[PnP] pnp Digest, Vol 156, Issue 1

[David Sanders]

You could always use the MDV of the item to resist intrusion.  Significant items would be difficult to succeed against.  Failure means you can’t figure out that particular attribute.  Abysmal failure would mean you were done trying to figure out anything else about the item.  Also, normally you have to detect for some specific thing...maybe limit the amount of info per cast even when touching the item and trying for the more in-depth nature.

If the item has a definitive alignment, or intelligence, it might also try harder to resist ( or help) inspection.  Depends on the caster.  A lawful, intelligent sword would resist efforts by balance, chaos, etc.  but maybe practically beg to leap into the hands of a fellow law being.

Another option...use the item EL as an immunity vs detection.  I love that idea...evil love, that is.  I may have to include that in my magic item creations...

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> Re: Item Study like Perception.
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> It seems this ability is cheap. No diff for ELs.
> Does anyone use a variant?
> Say only % of info is gained base don EL.
> So EL%.  So EL0 newbie woud not use it for items.
> EL5 might get 50% of the info an dGM decides what?
> or maybe a mana cost say 2 or 3x normal cost?
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> DETECTION                       General
>      The spell allows the Caster to detect for a specific class
> of thing. Success tells him something of that type is present and
> gives a general direction. Failure indicates something is present
> but no direction is given. Abysmal Failure yields nothing.
>      Detection may be used to analyze a specific object the
> Caster is touching. In this case, the Spell informs the Caster of
> any magical value and the basic type of magic. Failure does not
> yield the type, i.e. alignment. Abysmal Failure yields nothing.
> The Referee may give the Caster other information from its
> successful use at his discretion. Whether he does or not is up to
> him. If the item is magical the Referee may use its MDV in
> defense against detection if he feels it is appropriate to do so.
> RANGE
> (EL+1)*2"
> BMC
> 1
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