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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kid Charlemagne" data-source="post: 134853" data-attributes="member: 93">I thought I'd let this thread percolate a little while before weighing in, as I am the DM in Jovah's campaign.Generally speaking, I have no problem with using the spell relatively often.  It has several built in limitations which limit its usefulness in many situations:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's limited by the book to one week out.  Wanna know who wins the World Series this year?  Sorry, all I can tell you is if the Cubs are going to be swept this weekend.   </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cryptic nature/non-specificity.  "How many jellybeans are in that jar?" "Verily there as many jellybeans as there are empty cubicles at an Enron branch office." Terribly evocative, and maybe even helpful, but it won't win you that year's free membership at Gold's Gym.  You may still need to do some old-fashioned information gathering to get really specific knowledge.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Non-repeatability.  You can only ask the same question once, essentially, and repeated attempts get you the same answer as the first time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's not a sure thing.  There's a significant chance of not getting an answer.</li> </ul>This is one of the reasons I don't mind it.  It can be a DM's best friend in many cases, allowing you the opportunity to both set them on the right track and screw with their heads...  All at the same time!That's a win-win in my book.This is also a big limitation.  I don't keep my players under a constant time crunch all the time, so there can be times where they can do divinations all day long.  The one week out limitation takes care of a lot of that, though.I agree here, although my skill at on-the-spot doggerel is not so hot.  If anything I sit there and think "The PC's could figure this out so much quicker if Jovah would just use a divination!"  I also use a variant on the 01% = better result, though mostly I use that for Scrying.  01% and you may catch the enemy in the midst of an important strategic discussion.  99% and you may catch him reading a magazine in the loo.</blockquote>

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