Magical Effects and Special Attacks

Magic is common in most AD&D® campaign worlds, so opponents are not necessarily suspicious of extraordinary effects that appear to defy natural laws. However, in certain instances, illusions that incorporate magical effects or special attacks will require saving throw modifiers. In general, a wizard cannot create excessively bizarre magical effects in his illusion without arousing the suspicion of the subject, adding a saving throw modifier of as much as +2.

Example:

· An illusion of a pile of sticks that abruptly bursts into flames. Saving throw modifier: 0. This is not an unusual magical effect.

· An illusion of a pile of sticks that bursts into green flames; the flames then change into a miniature replica of a purple castle with frog's legs; the castle tap dances, and finally turns into a pumpkin with the subject's face before disappearing in a puff of pink smoke, and the sticks are unburned. Saving throw modifier: +2. This is downright bizarre, easily justifying the higher modifier.

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