Detecting Evil inside an Anti Magic Field

[Saladrex]

Suppose we have an evil Wizard/Rogue casting Anti Magic Field on himself and then hiding.

A Paladin comes then, and uses Detect Evil on the area the evil Wizard/Rogue is hiding with his AMF.

Will the paladin be able to detect the evil wizard/rogue?

The two possible options I see are:
- No, because the area of effect of the detect evil ends where the AMF starts
- Yes, because Detect Evil is a divination spell, and reveals information about something that is evil (and the AMF does not supress 'evil' or 'good', only magic.)

Thanks.

 

[hong]

No detection. It isn't the good or evil that's being suppressed, it's the paladin's ability to detect it.

 

[Zhure]

Spell-like ability, won't work in AMF. Agrees with hong.

Greg

 

[Magus_Jerel]

Nope - paladin's ability to see the evil inside the AMF is supressed.

now - if you were using Detect Magic, you could see the AMF itself - but not any magic within.

 

[Saladrex]

now - if you were using Detect Magic, you could see the AMF itself - but not any magic within.

Sorry, but how will you detect magic when there isn't any? I mean, detecting magic on an AMF is for me the same as seeing light in total darkness.

 

[Magus_Jerel]

AMF merely supesses magic - not negates it. What your character "sees" is the border of the AMF - nothing more or less.

 

[hong]

Sorry, but how will you detect magic when there isn't any? I mean, detecting magic on an AMF is for me the same as seeing light in total darkness.

Magus is just part of the background noise. Ignore him and he'll go away.