Questions tagged [divination]
For questions related to game mechanics that involve divining the future, scrying, or other forms of magical or divine information gathering.
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Does casting detect magic reveal the school of a spell stored in a Glyph of Warding?
In D&D 5e, If one casts detect magic on a glyph of warding with a spell stored in it, does it only reveal Abjuration school, or do you get an undercurrent or hint at the school of the stored spell ...
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Can a creature under the effect of Nondetection be detected by the Detect Magic spell?
Can someone with nondetection be picked up with detect magic? It seems to me that detect magic will sense a magical aura (perhaps abjuration or illusion) since it does not target the creature.
Also, I ...
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Can Commune predict the indefinite future?
The spell:
Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) ...
You contact your deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. You must ask your questions before ...
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We know someone is scrying on us. Is there anything we can do about it?
It would be unusual, to me, if there were no spell in the world that could "feedback" (as my DM puts it) on the scryer. We're usually really creative about this sort of thing, but on this we have no ...
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Does a Wand of Secrets still point to a revealed secret or sprung trap?
If a secret door has been found or a trap sprung already and then a Wand of Secrets is used nearby either of those, does the Wand of Secrets still point to them? Or does it know they are no longer a ...
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Can the Locate Object spell be used to determine if an NPC has a heart?
My party (level 7; Rogue, Cleric, Fighter, Paladin, and Warlock) is investigating a demon portal, and we're trying to obtain as much info as possible before entering it. We learned that it is being ...
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Do Nondetection and Invisibility protect you from True Seeing?
Nondetection says it hides the target from all divination spells. Invisibility hides you from normal sight. When combining both effects on one target, are they hidden from true seeing?
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Is this divination-focused Warlock Patron, loosely based on the Fathomless Patron, balanced?
One of my D&D groups will be starting a level 5–20 campaign soon, and I have a character concept I'd like to use for it. Briefly, the character is a warlock whose patron is a mysterious coven from ...
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Prying Eyes plus Scrying
Just thinking of a combo. If I send out a group of Prying Eye by ordering them "keep hidden and follow [someone]", and then I cast Scrying on one of them, would that become a Scrying with no ...
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How would D&D 5e spellcasters investigate an anonymous attack?
The adventuring party (D&D 5e level 5) have just managed to commit an audacious attack, destroying an important, visible monument. For the sake of argument let's assume that they have managed to ...
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Definition of "Direction" in Divination Context
Was wondering if there was a specific RAI source for a definition of direction in the case of a spell like Locate Object.
Do they mean cardinal direction in that it would point you in the cardinal ...
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Does the Obscure Object hide things inside the object?
If a character casts Obscure Object on a box, would someone still be able to cast Scrying on an object inside the box?
Alternatively, if that character casts Obscure Object on boat, would it still be ...
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Detecting Telepathy through Detect Magic [duplicate]
Situation looks like that:
My character casts Detect Magic, at the same time other creature uses his ability (this is not a spell) and comunicate with others through Telepathy.
In that case, should my ...
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How do Polymorph and True Polymorph interact with the Scrying spell?
A wizard has encountered a foe they let flee in a previous fight.
They are now planning to use the Scrying spell, to find out where the foe is hiding.
Does that spell succeed if the foe has cast ...
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Does Nondetection + Invisibility keep you invisible to someone with See Invisibility? [duplicate]
Initially I thought that the whole point of the Nondetection spell is to protect you from all variety of spells like See Invisibility. It sounds quite logical based on the spell's name.
However, then ...
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What's your best practice as a DM to "protect" your awesome campaign's mystery "against" the Divination spell?
Some context: I'm a newbie DM running the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist campaign for my party. What's so special about this campaign is that it's full of intrigue / politics / betrayal and mystery. Also it'...
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Can an invisible stalker circumvent anti-divination magic?
The Invisible Stalker is a monster that can be summoned with an upcast Conjure Elemental spell. According to that spell, "It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by ...
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How does Detect Magic interact with living bodies?
One player at my table is currently in a pretty specific situation, where he has a magic item inside his body.
I have looked at the Detect Magic spell, and at the internet but I did not find anything ...
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Will Nondetection prevent an Alarm spell from triggering?
This question came up while answering this question. While I made the assumption that Nondetection does not protect against an Alarm in my answer, I quickly realised that the answer probably wasn't as ...
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How to effectively deal with advanced "remote control" tactics in dungeons?
D&D 5e comes with a number of spells and abilities that allow characters to scout ahead without any risk for life and limb. For example:
As a wizard or warlock, you can have a familiar, and with ...
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Is there, or has there been, an official list of what aura magic items give?
In the 5th Edition description of detect magic, it states:
...you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school ...
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What are the best non-wizard options for divination?
I'm creating a character for a D&D 5e game. The setting is home-brewed, but the rules are not. One limitation imposed by the setting is that wizard is not an allowed option at character creation.
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What is the Legend Lore spell actually doing "under the hood"?
I've been wondering how the spell legend lore actually works, and the best way I can come up with to phrase the question is to use the phrase "under the hood". I know how the spell works in ...
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Are there any spells other than Wish that can locate an object through lead shielding?
We recently stole a phylactery. We now have to figure out how to destroy it, and in the meantime need to conceal it from being located by its owner that will soon be realizing what is going on. We ...
