Magic always has a visible effect (or other sense - artistic license).
Hide in shadows visible effect: preternatural tendrils of darkness lace their fingers around him as he fades into the shadows.
IMO, work it as you would if writing a story - suspension of disbelief is paramount.
Hope that helps.
Matthew
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On Behalf Of Mike Holmes
Sent: 18 April 2005 18:32
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Subject: Magic Visibility
>From: "Mike Dawson" <mdawson_at_...>
>Well, I always preferred that sorcery/wizardry, once cast, was invisible.
I know that the rule is that magic is always showy, but it seems to me that there must be exceptions to this. Take, for example, a spell called "Hide in
Shadows." That simply wouldn't be of much use if the character had a magic lightshow going on about him while he used this ability. How about an ability like "Lie Convincingly"? If somebody is saying something, and while they do, a lightshow is going off, won't that make the person hearing the lie very suspicious?
So do these things actually have lightshows associated with them, or not, do
you think? If they do, how do you explain it not having a reasonable effect?
Does the person being lied to forget the light show, or is it part of the magic that they ignore it? Is the lightshow for a person trying to remain hidden only visible to the person using the ability?
How do people work through this issue?
Mike
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