A spell to find the BBEG? [Archive] - Wizards Community

A spell to find the BBEG? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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The_Unseen_Illusion
07-30-07, 07:02 PM Lets suppose I wanted to find out who is behind all the murders on the trading route. What kind of divination spell would help me out here? Something like Legend Lore, but that only works for legends and such. Would much appreciate your help.
NeueRegel
07-30-07, 07:15 PM It's a first level spell named "roleplaying". All sorts of fun things like 'gather information', setting up a fake caravan, ambushing and interrogating bandits, all and sundry.

*wink*

Neue
WinDReiN
07-30-07, 07:16 PM It depends on what do you know about the creature, or do you posses anything that belonged to it.
Some spells that could help:
Commune
Discern Location
mvincent
07-30-07, 08:25 PM Lets suppose I wanted to find out who is behind all the murders on the trading route.Speak with Dead?
Zarreth_Nessad
07-30-07, 08:39 PM There's an xp penalty, but Vision would work, too. And being that even Legend Lore requires you to be 11th level, either one should give the information you would need to find out more:
As a rule of thumb, characters who are 11th level and higher are “legendary,” as are the sorts of creatures they contend with, the major magic items they wield, and the places where they perform their key deeds., the major magic items they wield, and the places where they perform their key deeds.

(bolded text modification by me)
Iver Gearsham
08-07-07, 02:08 AM if you can't get the head man pick on the minions they don't rate the magical protection VS like the higher ups then you follow the loser dupes too the real guy.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
The_Unseen_Illusion 07-30-07, 07:02 PM	Lets suppose I wanted to find out who is behind all the murders on the trading route. What kind of divination spell would help me out here? Something like Legend Lore, but that only works for legends and such. Would much appreciate your help.
NeueRegel 07-30-07, 07:15 PM	It's a first level spell named "roleplaying". All sorts of fun things like 'gather information', setting up a fake caravan, ambushing and interrogating bandits, all and sundry. wink Neue
WinDReiN 07-30-07, 07:16 PM	It depends on what do you know about the creature, or do you posses anything that belonged to it. Some spells that could help: Commune Discern Location
mvincent 07-30-07, 08:25 PM	Lets suppose I wanted to find out who is behind all the murders on the trading route.Speak with Dead?
Zarreth_Nessad 07-30-07, 08:39 PM	There's an xp penalty, but Vision would work, too. And being that even Legend Lore requires you to be 11th level, either one should give the information you would need to find out more: As a rule of thumb, characters who are 11th level and higher are “legendary,” as are the sorts of creatures they contend with, the major magic items they wield, and the places where they perform their key deeds., the major magic items they wield, and the places where they perform their key deeds. (bolded text modification by me)
Iver Gearsham 08-07-07, 02:08 AM	if you can't get the head man pick on the minions they don't rate the magical protection VS like the higher ups then you follow the loser dupes too the real guy.