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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Turhan" data-source="post: 2747445" data-attributes="member: 21856">As the DM for our group, if I had to rule on this, I'd look first at who cast the spell.If a Bard cast it, I would assume a free thinking character would bring to mind an assortment of novel or at least unexpected options.  Yes, a bard would think of all teh spells available to the party and let the spell give him a sense of which would be the One Spell to use.Otherwise, I would let the Pc's figure it out with maybe a knowledge arcana check, DC 15-18, to see if I should hint that a traveling spell that did not leave the prime plane would be useful.I would also consider whether the group really just wanted to get out and go on to a new adventure, or whether they were really enjoying the process of escape and worried about living to spend their loot.  Mostly I think I would allow the spell to focus on their current location if the Wind Walk method or another spell on hand was the best option.  If I did not know what they had on hand, I would suggest they "Look Inward to see if they have magic to help."  If not, I'd say "The spell gives you a good feeling about walking down the XYZ passage.  As you progress along the tunnel/corridor each turn or stairway presents a sense of good or ill, and lets you pick the route...."The spell will give you a sense of any danger ahead, and I would rule that the closer you got, the stronger the sense would be.  It can warn of traps, for instance.  The spell indicates the time to move, as well, so it might inform you "to wait here; it gives you no direction but a sense of well being blooms."However, it will not tell you the absolute route to avoid the Foes.  It is after all a spell to find a path to a destination.  There may indeed be severe hazards along the way.  The spell would only steer you to an empty corridor if that was the most direct physical way out.As for the anti magic field, that is a problem.  I think the spell could either tell you to find another way out, around the field, or it would simply stop working in the field, but might advise you to pass through it.  You would have to get through the field on your own, as best you could, by guess and by golly.  Once out, the spell would start working again.If you had an elephant with you, that would be a shame.  But at least the spell would, under my ruling, alert you to the "zone of null magic ahead- a place the spell gives you no sense of whatsoever...."good luck.</blockquote>

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