Desert Mirage

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Desert Mirage

3rd-level illusion

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (vessel and crew)
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of fine sand)
Duration: 1 hour
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
Description: This spell creates illusory mirages around the vessel, obscuring its true location and making it difficult for others to track or target.
Casting: When you cast this spell, your vessel and its crew are enveloped in an ethereal desert mirage. This mirage makes the vessel and those aboard appear as if they are in a slightly different location or heading in a different direction than their actual path.
Illusory Obfuscation: The illusion doesn't make the vessel invisible, but it obscures its true location and heading. Anyone trying to observe or track the vessel from a distance has disadvantage on perception checks to determine its true location.
Duration: The desert mirage lasts for 1 hour. After the spell's duration ends, the illusory effect dissipates, revealing the vessel's true location. The spell also ends if you dismiss it or lose concentration.
Counter Illusions: Detect Magic or similar spells may reveal the illusion, dispelling the desert mirage prematurely.
Limited Movement: The illusion can shift with the vessel's movement, but it can't be used to create complex or contradictory actions. It can only alter the perception of the vessel's position and direction.