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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coyote6" data-source="post: 3670894" data-attributes="member: 1225">There are other evil-detecting methods that can't be so easily fooled.Consider hallow -- you can tie an effect to it that will only affect folks of a particular alignment. The spell is unfortunately silent on how hallow determines alignment (do spells like misdirection and undetectable alignment fool hallow? Hallow isn't a divination . . .).Or a holy weapon or object -- something that inflicts negative levels (which would probably have a detectable effect) on an evil bearer. "Here, please hold the sacred chalice." You'd need to be able to reliably hit a DC 30 Use Magic Device check -- not an easy task. Or if you're really suspicious about someone, have a paladin slap their hand -- and Smite Evil. Smite Evil can't be fooled. Holy smite has similar effects.My next new D&D campaign will have no alignment, or radically different alignments (maybe more like allegiances from d20 Modern); I think I'll just give paladins & the like Smite. Then they can use it on the wrong people . . . ---Now, what would an evil society do with detect alignment magic? Would they scour the land for good people? Would they just kill them, or would they try to force them to participate in vile acts to sully their souls and drag them over the alignment border?</blockquote>