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Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« on: March 22, 2009, 02:59:01 PM »
Invisible spell is a +0 metamagic feat that makes all visible effects of the spell invisible. I just had this thought over in the thread about defeating an army:
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Wizard casts invisibility, casts invisible spell'd caltrops, grease, web... Invisible spell becomes super broken because you can do stuff like invisible spell'd soften earth and stone, invisible spell'd fabricate, make any type of preparations you want, the army runs into it, and they all die. A level 1 warrior can die from a caltrop wound, especially if they are caught flat-footed by them. Then you animate your caltrop army into small animated objects and win the game.

Also, use minor creation (invisibly, of course), to coat your army of animated caltrops with black lotus extract. 1 casting is enough for 1000 doses of the stuff.

So what we have here is an invisible wizard who has technically not taken any harmful actions, with an army of poisoned invisible animate caltrops. Maybe add in some Hunter's Eye and somehow get sneak attack with them (if that's possible).
   

I dunno if that works, but I think we've only scratched the surface. How broken can you make Invisible spell?

One obvious use is crafting magic items with it. A Holy Avenger can be crafted as an invisible holy avenger by using invisible (that spell that makes materials), invisible fabricate to make it into a sword, and then add invisible to all of the spell effects that go into the Holy Avenger. You now have a completely invisible weapon, at no additional cost. You can obviously craft larger things such as airships and pit traps and Warforged. Yup, a permanently invisible Warforged. Or just create a new invisible body for yourself by paying a caster for an Invisible Clone! Hello, Sneak Attack!

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2009, 03:38:44 PM »
Well, invisible obscuring mist is a big invisible middle finger to anyone with permanent True Seeing. 

Having nonmagical invisible iron via wall of iron is, of course, pure awesome.


Invisible Summon Monster is super easy.


Depending on how it works, invisible raise dead:
Makes you invisible
Makes you look like you're a zombie
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2009, 03:55:13 PM »
Invisible spell is a +0 metamagic feat that makes all visible effects of the spell invisible. I just had this thought over in the thread about defeating an army:
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Wizard casts invisibility, casts invisible spell'd caltrops, grease, web... Invisible spell becomes super broken because you can do stuff like invisible spell'd soften earth and stone, invisible spell'd fabricate, make any type of preparations you want, the army runs into it, and they all die. A level 1 warrior can die from a caltrop wound, especially if they are caught flat-footed by them. Then you animate your caltrop army into small animated objects and win the game.

Also, use minor creation (invisibly, of course), to coat your army of animated caltrops with black lotus extract. 1 casting is enough for 1000 doses of the stuff.

So what we have here is an invisible wizard who has technically not taken any harmful actions, with an army of poisoned invisible animate caltrops. Maybe add in some Hunter's Eye and somehow get sneak attack with them (if that's possible).
   

I dunno if that works, but I think we've only scratched the surface. How broken can you make Invisible spell?

One obvious use is crafting magic items with it. A Holy Avenger can be crafted as an invisible holy avenger by using invisible (that spell that makes materials), invisible fabricate to make it into a sword, and then add invisible to all of the spell effects that go into the Holy Avenger. You now have a completely invisible weapon, at no additional cost. You can obviously craft larger things such as airships and pit traps and Warforged. Yup, a permanently invisible Warforged. Or just create a new invisible body for yourself by paying a caster for an Invisible Clone! Hello, Sneak Attack!

Damn it, now where did I leave my holy avenger again....

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2009, 03:57:31 PM »
Invisible Genesis.

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2009, 04:08:38 PM »
Invisible Genesis.

Not only do we have our own demiplane, but we have an invisible demiplane. :awesome:

Tons of uses here. Invisible Light coupled with See Invisibility/True Seeing (though that's really overkill), Invisible Prismatic Wall/Sphere, Invisible ray spells for the spellwarp sniper (ideally coupled with Silent Spell)...

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2009, 04:24:12 PM »
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2009, 04:26:47 PM »
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2009, 04:52:15 PM »
the mundane uses alone are great...

ivis wall of iron. + forge = invis armor.. and daggers... and then we have animated invis crossbow turrets..
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2009, 04:56:50 PM »
Cast invisible invisibility on invisible invisible stalkers.


Would true seeing even work on those?
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2009, 05:03:24 PM »
If you're a DM know the party is going to use see invisibility then invisible silent image will make sure that when they see the illusion it wouldn't cross their minds that it's actually an illusion.
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2009, 05:15:05 PM »
What about Invisible Blindness? Invisible Scrying? Invisible Polymorph? Invisible Animate Object? Invisible Combust?

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2009, 05:18:53 PM »
Invisible Hypnotic Pattern?

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2009, 05:57:47 PM »
One obvious use is crafting magic items with it. A Holy Avenger can be crafted as an invisible holy avenger by using invisible (that spell that makes materials), invisible fabricate to make it into a sword, and then add invisible to all of the spell effects that go into the Holy Avenger. You now have a completely invisible weapon, at no additional cost.
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2009, 07:05:45 PM »
So, my favorite Invisible tactic before Spell compendium came out (and changed the subschool), was to use invisible shades to duplicate dragon ally.

How's somebody going to determine if something exists or not when they can't see it? 
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2009, 08:32:48 PM »
How's somebody going to determine if something exists or not when they can't see it? 

The profundity of this statement has long-dead metaphysics philosophers turning in their graves. ^_^
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2009, 09:56:57 PM »
Combine with a high CL Control Weather for invisible tornadoes.

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2009, 10:01:29 PM »
i want invisible water... with an invisible aboleth...
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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2009, 10:16:22 PM »
Cast invisible invisibility on invisible invisible stalkers.


If the effects of Invisibility are rendered invisible, wouldn't the result be a visible creature?

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2009, 10:20:47 PM »
Cast invisible invisibility on invisible invisible stalkers.


If the effects of Invisibility are rendered invisible, wouldn't the result be a visible creature?

But...would True Seeing work in that case?

I'd love to put this question in front of CustServ and see what they do. My bet would be on them hiding under the desk for five minutes.

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Re: Truly optimizing Invisible Spell.
« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2009, 10:22:50 PM »
Cast invisible invisibility on invisible invisible stalkers.


If the effects of Invisibility are rendered invisible, wouldn't the result be a visible creature?

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