Absolutely shocked they didn't nerf this at all

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Absolutely shocked they didn't nerf this at all

 After listening to a crapload of live play podcasts, they kind of nerfed it, but mostly through a simple clarification. Many people interpreted the previous wording from the 2014 PHB to mean that once people had the bonus, they could leave the radius and still maintain the bonus. This new version from the 2024 PHB clearly eliminates that, which I'm happy about. They're were a lot of spells and rules that left too much room for interpretation. I like the attempts to clarify. 🤘

They also neutered surprise, which was the primary combat purpose of taking this spell.

That being said, for a system that is so focused on bounded accuracy, I don't understand why this remained mostly the same.

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Absolutely shocked they didn't nerf this at all

 I share your sentiment exactly. As a player I feel somewhat...dirty.... using this spell. It feels like cheating.

I would have changed it to +5 and also with the added effects that you are indetectable by tremorsense or smell while under the effect. 

It doesn't say that those affected don't leave behind traces other than tracks anymore, and it doesn't say that they can only be tracked by magical means either. This is a nerf in my eyes. The bonus in stealth still makes up for that, though, so I suppose it'll matter little unless someone can beat that with an Investigation or Survival check to look for clues of passage other than tracks.

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