tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2146463171442930142..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Ultimate InfravisionTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-88083505201320865622011-07-24T18:29:49.982-07:002011-07-24T18:29:49.982-07:00@DaveL: when I care about the "rationale"...@DaveL: when I care about the "rationale", that's my interpretation, too. Basically, I think of it as a way to see gross structural details and moving objects, with the special effect of warm-blooded creatures showing up like candles. Cold-blooded and undead creatures would not be identifiable, but they'd be visible as shadows. If a wizard were to research the Invisible Heat Globe spell, that would act as Light/Continual Light, allowing creatures with infravision to see details and possibly do things like read,Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-55319187394690911172011-07-24T11:51:33.454-07:002011-07-24T11:51:33.454-07:00I always assumed it worked like infra-red goggles,...I always assumed it worked like infra-red goggles, you can still see, even without a light source, because the light source is the heat radiated by nearby objects. Colder objects are dimmer, but still visible, if a bit shadowy. So, undead would be a shadowy figure moving through a shadowy environment, but the you could still see the movement.DaveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837748113498012191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-81436416370581898452011-07-23T21:10:44.528-07:002011-07-23T21:10:44.528-07:00Elegant solution. I do find it humorous, though, t...Elegant solution. I do find it humorous, though, that people can get so upset discussing points about <br /><br />1) a game made up by a bunch of nerds in Lake Geneva in the 70s and <br /><br />2) the 'reality' of a shared fantasy world. <br /><br />It's true that people's minds disengage when they discuss something they're emotionally involved in, so you're disclaimer about the likelihood of 'solving' the dilemma is on the money.Tedankhamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181643018957592969noreply@blogger.com