Incense of Meditation

[rvalle]

Does Incense of Meditation only effect the one who lit it or anyone who then meditates around it for 8 hours?

rv

Incense of Meditation
This small rectangular block of sweet smelling incense is visually indistinguishable from nonmagical incense until lit. When it is burning, the special fragrance and pearly-hued smoke of this special incense are recognizable by anyone making a DC 15 Spellcraft check.

When a divine spellcaster lights a block of incense of meditation and then spends 8 hours praying and meditating nearby, the incense enables him to prepare all his spells as though affected by the Maximize Spell feat. However, all the spells prepared in this way are at their normal level, not at three levels higher (as with the regular metamagic feat).

Each block of incense burns for 8 hours, and the effects persist for 24 hours.

Moderate enchantment; CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item, Maximize Spell, bless; Price 4,900 gp;Weight 1 lb.

 

[James McMurray]

I would rule that it only affects the lighter. It basically says that, and if you let it affect a number of people it turns a powerful item into insanity.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I would rule that it only affects the lighter. It basically says that, and if you let it affect a number of people it turns a powerful item into insanity.

I misunderstood what you just said, and thought I'd forgotten the bit in the description where it says that multiple meditators are affected as if by a Symbol of Insanity

-Hyp.

 

[James McMurray]

That would work too.

 

[rvalle]

I would rule that it only affects the lighter. It basically says that, and if you let it affect a number of people it turns a powerful item into insanity.

Yeah, that was my thought too. But I have a knee jerk reaction to nerf things so I wanted to check with others first. Thanks!

rv