(Reversible)

Divination

• • Level Magic-user 1

  • Components V, S, M

  • Casting Time 1 round

  • Range 0

  • Area of Effect The caster

  • Duration 2 rounds per caster level

  • Save nil

This spell allows the spell caster to read magical writing.

• Unless otherwise indicated in the description, magical writing—on books, scrolls, objects, etc. can be read using a read magic spell. While the spell allows translation of the text even if in an unknown language, depending on the material, the meaning may not be apparent. Note that only magical text will be translated.

• The spell requires light passing through the prism to work and a blank surface (such as a sheet of parchment).

• The writing itself must be accessed by the caster, unfurling a scroll or opening a book and flipping through each page.

• Up to 1 page of dense text per round (or around 500 words per round) can be skimmed with good comprehension of the material (this does not affect a mage's comprehension check).

• Reading a text, even if just skimming it, will expose the caster to any harmful effects (curses, text-based traps, baneful tomes, etc.).

• Once a particular text has been read using the spell, the caster can read that particular text without casting the spell again.

Material Components. A prism made of clear crystal or a clear mineral. The component is not consumed when the spell is cast. Cost/Scarcity. 5 g.p./Rare (glass blower, jeweler).

Known Substitutions. None.