Haze (cantrip)

Haze is a cantrip that alters the appearance of the air within a fixed space, causing it to take on a thin, persistent obscurity that interferes with sight. Objects and persons within the affected area appear blurred and indistinct, their outlines softened and difficult to judge with accuracy. Once emplaced, the area of effect remains fixed and cannot be shifted or carried.

Haze

Range	20 ft.
Duration	3 rounds
Area of Effect	15 ft. radius, 7 ft. high
Casting Time	2 action points
Saving Throw	none
Level	cantrip

As the haze is wholly illusionary rather than physical, it does not respond to natural forces. Wind will not disperse it, nor will rain or other precipitation diminish its effect. The air itself is unchanged; only the perception of it is altered.

Attacks made from outside the haze against targets within suffer a -1 penalty to hit, as the attacker must contend with obscured outlines and uncertain depth. This penalty applies equally to missile weapons passing through the haze. Creatures within the haze are more hindered, attacking at -2 due to the distortion affecting their own ability to judge distance and position.

When used in conjunction with fog cloud or wall of fog, the effects are cumulative. The physical obstruction of the fog combines with the visual distortion of the haze, compounding penalties to both vision and attack rolls as each effect reinforces the other.

See Illusionary Cantrips