Lavin
2007-10-17, 10:30 PM
"The night surrounded him, and he felt the sweat drip off his forehead and absorb into his blinder. He was sure he had heard it. The sound of an aproaching hobgoblin. He stood up and alerted his party of the impending danger. They hadn't heard the sound, but they took his word as though it was scripture, and gave him flanking protection. Removing his blindfold, his eyes adjusted to the night, and he was able to see a figure that nobody else could see. He nocked an arrow in his bow and fired a single, masterful shot, killing the hobgoblin in one fell swoop."
One of my players has posed an interesting idea for his character. He wants his character to have full vision, but wear a blindfold over his eyes as a personal statement to the outside world.
This sounds interesting, and poses some intersting theoretical, possible homebrew ideas.
For example, while wearing his blind, his hearing, smell, touch and taste would be improved, providing that the blind was worn for a certain period of time. Obviously, spot checks are out while he's wearing it, but that leads me to pose the next part of the idea.
His sight would actually improve, even during night, provided he takes the blind off, due to an increase in chemicals in the eye that allow a person to see clearer even in near-darkness. Total darkness eliminates all sight.
So the fluff has been handled, what about the crunch? It sounds good theoretically, but what would be the advantages and disadvantages (bonuses and penalties) of wearing a blindfold? Speculate away!
One of my players has posed an interesting idea for his character. He wants his character to have full vision, but wear a blindfold over his eyes as a personal statement to the outside world.
This sounds interesting, and poses some intersting theoretical, possible homebrew ideas.
For example, while wearing his blind, his hearing, smell, touch and taste would be improved, providing that the blind was worn for a certain period of time. Obviously, spot checks are out while he's wearing it, but that leads me to pose the next part of the idea.
His sight would actually improve, even during night, provided he takes the blind off, due to an increase in chemicals in the eye that allow a person to see clearer even in near-darkness. Total darkness eliminates all sight.
So the fluff has been handled, what about the crunch? It sounds good theoretically, but what would be the advantages and disadvantages (bonuses and penalties) of wearing a blindfold? Speculate away!