Hey all,
What, in your opinion, would it take for an illusionist to convince people it was raining?
I don't mean, look out the window and it looks like it is raining, I mean a crowd of people outdoors experiencing a rainstorm.
Such an illusion would certainly take all 5 senses to pull off properly so it would have to be at least a major image. Let us also assume that everyone he wishes to fool is standing inside the effect of the spell (i.e. he is a high enough caster to make it big enough to cover everyone).
What kind of problems would he face? One I can think of is that as soon as someone left the area, they would no longer be 'wet' and that is assuming the illusion can make people think they were soaked to begin with. How could the illusionist deal with this issue?
Would being "rained" on give the targets an automatic Will save?
Without falling too far down the rabbit hole concerning the power of illusions.. do you think it could be done within the scope of say, 10th to 20th level?
Thanks for the input!
For that you need mirage arcana.
The illusion includes audible, visual, tactile, and olfactory elements.
Anyone caught in the downpour would get an immediate save, as they are interacting with the illusion.
The following guide is for an older version of the game, but since the illusions rules have hardly changed since then, much of its advice is still relevant today:
All About Illusions, Part I
All About Illusions, Part II
All About Illusions, Part III
All About Illusions, Part IV
If it's the illusion of a light drizzle and people are already wearing hats or hoods, you might get away with the lack of a tactile component for half a minute or so.