[RPG] How to an illusion spell fool true seeing

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A true seeing effect allows the creature to automatically "see through illusions," and many powerful monsters possess a constant ability that grants the monster an effect like true seeing (e.g. some angels, demons, devils, inevitables, and even dragons).

Ideally, I'd like a way for a caster to create illusions that are not automatically seen through by an effect like true seeing. Alternatively, is there a convenient way—one that can be used in combat—for a caster to deactivate a foe's true seeing effect?

I am looking for spells, class features, feats, magic items, or anything else that will either make illusion spells immune to true seeing or suppress a true seeing effect.

(I am aware that the mind blank spell may affect a true seeing effect, but even if that works, an illusionist protected by the spell mind blank still creates silent image effects that are seen through automatically by a true seeing effect! The spell mind blank, for example, isn't any help if the illusionist wants her hallucinatory terrain spell to fool an army of balors!)

Best Answer

RAW I'd say no. A "visual" illusion spell cannot fool a True Seeing spell unless the illusion is more than 120 feet away and still visible at that range. (True Seeing has a range of 120 feet.) For big illusions that probably works at the outset but if the distance closes then the illusion falls apart visually.

Depending upon your acceptance of Psionics, there is a level 3 Telepath power called False Sensory Input (FSI) which you could target on a True Seeing creature to affect their vision (FSI explicitly states it fools True Seeing as it doesn't work on the target's eyes but rather their brain) then the combination of the illusion's sound, tactile, olfactory, and taste should completely counter True Seeing. The drawback being you'd need to also be a Psion Telepath class level 5. Optionally if you have Use Magical Device and can find a Psion Telepath to make you a dorje (wand) with False Sensory Input (FSI) on/in it, then you could use the "Use a Scroll" option to "fake" having access to the FSI power and combine the dorje with any illusion to mess up True Seeing folk right good and proper!