Timeline for What are the limitations of the 'circumstance' I can choose to trigger the Contingency spell?
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| Jan 18, 2020 at 0:59 | comment | added | user-781943 | @GcL I don't think that the trigger changes anything. If Scry had a trigger that wouldn't change any of the other rules. | |
| Jan 17, 2020 at 17:55 | comment | added | GcL | @jgn Scrying is not a great comparison as it does not involve the caster setting a trigger. Scrying does only affect the self in a similar way that comprehend languages does by augmenting the caster's perceptions in a magical manner. Scrying is about the caster (self) in that it's efficacy depends on the circumstances of how well the caster knows the target. | |
| Jan 14, 2020 at 5:25 | comment | added | user-781943 | "The spell's range is self, and that's what it should be operating on." Contingency is a magical effect that waits until something happens then casts a spell on yourself. That is why it has a range of self. Scry has the same situation, it lets you "see and hear a particular creature", it doesn't make sense to say that since Scry has a range of "self" you can only see and hear "yourself". While Scry and Contingency only affect yourself, they have effects that go beyond yourself. | |
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| Jan 13, 2020 at 16:38 | comment | added | GcL | @Mołot The caster has to cast both spells on themselves and the circumstances have to be about them, yes. | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 16:28 | comment | added | Mołot | so in Contingency you is about who cast the spells and who describes circumstances. You can't let anyone else describe them circumstances or cast the spells. | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 16:25 | comment | added | GcL | @Mołot The self nature of scrying states that it can only directly affect you. "You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you." It's clear that you can't cast scrying and let someone else see the creature (or location) of choice. It's not the same situation as scrying doesn't specify anything about circumstances nor does not say the spell ends if the focus leaves the caster's possession before the duration runs out. | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 14:14 | comment | added | Mołot | Note that Scrying has range Self as well. And it also requires a focus that you need to have. Does that imply that you can Scry only things directly affecting you anyway? If not, why would it imply that for Contingency? | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 14:10 | history | edited | GcL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2020 at 14:05 | history | answered | GcL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |