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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janos Antero" data-source="post: 786543" data-attributes="member: 4480">Well, there is another 2nd level spell specifically meant for detecting traps (Find Traps, PHB, lets you search as a rogue does), so I probably would have handled it on the spot just as you did.  Now that said, if you wanted to give a bit more leeway/common sense approach but not make it silly I'd let detect magic find an aura on the item/door/etc, and let them figure out school and strength, but the mechanism isn't pinpointed enough to tell a trap from a spell on the door, to an enchantment on the door etc.So they could reasonably suspect the door is trapped, know it has a magical effect on it, and be a bit more careful, while still needing a rogue to first find the trap with a search check, then disable it.</blockquote>