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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8399321" data-attributes="member: 2629">That is correct RAW: Detect Magic does two primary things:1.) You sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.&nbsp; If there is magic within 30', you tell the player that the PC senses magic unless it is blocked by one of the described barriers.&nbsp; As most PCs have magic items, this is almost always a yes after your first adventure or two - even a potion of healing gets you a yes.2.) If you sense magic in this way, you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any. If they do not use an extra action, they do not get the extra info unless the creature or object is visible.&nbsp; An invisible creature or object, as well as one that is covered by anything at all, is not visible.&nbsp; As such, the spell will not provide an aura for it - but will give the binary determination that magic is present.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8399321, member: 2629"] That is correct RAW: Detect Magic does two primary things: 1.) You sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. If there is magic within 30', you tell the player that the PC senses magic unless it is blocked by one of the described barriers. As most PCs have magic items, this is almost always a yes after your first adventure or two - even a potion of healing gets you a yes. 2.) If you sense magic in this way, you can [I][B]use your action[/B][/I] to see a faint aura around any [I][B]visible[/B][/I] creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any. If they do not use an extra action, they do not get the extra info unless the creature or object is visible. An invisible creature or object, as well as one that is covered by anything at all, is not [I]visible[/I]. As such, the spell will not provide an aura for it - but will give the binary determination that magic is present. [/QUOTE]

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