Scrying using effects with a range of "sight"

Question

If you cast scrying to see a creature, and assuming you can target them with spells that have a range of sight (as discussed here), what spells and abilities could you use to affect that creature or something around that character?

This question assumes that concentration/casting time can be avoided in some way. Spells with a range of sight are:

You could augment your sight through the sensor with:

The goal of this question is to complete the list of possible effects that would be applicable to the aforementioned scrying situation.

Shameless plug, there's a 200 point bounty on figuring out how the ring of x-ray vision even works: Can the Ring of X-ray Vision make a dark interior appear lit? — Thomas Markov, Feb 23 '21 at 14:26
@Aydens I've reworded your question to be more in line with what it seems like you're asking. Please do [edit] again if I've over stepped or missed the mark. — AncientSwordRage, Feb 23 '21 at 14:40
@AncientSwordRage that is much better, thank you! I'm still trying to improve on my technical post skills — EMTGO, Feb 23 '21 at 14:43
I’m voting to close this question because list questions are 'off-topic' for RPGSE. This would work better in forum settings. — Ifusaso, Feb 23 '21 at 16:19
@Ifusaso that's fair enough, I didn't realize that was even a rule! — EMTGO, Feb 23 '21 at 16:21
@Ifusaso actually, how do i access the forum? i can't find it anywhere — EMTGO, Feb 23 '21 at 16:23
We have a chat room here, or you could take it to WotC forums (eg DND Beyond I think has a forum), as well as others listed in the answers to that link I made such as Giant in the Playground — Ifusaso, Feb 23 '21 at 18:19
@Ifusaso Terminology issue, but this isn't a 'list' question in that sense. The off topic question type asks for unbounded lists, eg. "what's your favourite spell?". See: What are list questions? which does a good job explaining the difference. — Someone_Evil, Feb 23 '21 at 19:50

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 23 '21 at 14:44

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Very few abilities rely on sight over an arbitrary distance

Spells

storm of vengeance
tsunami
skywrite
mirage arcane

Class features

The Inquisitive Rogue's Insightful Fighting feature
The Wild Magic Sorcerer's Bend Luck feature
The Celestial Warlock's Celestial Resilience feature
The Divination Wizard's Portent feature

answered Feb 23 '21 at 14:44

Exempt-Medic

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thank you for the class ability list, what about spells/abilities such as dark vision and See Invisibility that influences your sight. for example, the level 10 divination wizard ability"The Third Eye", its dark vision ability would work however the See Invisibility and Ethereal Sight parts of it would not because they stipulate 10/60ft of YOU respectively – EMTGO Feb 23 '21 at 14:50
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@Aydens I don't know if I want to go and find all the spells and class features that also modify sight when these are the only features that could actually benefit from having modified sight... though I also can't imagine there are many things that grant you darkvision/truesight/tremorsense/blindsight/blindsense or anything similar to an arbitrary distance... Maybe I'll go looking – Exempt-Medic Feb 23 '21 at 14:54
definitely no problem, that's just my views (pun intended) on what could be interesting. the x-ray ring says "This vision has a radius of 30 feet" which is different than "you can _____ within 30 feet of you" its just a matter of possible shenanigans – EMTGO Feb 23 '21 at 15:19

Scrying using effects with a range of "sight"

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Very few abilities rely on sight over an arbitrary distance

Spells

Class features