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Suggestion now has the Subtle trait, which means it requires no incantation, has no visible manifestations. It is not obvious. It is the same thing Conceal Spell does to spells that aren't already Subtle. Outstanding, I hadn't switched over to the Remaster yet. This makes a lot of sense. Thanks for pointing this out!
Per the Suggestion spell, on a successful save the target "is unaffected and thinks you were talking to them normally, not casting a spell on them." Only on a critical success does the target know you tried to control it. So what about bystanders? Suggestion has somatic and verbal components, but are they obvious to bystanders as a spell being cast (in which case a success by the target resists the compulsion but not an implied "you don't realize I'm casting a spell on you" effect) or are bystanders unaware that a spell was cast unless they see the effects on the target? The former would eliminate the usefulness of the Conceal Spell feat, but only in this very particular case, so I'm not sure which way to go on this.
I'm using Sacrilege's "Behind the Realms of Madness" for Shadow Malice's performances. It has a couple of terrific things going for it: sparse high-pitched vocals from a female singer, crunchy repetitive but propulsive riffs, anarcho-Tolkien lyrical content ... and also, it's a damn fine album. |
