Programmed Image

Player's Handbook v.3.5 (PH)Updated Core (3.5)

Programmed Image is a D&D 3.5 spell (Illusion (Figment)) from PH. On class lists for Wizard (Warcraft) (Level 6), Sorcerer (Level 6), Wizard (Level 6), and others. Range or area: Long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level); Saving throw: Will disbelief (if interacted with); Duration: Permanent until triggered, then 1 round/level; Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Illusion (Figment)
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V, S, F
Range
Long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)
Effect
Visual figment that cannot extend beyond a 20 ft. cube + one 10 ft. cube/level (S)
Duration
Permanent until triggered, then 1 round/level
Saving Throw
Will disbelief (if interacted with)
Spell Resistance
No

This spell functions like silent image, except that this spell’s figment activates when a specific condition occurs. The figment includes visual, auditory, olfactory, and thermal elements, including intelligible speech.

You set the triggering condition (which may be a special word) when casting the spell. The event that triggers the illusion can be as general or as specific and detailed as desired but must be based on an audible, tactile, olfactory, or visual trigger. The trigger cannot be based on some quality not normally obvious to the senses, such as alignment. (See magic mouth for more details about such triggers).

Material Component: A bit of fleece and jade dust worth 25 gp.