Species Identification
Spell, Sorcery, level 4
After a minute's observation, gives general knowledge of an unfamiliar creature's strength, habits and motives, sometimes its special abilities.
From the book
After watching an unfamiliar creature or being for at least 1 full minute from up to 100 ft. away, the caster learns general facts about its kind, such as its relative strength, habits and motives. Hard figures like damage per attack, level or hit points stay hidden, and its special abilities, though never its weaknesses, are revealed only half the time.
At a glance
- Range
- 100 ft.
- Casting
- At least 1 full minute of observation
- Special abilities
- Revealed 50% of the time (not weaknesses); no hit points, level or damage
- Save
- None
- Spell type
- Non-variable
A scene
The creature picking its way through the copper hills of northern Ulloa is like nothing the expedition has seen: a bird-like thing whose feathers flash like beaten metal, pecking at the stones. The sorcerer Ixtli sits on a boulder and watches it closely for a full minute. Then she knows what kind of creature it is: shy, not aggressive, feeding on metal ore, and dangerous only when cornered. Something about its glowing wings nags at her, some ability she cannot quite grasp. She makes a note, and tells the men to leave it alone.