Did the spell Hypnotic Pattern change in the last year or so? My party tried to cast it last year and the description read as if anyone that could see the pattern was effected but now it reads that only those in the 30ft area are?
It's possible that we somehow misunderstood it last year but I remember reading posts about how it was "broken" like that. We discouraged someone casting it a few weeks ago because we thought it would cause far more negative effect to us than the enemy.
It's anyone who are both in the 30-foot cube AND can see the effect who are affected. So if you are outside, you just see a fun color display but are unaffected.
Edit: I changed "light display" to "color display" because this spell doesn't generate light... darkness can prevent it from working, etc.
Did the spell Hypnotic Pattern change in the last year or so? My party tried to cast it last year and the description read as if anyone that could see the pattern was effected but now it reads that only those in the 30ft area are?
It's possible that we somehow misunderstood it last year but I remember reading posts about how it was "broken" like that. We discouraged someone casting it a few weeks ago because we thought it would cause far more negative effect to us than the enemy.
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It's anyone who are both in the 30-foot cube AND can see the effect who are affected. So if you are outside, you just see a fun color display but are unaffected.
Edit: I changed "light display" to "color display" because this spell doesn't generate light... darkness can prevent it from working, etc.
It was always an AOE with a specific area, not just anyone who could see the effect. I remember using it, wow, like 5 years ago...