Depends what are the means of inhabiting. It needs to be a magic effect in order to get detected. If it is a natural ability, it would not detect.
Example: A Dybbuk demon possessing a corpse. The undead is not really magical, because it is a natural ability of the Dybbuk. At least that is what I would be ruling.
Depends what are the means of inhabiting. It needs to be a magic effect in order to get detected. If it is a natural ability, it would not detect.
Example: A Dybbuk demon possessing a corpse. The undead is not really magical, because it is a natural ability of the Dybbuk. At least that is what I would be ruling.
If the answer is no, what COULD reveal that a fiend or celestial is inhabiting a mortal body?
This is where you as a DM, can just set an Insight DC as well. For “something seems off” about a person.
there’s other skills like, divine sense, primeval awareness, some channel divinity, etc.
but ultimately. Nothing beats a good old Insight check, to get the pc’s brain to turn to come up with ideas and solutions and theories and what have yous.
Thanks for then info. I ask these questions to see if there's already an in-game device to what I'm looking for or if I need imagination for it. It's always hard balancing imagination with game rules, to me at least.
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If the answer is no, what COULD reveal that a fiend or celestial is inhabiting a mortal body?
a paladins divine sense would work. Detect magic might, it might be up to the dm tho
Depends what are the means of inhabiting. It needs to be a magic effect in order to get detected. If it is a natural ability, it would not detect.
Example: A Dybbuk demon possessing a corpse. The undead is not really magical, because it is a natural ability of the Dybbuk. At least that is what I would be ruling.
Agreed.
This is where you as a DM, can just set an Insight DC as well. For “something seems off” about a person.
there’s other skills like, divine sense, primeval awareness, some channel divinity, etc.
but ultimately. Nothing beats a good old Insight check, to get the pc’s brain to turn to come up with ideas and solutions and theories and what have yous.
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Detect Evil and Good would reveal the possessed person as fiend or celestial, I think.
I was just about to say this myself.
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Thanks for then info. I ask these questions to see if there's already an in-game device to what I'm looking for or if I need imagination for it. It's always hard balancing imagination with game rules, to me at least.