I’m about to play a gnome illusion wizard and I’m researching (high INT!) creative uses for illusions.
A classic is an illusory wall to hide behind as enemies run past or cannot aim to you. Or make the pit seem to be somewhere else so they fall in as they charge you. Or fake allies for distraction.
We’re playing Pathfinder 2e as 1st level characters. So technically that means the wizard has Figment (Ghost Sound), Illusory Object, and Prestidigitation at his disposal.
There are probably some cool illusion stories in this community?
Illusory itching on others’ private parts to get them super uncomfortable.
Illusory bugs on your face to make you more intimidating/disgusting.
Illusory smell to make people nauseous, aka targeted fart bombs.
Illusory screaming on only one ear
Illusory burning feeling on others’ feet, aka DANCE DANCE MOTHERFUCKER - could be useful to apply to hands so enemies would be very likely to drop a weapon
Illusory “Aha, you stepped on glue! You can’t move!”
Illusory feeling like you’re underwater, feeling the weight of water in your movement and having to “swim” on air.
I wonder if illusion could make someone mix up the sense of limb placement - what I mean is, even if we have our eyes closed, we know where our limbs are in relation to the rest of our bodies, we can tell whether it’s the right or left index finger close to our eyes. Fuck up that sense and the target will be helpless.