Arcane Scent in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Arcane Scent
1-level Abjuration
Ritual - does not require spell slot, takes 10 minutes longer For the duration, the magician can sense residual trails of magic left by magic items or spells that were within 30 feet of the magician's current location in the last 24 hours. The older the trail, the fainter it is, spells of higher levels or rarer magical items leave a stronger residue, but multiple weaker residues may have a similar effect.
The magician is able to determine how old the trail is, if it was created by a spell or a magical item and in which direction it travels, if any, and the school the spell belonged to.
At higher levels: When using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher the magician can detect the exact spell by making an investigation check of DC 8 + spell level
When casting using a spell slot of 4th level or higher ze can detect older residues and trails, one week at 4th Level, a month at 6th Level, six months at 8th Level, one year at 9th Level Available for: Forgotten Crystalline Era
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