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<blockquote data-quote="Eltab" data-source="post: 7083715" data-attributes="member: 6803337">A recurring villain, who gets to know the heroes before setting up the Climactic Confrontation, will know the Warlock has &quot;magic item radar&quot;.&nbsp; This can be used two ways.- hide his own magic.&nbsp; This has been discussed upthread.- set some 'false positives'.&nbsp; &nbsp; 1. The lantern is magic; it has Perpetual Light cast on the wick, so it never needs oil.&nbsp; 2. The sword is magic ... and cursed!&nbsp; Blade of Wet Noodles: must be anointed with chicken noodle soup broth (or some other comfort food) daily, or it will just go limp when you draw it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Its damage while in this condition is calculated using 1 HP instead of the weapon die.&nbsp; 3. The pillar is magic.&nbsp; It doesn't do anything at all except to draw everybody around to investigate it - oh and they probably step on the pressure plate that fires a crossbow into the group.&nbsp; 4. The pillar is magic Mk 2.&nbsp; It is also carved like an unfinished statue.&nbsp; When somebody steps up to investigate, it turns out to be a golem (or some other magical construct) and animates&nbsp; 5. Some item (a spoon?) is magic.&nbsp; Maybe the group thinks it's a Murlynd's Spoon but it really has the version of Prestidigitation that makes bland food taste better.&nbsp; 6. Some common adventuring gear has a magic aura attached.&nbsp; BBEG knows the group will pick it up.&nbsp; So now his magic-detecting patrol will know that THESE guys are the ones who The Boss wants dead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eltab, post: 7083715, member: 6803337"] A recurring villain, who gets to know the heroes before setting up the Climactic Confrontation, will know the Warlock has "magic item radar". This can be used two ways. - hide his own magic. This has been discussed upthread. - set some 'false positives'. 1. The lantern is magic; it has [I]Perpetual Light[/I] cast on the wick, so it never needs oil. 2. The sword is magic ... and cursed! [I]Blade of Wet Noodles[/I]: must be anointed with chicken noodle soup broth (or some other comfort food) daily, or it will just go limp when you draw it. Its damage while in this condition is calculated using 1 HP instead of the weapon die. 3. The pillar is magic. It doesn't do anything at all except to draw everybody around to investigate it - oh and they probably step on the pressure plate that fires a crossbow into the group. 4. The pillar is magic Mk 2. It is also carved like an unfinished statue. When somebody steps up to investigate, it turns out to be a golem (or some other magical construct) and animates 5. Some item (a spoon?) is magic. Maybe the group thinks it's a [I]Murlynd's Spoon[/I] but it really has the version of [I]Prestidigitation [/I]that makes bland food taste better. 6. Some common adventuring gear has a magic aura attached. BBEG knows the group will pick it up. So now [U]his[/U] magic-detecting patrol will know that THESE guys are the ones who The Boss wants dead. [/QUOTE]

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