You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw, which is modified by how well you know the target and the sort of physical connection you have to it. If a target knows you're casting this spell, it can fail the saving throw voluntarily if it wants to be observed.
Knowledge |
Save Modifier |
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Secondhand (you have heard of the target) | +5 |
Firsthand (you have met the target) | 0 |
Familiar (you know the target well) | -5 |
Connection | Save Modifier |
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Likeness or picture | -2 |
Possession or garment | -4 |
Body part, lock of hair, bit of nail, or the like | -10 |
On a successful save, the target isn't affected, and you can't use this spell against it again for 24 hours.
On a failed save, the spell creates an invisible sensor within 10 feet of the target. You can see and hear through the sensor as if you were there. The sensor moves with the target, remaining within 10 feet of it for the duration. A creature that can see invisible objects sees the sensor as a luminous orb about the size of your fist.
Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose a location you have seen before as the target of this spell. When you do, the sensor appears at that location and doesn't move.
* - (a focus worth at least 1,000 gp, such as a crystal ball, a silver mirror, or a font filled with holy water)
they don't stack, you just use the penalty with the greatest effect, so it would be -10
Doesn't have the Scrying tag like Clairvoyance does... wut?
Wow, so many subclasses with additional specific spells (clerics, paladins, druids) have this spell.
Wait, so say you try to scry on a creature with legendary resistances. Does this mean you just can't scry on them? Like, if they fail, they can just choose to save instead?
I wonder how accurate the picture has to be, like does it have to be a detailed drawing, or could it be as little as a stickfigure that is recogniseable
If one could see the orb, could one use dispel magic? It is not really an object, so I am unsure.
So odd question, but how far can the sensor see?
Arcane Eye says:
Scrying says:
Does that mean that if the target were on a mountain, you could see down and away in every direction?
You can see and hear as if you were there. If you can see as well as an eagle, you can see really far off a mountain if there are no clouds, obstructions, etc from the top of a mountain. If you are deaf, you can only with this spell. If you have devil's sight to see through 120' of (even magical) darkness, you can see 120' from the scrying spot. If you have truesight, you can see through illusions, darkness, and see invisible objects within truesight range. It does what it says.
It doesn't say you can cast it on an object, so the corpse issue someone brought up earlier is an interesting one. Since it specifically mentioned creatures and locations, but not objects, I'm not sure it would work on a corpse at all. I think the effect would be the same as casting on someone who was on another plane (invalid subject, so spell fails). The casteer would have to get creative to figure out why it failed. It would also fail vs Globe of Invulnerability protected subject (or Mind Blank, which would make any divination spell useless), without revealing why it failed. Globe of Invulnerability though, might hide you from Scrying cast on an area that you just happen to be visible from even if the sensor was not within the Globe's range, but I think I'd rule that that only works if the sensor is within the Globe's effect, personally. I could see that ruling going either way.
Now the question is, does a person that succeeded the same know they were attempting to be scryed on? I don't see the posted in the spell
If you attempt to scry on a creature you weren't aware was a shape-shifting, after they have assumed a new form how does that work?
I scry on that half-elf I met yesterday, but now they're a human. What does the spell do?
Choose a target on the same plane of existence as you, or a location. If you choose a creature, They make a Wisdom Save- if they know you are casting the spell, they can choose to fail their save. Their saving throw result is modified by how well you know the target, as well as any sort of physical connection you have to it. Example: your target rolls a 20 against your DC of 12. However, you know the target well because they murdered your family, and you have a lock of their hair. This gives them a -15 to their save, so their new save is only a 5, and you scry them successfully, and get to spy on them for 10 minutes.
I would say no, because if you know the target well, you probably have also heard of them, and +5-5 would cancel it out, meaning you'd basically never be able to claim the benefit of knowing them personally. So the first one isn't supposed to stack, the second one also probably doesn't.
"A creature that can see invisible objects sees the sensor as a luminous orb about the size of your fist."
Situation A: "What a small sensor. Apparently a pixie has learned scrying."
Situation B: "What a large sensor. Apparently Lana Kane has learned scrying."
Honestly if a player tried to argue a corpse was a physical location I'd laugh. Not sure how that go so much traction in the comments.
Is there any way to create a two way conversation through a scry? I was contemplating casting sending on my crystal ball a bunch to see if I could make it a Scryphone.. basically.
Why does the spell that is literally named "scrying" not have the "scrying" spell tag
It says "A particular creature" not "a living creature". Corpses are still creatures, just not living creatures.
A creature is a creature, dead or not
There are various spells meant to target creatures, dead creatures.
Revivify states that it targets a creature that has died:
Resurrection talks about 'dead creatures':
Clearly dead creatures are not simply objects, they are still creatures (and thus valid targets for Revivify) and they still retain the type "creature", even if that is qualified with "dead".
A dead creature is also an object
The rules for Improvised Weapons state:
If a dead goblin is an object, presumably so are all dead creatures.
I find this spell really weird. It's one of the only spells/abilities that I know of that give flat modifiers on saves as opposed to advantage/disadvantage.
Wonder if you could use a message spell to tell someone doing research for you, to prepare a 10 minute powerpoint to explain what they've found and scry on them once they give you a "ready!"
Bypassing the need to travel back and hear dialogue/monologue and simply burn a 3rd level and a 5th level slot for the day.
According to https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/597077875049635840 : A non-undead corpse isn't considered a creature. It's effectively an object.
As to Revivify and Resurrection, they are narrowing down which objects you can cast the spell on (specifically an object that is a corpse and used to be a living creature), because you can't cast the spell on just any object (i.e. a sword or a rock). By specifying it must be cast on a corpse, they've essentially narrowed it down to being cast on objects (because corpses are objects), but also not opening it up to casting on every object (because not every object is a corpse).