Timeline for Casting spells while out of hearing and sight
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| Dec 1, 2023 at 14:05 | comment | added | Nobody the Hobgoblin | @J.E. Yes, unless there is a perceptible aspect, the victiom of a saving throw spell might not even know there was a spell. | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 14:03 | comment | added | J.E | Does it mean that while all attacks (both magic and non-magic) reveal your position, spells with saving throws do not have this problem? | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 1:34 | comment | added | Kryomaani | @IsaacKotlicky As pointed out by the answer, the RAW do not define such a distance as the rules are not a 1:1 realistic simulation of a physical fantasy world. A DM is recommended to make their own call when the RAW interpretation is unrealistic enough to harm the experience. The hearing distances from the DM screen you mention in the question are a good starting point. | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 0:45 | comment | added | Isaac Kotlicky | There has to be some finite range where your location is no longer "given away" - a monster on the other side of a dungeon doesn't suddenly know where you are once you ambush the guards at the entrance. And this isn't the Elder Scrolls, where every guard in every city immediately knows when you make an attack... | |
| Nov 30, 2023 at 22:48 | comment | added | Nobody the Hobgoblin | @IsaacKotlicky There are for example rules for attacking a space with a creature you cannot see. You can hit only if you pick the right space, and knowing the location here means you know what space to attack. For example, you can shoot with disadvantage at someone you cannot see, but need to know where to shoot. | |
| Nov 30, 2023 at 21:49 | comment | added | Isaac Kotlicky | I would have agreed to this as the answer in the original linked question, except the rules don't seem to clarify what "giving away your location" means mechanically except you no longer have surprise/are hidden. And who are you giving it away to? | |
| Nov 30, 2023 at 20:21 | history | answered | Nobody the Hobgoblin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |