I apologize if this question has been asked already somewhere else, but my DM and I haven't found them if they exist.
Here are the the definitions of truesight and blindsight as found in the rules of 5e.
-Truesight
A monster with truesight can, out to a specific range, see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible creatures and objects, automatically detect visual illusions and succeed on saving throws against them, and perceive the original form of a shapechanger or a creature that is transformed by magic. Furthermore, the monster can see into the Ethereal Plane within the same range.
-Blindsight
A monster with blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius.
Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and gray oozes, typically have this special sense, as do creatures with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats and true dragons.
If a monster is naturally blind, it has a parenthetical note to this effect, indicating that the radius of its blindsight defines the maximum range of its perception.
The question is if truesight is directional or omnidirectional like blindsight is. Below are a couple questions that we would like clarified.
- Does truesight see through objects/walls?
- Does a creature with truesight see everything around them all at once or is it only in the direction they are looking?
I apologize if this question has been asked already somewhere else, but my DM and I haven't found them if they exist.
Here are the the definitions of truesight and blindsight as found in the rules of 5e.
-Truesight
A monster with truesight can, out to a specific range, see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible creatures and objects, automatically detect visual illusions and succeed on saving throws against them, and perceive the original form of a shapechanger or a creature that is transformed by magic. Furthermore, the monster can see into the Ethereal Plane within the same range.
-Blindsight
A monster with blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius.
Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and gray oozes, typically have this special sense, as do creatures with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats and true dragons.
If a monster is naturally blind, it has a parenthetical note to this effect, indicating that the radius of its blindsight defines the maximum range of its perception.
The question is if truesight is directional or omnidirectional like blindsight is. Below are a couple questions that we would like clarified.
- Does truesight see through objects/walls?
- Does a creature with truesight see everything around them all at once or is it only in the direction they are looking?
Truesight works like Darkvision, works like regular vision; whatever you look at you can “see,” just some of them let you see more/better than others.
Blindsight works “without relying on sight, within a specific radius.”
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