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Blindsight negates displacement and blur effects.īlindsense lets a creature notice things it cannot see, but without the precision of blindsight.Blindsight works underwater but not in a vacuum.Deafening attacks thwart blindsight if it relies on hearing.Blinding attacks do not penalize creatures that use blindsight.Blindsight does not subject a creature to gaze attacks (even though darkvision does).Blindsight never allows a creature to distinguish color or visual contrast.This ability operates out to a range specified in the creature description. This makes invisibility and concealment (even magical darkness) irrelevant to the creature (though it still can’t see ethereal creatures). Such senses may include sensitivity to vibrations, acute scent, keen hearing, or echolocation. Some creatures possess blindsight, the extraordinary ability to use a non-visual sense (or a combination senses) to operate effectively without vision.

See Table: Special Ability Types for a summary of the types of special abilities.Ĭan dispel magic and similar spells dispel the effects of abilities of that type?ĭoes spell resistance protect a creature from these abilities?ĭoes an antimagic field or similar magic suppress the ability?ĭoes using the ability provoke attacks of opportunity the way that casting a spell does? A supernatural ability’s effect cannot be dispelled and is not subject to counterspells. Supernatural abilities are not subject to spell resistance and do not function in areas where magic is suppressed or negated (such as an antimagic field). Supernatural abilities are magical but not spell-like. Spell-like abilities can be dispelled but they cannot be counterspelled or used to counterspell. They do not function in areas where magic is suppressed or negated (such as an antimagic field). Spell-like abilities are subject to spell resistance and dispel magic. Spell-like abilities, as the name implies, are magical abilities that are very much like spells. Effects or areas that suppress or negate magic have no effect on extraordinary abilities. They are, however, not something that just anyone can do or even learn to do without extensive training. Extraordinary Abilities (Ex)Įxtraordinary abilities are non-magical. The following special abilities include rules commonly used by a number of creatures, spells, and traps.