I told @Richardbuxton I would have the illusion spell I had been using at our table up soon. Here it is. I feel like the name is a little off, even though illude is the root word for illusion , but I haven't found another that fits. Maybe manifest ?

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Illude

Concentration: Yes

Skills: Arcana, Verse

Basic Spell: To illude is to deceive, to misdirect, to confound, and that is precisely what this spell does. It allows the character to create wondrous - and even frightening - images and manifestations that, while seeming to be real, are little more than images and sounds. The default difficulty is Easy ( ) . If the check succeeds, the character creates an illusion of an object no larger than silhouette 1 or a creature no larger than silhouette 0 (such as an animal, elemental spirit, magical creature, or undead monstrosity). These appear within short range of the character. The manifested illusion makes no sound and remains at the point of summoning until the end of the character's next turn.

If the character creates an illusory creature, the creature behaves in a way determined by the character, but cannot move outside of engaged range from the point where it manifested. Additionally, the character can establish a trigger and a response from the illusion. For instance, the trigger for an illusion of a large, warlike barbarian may be if someone approaches and the response could be "threaten the creature who approaches." Illusory objects and creatures cannot be interacted with in any way.

If someone attempts to hide behind an illusionary manifestation, the illusion provides a number of equal to its silhouette on Perception checks made to detect the hidden individual, but does not provide added defense normally associated with cover.

If the illusion acts in any way that is inconsistent with the behavior it should have based on its appearance (e.g.: a sword that ties itself in a knot) or simply seems significantly out of place (e.g.: the illusion of a velociraptor manifested in modern-day Manhattan), a viewer may attempt to disbelieve the illusion. The base difficulty to disbelieve an illusion is Average ( ) .

Illude Additional Effects
Effects	Difficulty Mod
Additional Manifestation: The spell manifests one additional illusion. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to manifest one additional illusion (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time.)	+
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.	+
Medium Manifestation: The character may manifest an illusion of an object no larger than silhouette 3 or creature no larger than silhouette 2.	+
Sound: The character may add sounds to their illusion, making the illusion more believable. Increase the difficulty to disbelieve the illusion by 1.	+
Improved Illusion: The character's illusions become sharper, more true-to-life. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to allow the illusion to move one range band away from its point of origin (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time). Upgrade the difficulty to disbelieve the illusion by 2.	+
Grand Manifestation: The character may create an illusion of an object no greater than silhouette 5 or a creature no larger than silhouette 3.	+

On the surface, looks ok. I'll have to take a closer look and give feedback.

For the name, what about Mirage ?

32 minutes ago, TCArknight said:

On the surface, looks ok. I'll have to take a closer look and give feedback.

For the name, what about Mirage ?

Thanks!

With the exception of Barrier , all the magic actions are named with verbs. I'd like to keep it that way as much as possible. Otherwise, Mirage would be fine. Or I would just use Illusion .

I’d add that if the illusion created is something the caster has never seen before or has no experience with, disbelieve checks should receive a as there may be imperfections in the image others may notice.

1 hour ago, Simon Retold said:

Thanks!

With the exception of Barrier , all the magic actions are named with verbs. I'd like to keep it that way as much as possible. Otherwise, Mirage would be fine. Or I would just use Illusion .

Maybe "project"?