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Andras Deak

12:52 PM

Kickstarter: The Out Side - real life trans & nonbinary comics anthology.

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G. Moylan

2:26 PM

@NautArch

# This could go a number of ways. #

The ultimate answer here is "it's up to you," but let's explore it a bit.

The description for [Scrying][1] includes (emphasis mine):

> You can see and hear a **particular** creature you choose...

As a DM, I would interpret this as particular = specific, so in this case your NPC/persona wouldn't be a valid target. Xanathar's Guide to Everything offers an optional rule for spells with invalid targets as the following:

> If you cast a spell on someone or something that can’t be affected by the spell, nothing happens to that target, but if you used a spe…

NautArch

@G.Moylan o/

yassss

I'd link to PJRZ's answer and not say 'below', although it is below right now :)

G. Moylan

how do I link to a comment?

NautArch

I'd suggest you lead with ## It is ultimately up to the DM

My bad - I'd roll their idea into your answer. Comments are ephemeral.

But lead with ##, not #

I recently learned that :P

G. Moylan

isn't ## a header 2?

NautArch

one sec, let me find the meta

G. Moylan

2:38 PM

# It is up to the DM. #

The ultimate answer here is "it's up to you," but let's explore it a bit since this could go a number of ways.

The description for [Scrying][1] includes (emphasis mine):

> You can see and hear a **particular** creature you choose...

As a DM, I would interpret this as particular = specific, so in this case your NPC/persona wouldn't be a valid target. Xanathar's Guide to Everything offers an [optional rule][2] for spells with invalid targets as the following:

> If you cast a spell on someone or something that can’t be affected by the spell, nothing happens to that…

NautArch

bingo...but let me see if i can find more on the headers...

G. Moylan