Cloak of Invisibility Coming Soon

davaguco writes "It seems that we will finally be able to make ourselves invisible" It seems like this story resurfaces every few months and then gets submitted a zillion times so here it is. Personally I'm still waiting for my cloak of evasion. 20% miss chance is awesome.

Pictures

[nizo]

The article doesn't have any pictures; one can be found here [jpassion.net].

Screw that!

[Gilmoure]

I want my Acme rocket roller skates!

Re:Pictures

[clevershark]

You just think there were no pictures! That's how effective the technology really is!

Nothing to see

[EnsilZah]

I really find it hard to believe that the "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along." i just saw is accidental, some meta-humour by Taco perhaps?

Hmmm.

[x_MeRLiN_x]

I'll believe it when I see it.

Re: cloak of evasion

[ltwally]

"Personally I'm still waiting for my cloak of evasion. 20% miss chance is awesome."

Yeah, but it doesn't work against constructs or undead, which is why I'll take my epic level cloak of elvenkind any day of the week.

Actually invisibility gives 50% miss chance

[cculianu]

Actually, according to D&D 3.5 rules, if you are invisible (as with improved invisibility), but are detected (ie enemies know where you are due to listen checks and/or maybe you just cast a spell, etc) you get a concealment bonus of 50%, which is better than that 20% evasion that you are talking about. So given a cloak of evasion or a cloak of invisibility, I would much rather have the invisibility, thank you very much. Even with regular invisibility I think it's a 25% concealment bonus -- still better than 20%.

Slashdotters already have that power

[kimvette]

Slashdotters already have the power of invisibility. They can snipe other users with impunity via the Anonymous Coward feature. ;)

Re:Actually invisibility gives 50% miss chance

[jt418-93]

seriously, get out and get laid dude.

Caution, YASD

[dmeranda]

You pick up a tattered cape (K unpaid). Only $250 for you.
You put on the tattered cape.
Suddenly, you can see through yourself.
The nurse hits.
You can not remove the cloak, it seems to be cursed.
The nurse hits.
The floor is too hard to dig here.
Really attack Wengretik the shopkeeper?
Wengretik strikes at thin air.
The nurse hits.
Wengretik hits. Wengretik hits.
You die.

Re:Yesss finally I will be able to....

[Professr3]

Do you realize how wrong that sounds?

Another Jack Bauer fact...

[flagstone]

Didn't Jack Bauer already employ the "hoodie of invisibility" a couple of weeks (hours?) ago when sneaking onto the airplane?

Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

I must not be a big enough nerd. I thought the cloak of evasion was something that helped you pay less taxes.

Re:Pictures

[systemic chaos]

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect

Keep it Away

[Luscious868]

Keep it away from future Dick Cheney hunting parties. He already shoots at people he can see, imagine the damage something like this could cause.

Re:Yesss finally I will be able to....

[moochfish]

I assume it sounds wrong because he's talking about eating a mathematical constant right? ;D

/. is the invisibility club

[blair1q]

most slashdotters can make themselves invisible simply by entering a room

(you're nodding your head right now, aren't you?)

Re:Actually invisibility gives 50% miss chance

[gEvil (beta)]

Because of your post, I would like to present you with this +3 Sceptre of Extreme Dorkdom. I'm confident that you'll know exactly what the benefits and disadvantages of wielding it are.

Well..

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our... Hey! Where did they go?

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Re:Pictures

[LordMaxxon]

Nothing to see there. Moving right along...

Am I the only one who finds this phrase particularly appropriate here?

Ummm... I have one in my bathroom...

[phamlen]

From the article:
The cloaking device relies on recently discovered materials used to make superlenses that make light behave in a highly unusual way. Instead of having a positive refractive index - the property which makes light bend as it passes through a prism or water - the materials have a negative refractive index, which effectively makes light travel backwards.

Trust scientists to come up with a complicated term for "mirror" ... :)

The commercial

[bastardknight]

Can you seen me now? .... no? good. Can you see me now? .... no? Good. Can you see me now? .... no? Good.

Re:Hmmm.

[Soul-Burn666]

I'll believe it when I don't!

Re:Actually invisibility gives 50% miss chance

[Ansonmont]

For those who don't know the SoED +3 offers the following benefits/penalties:

Pros
1) +3 Sci-Fi/Comics/Anime Knowledge Check
2) +1 Money Making Technology Attribute
3) +5 ability to skewer pompous know-it-alls

Cons
1) -5 Charisma score to all but the "Drow-knowing" of Female Humans.
2) +4 vunerability to Jock/Bullies/Bugbears
3) +6 affinity to "reading" Slashdot....

Re:Slashdotters already have that power

[djdavetrouble]

Slashdotters already have the power of invisibility.

It only works against female humans for some reason though.
It is more like a cursed potion of invisibility from females if you really want to describe the artifact.
I suspect that a 12 pack of mountian dew a day combined with excessive cheeto consumption metabolizes
this potion inside the slashdotters body.

Re:Actually invisibility gives 50% miss chance

[jb.hl.com]

I'm fairly sure that most people who play D+D can't do much else but "wield their sceptres", if you get my drift.

Re:Screw that!

[xWastedMindx]

You can find those here [google.com].

Pretty amusing clip, I might add. :)

I ALREADY HAVE THE POWER OF INVISIBILITY!

[rubberbando]

At least to women anyway, I smile and say hello and they don't seem to see me. Go figure. :-P

Re:Caution, YASD

[SheeEttin]

Die? (y/n) (n) n
You pick up a forked wand.
You zap a forked wand.
You feel a wrenching sensation.
You drink a ruby potion.
Ooph! This tastes like liquid fire!
You read a scroll labeled ELBIB YLOH.
Being confused, you mispronounce the magic runes.
Your tattered cloak falls to pieces!
Death touches you! You die...

Cloak of Invisibility Coming Soon?

[seven of five]

Cloak of Stupidity Already Here!

Re:Hmmm.

[jonoid]

You must be religious. *badum-ching*

Thanks, I'll be here all week.