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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 3752197" data-attributes="member: 3649">A lot of that would depend on how many subtle ways there are to cast a spell. There would likely have evolved many means of making sure contests and speeches were fair; for instance, if it's common knowledge that such and such a spell lasts five minutes, then there would be a period of silence before any debate, long enough for most spells to wear off.When I was working on an Urban Arcana game, the PCs were going to be members of Special Unit 2, that division of the FBI that dealt with magical law enforcement ("If we're Special Unit 2, is there a Special Unit 1?" "You're not cleared for that.")Spells were rated according to the Threat Level color coding system. 'Create Water' was green while 'Audible Glamer' was a blue and 'Fireball' was red. Then you had Black spells which carried an immediate on-site death penalty.Knowing Dominate Person - not casting it, just knowing it - was a Black offense.One idea I stole from Witch Hunter Robin was that the cops badges had a permanent Detect Magic in them, which glowed blue in the presense of active magic. The courts and other places used those to see if someone was casting a spell.</blockquote>