schuetz@via.DEC (Chris Schuetz - backup System Manager 381-2647) (03/19/85)
>"It's the heat, not the light of the torch that interferes with infravision.
Exactly. THat's why you have to wait a little in most circumstances, to let
your eyes adjust to the lower levels of heat radiated by beings at a distance.
Just like stepping from a brightly lit room into the outdoors at night, it
takes a few seconds. NOte - I said a few seconds to see things reasonably well.
But detecting an orc behind some bushes 50' away will take several minutes for
your eyes to develop that degree of sensitivity. Unlike normal light, heat
gets absorbed very easily (moist air will do), and the longer wave lengths
diffuse rapidly. Watch some infrared movies some time.
Of course, you can just argue that the infravision ability takes longer than
normal eyesight to adjust to lower levels.
/Chriseliovson@aecom.UUCP (03/29/85)
Question everybody: If a dwarf with infravision finds an item which bestows infravision - what is the result, ie- infravision + infravision = ??? Moshe Eliovson philabs!aecom!eliovson
faustus@ucbcad.UUCP (04/02/85)
> Question everybody: > > If a dwarf with infravision finds an item which > bestows infravision - what is the result, ie- > > infravision + infravision = ??? It's very simple. If you use this item, then you have infravision. The fact that you already had it is completely irrelevant. Unless you want to make the item more interesting, and say it increases already existing infravision if the user has it, or something... Wayne
bob@plus5.UUCP (Bob Simpson) (04/03/85)
> If a character with infravision finds an item which bestows infravision > what is the result? I suggest increasing 1) the range of the infravision 2) the definition of the image 3) the chance of successful perception -- Dr. Bob UUCP ..!ihnp4!plus5!bob USPS Plus Five Computer Services 765 Westwood Dr. St. Louis, MO 63105 AT&T 314-725-9492 The opinions expressed here are only loosely based on the facts.