[magicItem ]Cloak of Elvenkind[/magicItem] is along the right lines. Gives you advantage on your stealth rolls, and gives everyone else disadvantage to spot you (which means -5 to passive perception).
Looking for any information, stats, for a cloak (or other item) of Dimness.
Similar to "Dim" in the Stephen King novel "The Eyes of the Dragon".
I know the effect you are talking about. Nothing exactly like that in d&d.
Would make an awesome homebrew though. It is mechanically different, but fills the same role as cloak of invisibility or a suped up cloak of elvenkind and would be rare to very rare.
In fiction there are two basic 'explanations' for invisibility type effects:
Bending Light.
Mental blindspot / attention
D&D uses the bending light explanation exclusively. It has entirely different limitations - other senses defeat it, but mental protections do not. Mental blindspot type of invisibility ignores other sense completely. It works on people with blindsight, etc. But it has other limits such as does not affect cameras, only works on a set number of people - crowds defeat it, etc.
As D&D does not use this type of thing, you will have to do a lot of work to make this kind of homebrew thing work. You need to discuss things like TrueSight, Blindsight, Detect Invisibility, etc. etc.
Looking for any information, stats, for a cloak (or other item) of Dimness.
Similar to "Dim" in the Stephen King novel "The Eyes of the Dragon".
I know the effect you are talking about. Nothing exactly like that in d&d.
Would make an awesome homebrew though. It is mechanically different, but fills the same role as cloak of invisibility or a suped up cloak of elvenkind and would be rare to very rare.
A Cloak of Elvenkind is essentially active camo, they are rather effective.
Yeah, probably more effective than an uncommon item should be, but the "dimness" effect OP is asking about is more like an attention blind spot like mog talks about.
Basically, you are treated as part if the background or a faceless part of a crowd. You know the concept that anyone can walk into a building with a clipboard and everyone assumes they are supposed to be there? Or the special shade of paint Disney paints non-attraction buildings so guests don't notice them and break immersion? It is a magically amplified version of that. They are aware of a person's presence but don't even realize they didn't identify it. Their attention is drawn away from it.
It wouldn't work on creatures immune to charm or magical sensors like scry spells.
Looking for any information, stats, for a cloak (or other item) of Dimness.
Similar to "Dim" in the Stephen King novel "The Eyes of the Dragon".
I am looking for it for my Rogue, where they are not invisible or full stealth mode but rather not noticed by passive abilities.
Such as Passive Perception or investigation
In short, you are wearing it and active, you are not unnoticed in normal situations.
Just part of the back ground or crowd, one level above full stealth.
[magicItem ]Cloak of Elvenkind[/magicItem] is along the right lines. Gives you advantage on your stealth rolls, and gives everyone else disadvantage to spot you (which means -5 to passive perception).
I know the effect you are talking about. Nothing exactly like that in d&d.
Would make an awesome homebrew though. It is mechanically different, but fills the same role as cloak of invisibility or a suped up cloak of elvenkind and would be rare to very rare.
In fiction there are two basic 'explanations' for invisibility type effects:
D&D uses the bending light explanation exclusively. It has entirely different limitations - other senses defeat it, but mental protections do not. Mental blindspot type of invisibility ignores other sense completely. It works on people with blindsight, etc. But it has other limits such as does not affect cameras, only works on a set number of people - crowds defeat it, etc.
As D&D does not use this type of thing, you will have to do a lot of work to make this kind of homebrew thing work. You need to discuss things like TrueSight, Blindsight, Detect Invisibility, etc. etc.
I think that a magic item that lets you Pass Without Trace is close to that.
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Yeah, probably more effective than an uncommon item should be, but the "dimness" effect OP is asking about is more like an attention blind spot like mog talks about.
Basically, you are treated as part if the background or a faceless part of a crowd. You know the concept that anyone can walk into a building with a clipboard and everyone assumes they are supposed to be there? Or the special shade of paint Disney paints non-attraction buildings so guests don't notice them and break immersion? It is a magically amplified version of that. They are aware of a person's presence but don't even realize they didn't identify it. Their attention is drawn away from it.
It wouldn't work on creatures immune to charm or magical sensors like scry spells.
Thanks everyone for the information.
have a lot to think about and research.
:)