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<blockquote data-quote="Cougar" data-source="post: 229714" data-attributes="member: 2772">Rebuttal from player in Crimster's campaignLet me append this question by asking if ANY spells with a duration beyond instantaneous cast on a creature radiate magic, like Protection from Normal Missles or Mage Armor? If so, what is the difference, since the spell descriptions says nothing about this?Would a NPC using Detect Magic be detected by another character also using Detect Magic?If the answer is yes, than the only reason Charm Person would not be detected would be to protect a plot line.A wizard casting Detect Magic on a character would have to suspect that character was charmed. Even so, it isn't definitive proof that a character IS charmed, but under the influence of some spell. A PC that detects magic on fellow PCs and NPCs every time they reappear after leaving his presence is a paranoid PC and player, and probably not much fun.We also played the charm effect TOTALLY wrong. See page 73 of the DMG for details.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cougar, post: 229714, member: 2772"] [b]Rebuttal from player in Crimster's campaign[/b] Let me append this question by asking if ANY spells with a duration beyond instantaneous cast on a creature radiate magic, like Protection from Normal Missles or Mage Armor? If so, what is the difference, since the spell descriptions says nothing about this? Would a NPC using Detect Magic be detected by another character also using Detect Magic? If the answer is yes, than the only reason Charm Person would not be detected would be to protect a plot line. A wizard casting Detect Magic on a character would have to suspect that character was charmed. Even so, it isn't definitive proof that a character IS charmed, but under the influence of some spell. A PC that detects magic on fellow PCs and NPCs every time they reappear after leaving his presence is a paranoid PC and player, and probably not much fun. We also played the charm effect TOTALLY wrong. See page 73 of the DMG for details. [/QUOTE]

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