Color splash traps

[Handsomeman]

Would it be possible to add traps that when triggered will splash paint on a hidden or invisible target? Those who get hit by it will be unable to hide(hips) or turn invisible for 30 secs? Also, no damage paintballs(sling bullets) that does same thing? High spotters can help reveal hidden people for people who cant spot.

[greypawn]

*dig*

[Chiangtao]

Cool idea, but having them as traps doesn't really help against a sneaky type! What about an alchemy thingy you can throw as an area effect?

[Catastrophe]

Glitterdust traps!

Ah, how I love that spell.

[Zoberraz]

Heh! I can just imagine Maia creeping up on someone to speak out and startle them, only to end up covered in shiny sticky confetti.

Maia: *blinks* "Wow, that was kind of cool. Do it again!"

[greypawn]

most sneak types can avoid traps altogether. it would hit the heavy stepping invisibility users the most. which I suppose a dispel trap would do as well?

[Tamha]

Heh! I can just imagine Maia creeping up on someone to speak out and startle them, only to end up covered in shiny sticky confetti.

Maia: *blinks* "Wow, that was kind of cool. Do it again!"

This. ^

I love it!

[Standur]

Cool idea, but having them as traps doesn't really help against a sneaky type! What about an alchemy thingy you can throw as an area effect?

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I like that idea. I was thinking an arrow, bolt or bullet that on impact would mark the target but the alchemy suggestion is brilliant.

[JotunWarrior]

If the intent is to let people with high spot 'mark' a hiding person, then bullets/arrows/darts are the way to go.

If it was an AoE, any person in the game could just spam-toss the things and have a relatively high chance of detecting a HiPSing rogue, which doesn't seem entirely fair.

[Cornuto]

I like it, I'd additionally have the light spell be able to target a hostile creature and apply a -20 to -50 to their hide skill.

This would likely require a touch attack (since its a touch ranged spell) and/or a failed will save (similar to the Heat/Chill Metal spells).

EDIT: Agreed with Jotun's point above, it'd have to be a single target (non-stackable) effect.

[Dragor]

The real question for me is, why?

[blurry89]

The real question for me is, why?

"Listen, she's right here."
"Where?"
"Right here. See my hand? Directly underneath my hand. In fact, my palm is touching her hair."
"It is?"
"Yes. This space. Right here. I'm patting her now. This is her. She's two feet in front of you."
"... nope, not seeing it."

[Cornuto]

"Listen, she's right here."
"Where?"
"Right here. See my hand? Directly underneath my hand. In fact, my palm is touching her hair."
"It is?"
"Yes. This space. Right here. I'm patting her now. This is her. She's two feet in front of you."
"... nope, not seeing it."

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I've seen this exact scenario played out on this server when a character refused to drop stealth after she'd been spotted.

[blurry89]

Yeeeeeeeeeep.

We're probably both referring to the same character.

Great minds, and all.

[Chiangtao]

Even if someone was hiding throwing paint bombs wouldn't reveal them. An ae alchemy thrown item might give them minus 10 to hide though. Not stack able.