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Haunting Mists
School illusion (figment) [fear, shadow]; Level bard 2, sorcerer/wizard 2, witch 2
CASTINGCasting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
EFFECTRange 20 ft.
Effect cloud spreads in 20-ft. radius, 20 ft. high
Duration 1 minute/level (D)
Saving Throw Will partial (see text); Spell Resistance noDESCRIPTION
An illusion of misty vapor inhabited by shadowy shapes arises around you. It is stationary. The illusory mist obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. A creature 5 feet away has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker cannot use sight to locate the target). All creatures within the mist must save or take 1d2 points of Wisdom damage and gain the shaken condition. The shaken condition lasts as long as the creature remains in the mist.
1) Is the wisdom damage applied every round?
2) If you leave the area of the spell, and then return... do you save/take damage again?
3)Is the 20 ft range supposed to mean that the mist is created around the caster? If so, does he take damage as well from his own illusion?
I've tried to get similar questions answered in the past as well, to no avail. I'm FAQing it, but I'm not hopeful.
The only thing I can say for sure is that the 20' range is centered on the caster.
I'm also very interested in why there's no "Disbelief" on the save--that suggests that it cannot be disbelieved, but then, how is it a figment and not a shadow or phantasm?
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Yeah,
also:
Because figments and glamers are unreal, they cannot produce real effects the way that other types of illusions can. Figments and glamers cannot cause damage to objects or creatures, support weight, provide nutrition, or provide protection from the elements. Consequently, these spells are useful for confounding foes, but useless for attacking them directly.
So I am guessing the subschool is wrong in this case.