Re: Troll vision

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_QSD7jeKRTO7qE_qtgDw0iBG8xjdHJfIeI-p6OsKZ40_HDBXja0gUirOjBo84gY>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:48:12 -0700

Well, Seeing Far is a property associated with Light. And some are even better at this than average; usually if they have the Fire/Light rune. But I would say that seeing to the horizon (which shouldn't exist on a flat world anyway) is beyond the capabilities of non-light-based sight, just as it is beyond the ability of hearing.

Sensing Around or Sensing Deeply might be breakout abilities for Trolls and possibly those with the Darkness Rune. But, yes, I believe that sensing with Darksense is still directional, in that you have to face the direction you are "looking".

--Todd

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Chris Lemens <chrislemens_at_rUpDH13lN0HfjJPHNV2HJatYRWgcQZImWLvzNLaRQeKIOmp6ws2eTnKRQqAemoh6y44SBfPRohL6S84o8Ao.yahoo.invalid>wrote:

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> Going further with this non-canonical notion: With darksense, do trolls not
> perceive a horizon? I like the notion that darksense can perceive things
> that are "over the horizon" for light-based sight. It makes trolls even
> weirder, but probably too powerful without noting some limitations. Their
> darksense could still be subject to the other restrictions that being
> darkness-based imposes (like that the darkness must be connected). But it
> would make it impossible to sneak up on trolls if they can perceive what's
> on the other side of the mountain at nighttime. And I think there must be
> examples of sneaking up on trolls at night time.
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> If light moves in rays and sound moves in waves, maybe darkness moves in
> oozes. If so, then it might take time for darksense to propagate through
> darkness. That could explain why you can get strategic, but not tactical,
> surprise over trolls at night. That is, a troll at the center of a plain
> could "ping" the entire plain, it you wouldn't get a return off of
> everything before the sun rose. This would help explain why (a) trolls
> seemed so much more mighty before the dawn and (b) the shadows of Dagori
> Inkarth are so valuable to them.
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> On top of that, darksense could be directional. That is, you have to "ping"
> outwards in a certain direction. I don't really like that notion, because it
> would make trolls dark-blind when they dark-stare a long time in one
> direction, then quickly turn around. But I mention it because it might
> appeal to someone else.
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> Chris Lemens
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