Detect Magic, after three rounds and a successful Spellcraft check, will reveal the aura (school) around a magic item.
I've never noticed, or heard of, whether it reveals spell descriptors (good, evil, healing, sonic, etc.) as well as the school. For example, if a character cast detect magic of a potion of cure light wounds and succeeded the Spellcraft check, would the character know it was a faintly magical conjuration potion, or a faintly magic conjuration(helaing) potion?
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I've never noticed, or heard of, whether it reveals spell descriptors (good, evil, healing, sonic, etc.) as well as the school. For example, if a character cast detect magic of a potion of cure light wounds and succeeded the Spellcraft check, would the character know it was a faintly magical conjuration potion, or a faintly magic conjuration(helaing) potion?
Peanut gallery?