Rules Review - Invisibility Bonuses
by Tomás SánchezAttack Roll Modifiers ( Page 108
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Circumstance Attack Roll
Modifier
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Attacker can't see target - 4 penalty
Blindness ( Page 150 )
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A character who is completely blind, for whatever reason, suffers a -4 penalty to all saving throws, a -6 penalty to attack rolls ( he has to guess where his target is by hearing )...
A character who is forced to travel great distances while blind must move very slowly. If he is to walk slowly enough that he will not fall down steps and walk unknowing into pits, he must move at one-third his normal speed...
Invisibility ( Page 150 )
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A character who cannot see his opponent due to an invisibility spell suffer a -6 penalty to all attack rolls made against his invisible foe; he has to guess where his target is by hearing.
My Opinion
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The attack roll modifiers table
under chapter 8 : combat and the special character conditions entry
usually leads most readers to confusion. A character who cannot see
his opponent due to an invisibility spell should suffer a - 4
penalty to all attack rolls against it and not the - 6 previously
listed. A blind character cannot even see himself that's why he
deserves a higher penalty since he's going to have problems to move
engaged in combat.