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While wearing an Amulet of Proof Against Detection and Location, can I cast Divination spells with a range of Self? [duplicate]
Consider the situation: I am wearing an Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location, giving me the following effect:
While wearing this amulet, you are hidden from divination magic. You can't be ...
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Can I cast Nondetection and Divination spells on myself?
I have a simple question:
If I cast a nondetection spell on me can I also cast spells like detect magic on myself while I'm under the nondetection effect?
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Is a Reincarnated creature the same creature for the purpose of Scrying?
My pathfinder party have found themselves with a significant (100k Platinum) bounty on their head placed by one of the villains of the campaign. The bounty is a form of blackmail in an attempt to ...
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What happens when Wand of Wonder allows you to cast Detect Thoughts on a creature?
Wand of Wonders has an effect that allows you to target a creature with Detect Thoughts, but Detect Thoughts has a range of self. This is obviously an inconsistency, but how to resolve this?
Do you ...
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What is the origin of the Contact Other Plane spell?
Contact Other Plane is an unusual spell in that it carries the risk for the caster to go temporarily insane, a rider retained through all editions of the game. Similar spells, such as Divination do ...
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What locations can you scry?
Scrying allows you to watch a place somewhere else:
You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you. (...) Instead of targeting a creature, you can ...
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Is this buff to the Clairvoyance spell still the power of a 3rd-level spell?
I want to give Clairvoyance a buff, as it is a 3rd-level spell that is a little bit underpowered in my opinion.
Here is the current text of the Clairvoyance spell (from D&D Beyond):
You create an ...
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Why use Clairvoyance when Find Familiar is better in every way (except range)?
I'm creating a spy wizard character in 5E. The character needs a 'wire' to tap a room of its visitors' information, and I was comparing two wizard spells, Clairvoyance and Find Familiar. Both have ...
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How familiar am I with target of scry if I've only seen it through scrying before?
So here's the scenario: We are playing a two party DnD 5e game. Each party is rivaling the other (though we don't know if the other party is potentially our enemies or allies) since the game is ...
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Can you control the sensor of scrying?
Scrying creates a sensor. It says:
the spell creates an invisible sensor within 10 feet of the target. You can see and hear through the sensor as if you were there. The sensor moves with the target, ...
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Can you teleport more safely through scrying?
Scrying allows you to see a place somewhere else:
You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you. (...) Instead of targeting a creature, you can ...
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Can Mind Blank be detected?
After thinking about uses for Mind Blank and how it interacts with a bunch of spells, I then tried to think of counters and ways someone could get past it with one problem always coming up. How do you ...
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Can I use a Divination wizard's Portent through a Scrying spell?
If a Divination wizard targets a creature with the scrying spell, and the creature is about to make a roll, could the wizard use the Portent feature to affect the result?
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Does a failed Locate Creature foil Nystul's Magic Aura?
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An evil wizard has used True Polymorph to make one of their minions resemble the king. As a precaution against diviners, the wizard also casts Nystul/Arcanist's Magic Aura, "Mask", ...
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What's the best build for a mounted archer/caster?
My PC is an air genasi fighter 1 with ability scores of Str 12, Dex 19, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 10, and Cha 7. My plan is for my PC to become eventually a mounted archer and spellcaster that emphasizes ...
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Is the sensor created by Scrying tangible? [duplicate]
The spell scrying states:
... the spell creates an invisible sensor within 10 feet of the target. You can see and hear through the sensor as if you were there. The sensor moves with the target, ...
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How reliable is Druidcraft weather prediction?
Barring Control Weather or other unnaturally weather alteration, how reliable is the weather prediction part of Druidcraft cantrip?
You create a tiny, harmless sensory effect that predicts what the ...
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Does detect magic reveal sequester? [duplicate]
Suppose we are casting Sequester on an object.
Detect magic (level 1 Divination) says :
For the duration, you sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you.
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Can the Scrying spell target a location on another plane?
The description of the scrying spell states:
You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.
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Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose ...
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Does a target of the Scrying spell know they were targeted?
Does a target of the scrying spell know that they were the target of the spell, either as the spell is being cast or after the target makes their saving throw?
The text of the spell seems to leave it ...
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Who is targeted when Scrying's target is ambiguous?
The 5th level spell Scrying allows you to attempt to magically spy on a creature. The caster doesn't even need to have met the creature to attempt this.
What happens when the target the caster has ...
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What level of knowledge constitutes being familiar with a location for clerics casting Find the Path?
In the answer to this question it is determined that, RAW, a cleric only needs the 100gp of divinatory tools and a component pouch to cast Find the Path.
The text to Find the Path includes
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Can a creature with Blindsight see a Scrying Sensor? Is that sensor an object? Can it be destroyed? [closed]
Scrying:
A creature that can see Invisible Objects sees the sensor as a luminous orb about the size of your fist.
Blind Sight:
A creature with blindsight can perceive its surroundings without ...
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Can I use Spell Mastery, Expert Divination, and Mind Spike to regain infinite 1st level slots?
I was planning on making a divination wizard build in D&D 5e, but something dawned on me. Could I technically cast infinite level 1 spells, by choosing mind spike as a spell mastery and having ...
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How does the Divination wizard's Portent feature interact with Advantage and Disadvantage?
The School of Divination wizard's Portent feature says, in part (Player's Handbook, page 116):
You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can ...
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Does the Divination wizard's Portent feature replace only the d20 roll, or the final outcome?
The School of Divination wizard's Portent feature states (PHB, p. 116; emphasis mine):
You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with ...
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