Detect Magic vs Antimagic

[Kodam]

Hi!

What happens if someone with detect magic happens to look into an antimagic field? He doesn't detect any magic inside the field of course, but does he see that there is antimagic in front of him?
If that's not the case, how about True Seeing?

Thanks in advance.

Kodam

 

[MerakSpielman]

Yeah, I think he'd detect the magic. The field is, in itself, magical after all.

True seeing will let the person see things in the field as they truly are. Which shouldn't be a problem, because all the illusions have already been dispeled.

 

[Altalazar]

I'd say he gets a headache. Or perhaps he sees a space with LESS than normal background magic in it, and can deduce that it is an anti-magic shell.

 

[jgsugden]

No clear answer is in the rules.

Make up what works for your game.

I'd suggest that the field and anything in it did not radiate as magic. That provides more interesting options ofr a game.

 

[XCorvis]

From the 3.5 SRD:

Detect Magic
Divination
...
Area: Cone-shaped emanation

The emanation effect ends at the anti-magic field. I believe the caster should be able to tell this and then deduce the presence of an anti-magic barrier of some kind.

 

[Kodam]

Hi!

Thanks for your answers. I think I'll take the nasty option: no detection via magic.

Kodam