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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3106239" data-attributes="member: 1656">I don't agree.&nbsp; The table doesn't say whether or not something is evil, and doesn't care whether or not something is evil; it tells us what has an evil aura, and how strong that aura is.Not all undead are evil, but they all have an evil aura.&nbsp; Not all clerics of evil deities are evil, but they all have an evil aura.The table makes no ruling and passes no judgement as to whether or not something is evil.&nbsp; But it tells us what has an evil aura.The battleaxe is a one-handed martial melee weapon.&nbsp; It appears on the table of weapons, under &quot;one-handed martial melee weapons&quot;.This table doesn't tell us &quot;If a particular battleaxe is a one-handed martial melee weapon, its Medium form deals 1d8 damage&quot;; it tells us &quot;a battleaxe is a one-handed martial melee weapon, and its Medium form deals 1d8 damage&quot;.&nbsp; The table acts as a definition.In the Detect Evil description, the spell is not telling us what is and is not evil, but it's telling us what has and has not an evil aura.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3106239, member: 1656"] I don't agree. The table doesn't say whether or not something is evil, and doesn't care whether or not something is evil; it tells us what has an evil aura, and how strong that aura is. Not all undead are evil, but they all have an evil aura. Not all clerics of evil deities are evil, but they all have an evil aura. The table makes no ruling and passes no judgement as to whether or not something is evil. But it tells us what has an evil aura. The battleaxe is a one-handed martial melee weapon. It appears on the table of weapons, under "one-handed martial melee weapons". This table doesn't tell us "[u]If[/u] a particular battleaxe is a one-handed martial melee weapon, its Medium form deals 1d8 damage"; it tells us "a battleaxe is a one-handed martial melee weapon, and its Medium form deals 1d8 damage". The table acts as a definition. In the Detect Evil description, the spell is not telling us what is and is not evil, but it's telling us what has and has not an evil aura. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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