lathander** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:11 am

Boy, I'm Mr. Negative today. I don't like the idea, I think it is unbalancing.

But IF I did like the idea, I'd want ... c "detect thoughts" pname

That way you get ONE person's thought in that room, not everyone in the room. I also think, IF I did like the idea, that the person being monitored would have a chance to know it was happening (Int, Wis)

Kregor · Post by **Kregor** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:54 am

Actually, yes, the Detect Thoughts spell gives you a WILL save to detect your thoughts being scried, as I recall.

And, like many mind divination spells, it is thwarted by Mind Blank.

There's the balance.

Kelemvor · Post by **Kelemvor** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:06 am

I thought that amulets of communication are now taken to use verbal content rather than 'mind speech'? We created the 'whispering' echo at the time of the change.

Selveem · Post by **Selveem** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:26 pm

Kelemvor wrote:I thought that amulets of communication are now taken to use verbal content rather than 'mind speech'? We created the 'whispering' echo at the time of the change.

Um, I was unaware. I thought that it was just verbal when you spoke _into_ it - from there, goes to someone's mind..?

If that's the case, everyone should get a listen check for eavesdropping both sides of the conversation naturally and I think that may be kind of cheesy..