Does the thief's "Detect Illusion" do anything?

dustbubsy

I'm confused over this. I put 160 points into this skill by the end of ToB and I never saw it come up even once. I once saw an enemy thief get an "attempts to detect illusion" over their head, but does it work for your character? Do you have to press the detect traps button?

CrevsDaak

When you use the Detect Traps button, it is like a True Sight that checks in the % of your ability if it succeeds or no.
It's VERY useful in ToB and much more in SoA.

Eudaemonium

Just to clarify what Crevs said, because it checks your skill as a % it is useless to put more than 100 into it

booinyoureyes

You can also use it while fighting. Just make sure to click on the opponent you want to attack first, then click the 'find traps' button as you approach the baddie.

the_spyder

Just goes to show that I can still learn stuff about this game after all these years.

dustbubsy

Thanks, I see now (no pun intended). I had Keldorn with me though so I guess it wouldn't have been that useful just cause of his amazing True Sight.

lunar

It is important to note that, detect illusions thief skill bypasses spell immunity:diviniation. While not important in vanilla, with tactical mods (like scs) enemy magic users do use improved invisibility\mislead+spell immunity:diviniation and sometimes even with spell immunity:abjuration. Keldorn's all powerful true sight and dispel magic won't work against this combo, but a thief's detect illusions will.

BlackLinx

Take a look @ http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/5814/thief-skill-detect-illusion
are interesting posts by chickenhed and Mortianna, and this guide too: http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/470765-baldurs-gate-ii-throne-of-bhaal/faqs/27550

I also discover now that this ability is used as a percentage, but it seems that on some occasions it is useful to have more than 100 points. How this is possible?

booinyoureyes

Honestly, this skill makes the Dark Moon Monk kit very interesting. It is a superb little extra bit of utility to add to an already pretty awesome class.

Arizael

The obvious biggest boni of detect illusions lies in fact, that it can be used indefinitly and cannot be dispelled. So your caster will be able to cast other stuff, while your thief gets throw their illusions.

booinyoureyes said:

Honestly, this skill makes the Dark Moon Monk kit very interesting. It is a superb little extra bit of utility to add to an already pretty awesome class.

True, but Sun Soul Monk steal beats him, because he can KILL THINGS WITH FIRE(tm)!