A swirl of arcane words form in Delfarious's mouth as he gesticulates and summons forth the strange, ephemeral energies that lie at his command. Then those words spill out suddenly, gibberish to
Those Who Do Not Know, and the spell is cast, the illusion created!
The distance closes between snarling Kraagor, who is like a war dog pulling on a chain, and the growling, barking gnolls. And behind the dwarf, and to his side, a dozen more bearded warriors appear, stepping out from behind him as though they were cloaked by some concealing magic! Bedecked in gleaming mail, they are, and bristling with spears, shields, axes and hammers. They are a silent troop and move to fan out to Kraagor's flanks, protecting their leader from being surrounded and overwhelmed!
"Now, Kraagor!" the illusionist shouts, hoping his trickery will distract or even cower their foes, making them hesitate in their attack, or even turn tail at suddenly being outnumbered! It will require concentration to make the dwarfs look believable, and sweat beads on the bald man's brow as he does just that.
OOC:
Casting...
[ +- ] Phantasmal Force!
Phantasmal Force
Duration: Concentration
Range: 240’
A visual illusion of the caster’s choosing manifests in a 20’ cube area. Three types of illusions may be created:
1. An illusionary monster: That can be directed to attack. The monster has AC 9 [10] and vanishes if hit in combat.
2. An illusionary attack: For example, an avalanche, a falling ceiling, a magic missile, etc. Targets who save versus spells are unaffected.
3. A scene: Either changing the appearance of the affected area or creating the appearance of something new. The scene disappears if touched.
Stipulations: The following apply:
▶ Concentration: Is required to maintain the illusion. If the caster moves or loses concentration, the spell ends.
▶ Illusionary monsters or attacks: May appear to be harmful but never inflict real damage. A character who appears to die actually falls unconscious, a character turned to stone will actually be paralysed, and so on. Such effects last for 1d4 turns.
▶ Illusions from imagination: If the illusion is of something the caster has not personally seen, the referee should grant targets a bonus to any applicable saving throws.
Question: just how many gnolls are here in front of us, and how many are wounded?
Also, if Delfarious can't technically create more than one "monster" (I'm seeing them as a unit, and all will disappear if one is struck), I'll re-write so it's a single (giant!) dwarf that emerges.)
