Detect Life and Death
- Level
- 1
- School
- Divination
- Keywords
- Concentration
- Range
- Self (10-meter radius)
- Duration
- Up to 10 minutes
- Mana Cost
- 1
For the duration of the spell, you sense the presence of any living or undead creature within 10 meters of you. This sense provides a faint aura indicating direction and number but not identity or precise location. The spell’s effect is blocked by barriers of sufficient density:
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1 decimeter of stone
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1 centimeter of common metal
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1 millimeter of lead
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1 meter of wood or dirt
Stunts
Echo Pulse
Spend 1 additional mana to briefly extend the detection range to 30 meters for a single pulse.
Vital Signature
You can distinguish between types of lifeforms (beast, humanoid, undead, plant) within the detection range.
Unseen Tether
While concentrating, you may “mark” one sensed presence. You always know the direction to that creature for the duration.
Pierce the Veil
You may spend three mana to detect creatures hidden behind magical illusions or invisibility within range.
Aura Imprint
When the spell ends, you retain a faint memory of all detected presences, allowing you to track them for the next hour using the Perception or Survival skill.