Editing Questions/Question 351

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	|QuestionFaqPage=Log - December 2025/Pre Event FAQ
    |Link=https://kelesis.dreamwidth.org/9111.html?thread=11081623#cmt11081623
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    |AskedBy=viciousabyss
	|DateAsked=2025-12-03
	|QuestionText=the kelesis hallucination of a loved one: how long does it last? Is it a matter of being simply shaken out of it and told it's not who they think it is, or does the delusion extend past all reason into something more prolonged?
    |DateAnswered=2025-12-04
    |AnswerText=It can last as long as you'd prefer it to, but it will <i>surely</i> end if the character somehow leaves the city of Kelesis. It can end if the character hits their head on something too hard, or if they're slapped; it could end if they trip and fall, or if their senses are engaged with something that pulls them out of the hallucination, like a familiar or provocative smell, touch, sound, or taste. Their sight, however, is utterly useless.<br><br>Thus, being told that the person they're seeing may not be enough to snap a person out of it. It <i>could</i> work, but it depends on how deeply the individual is lost in the sauce. It can be an intoxicating, dreamlike hallucination; it can be something more shallow too, if the player prefers.<br><br>Short answer: it can last as long as is preferred within Kelesis (though it probably wouldn't last longer than a day); it can be as easy or as difficult as preferred to shake out of, but the best results will be from engaging any sense other than sight.
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