This spell can be cast to detect whether a creature, object or place is cursed and to divine the nature, and the means of breaking, a curse that has been detected using this spell. The caster chooses at the time of casting either to detect or to divine a curse.
Detect curse
When cast to detect a curse, the caster can chose to target a particular creature, a particular object, or to try to detect whether a place or location is cursed. Depending on the nature of the particular curse, and the spell level at which this spell is cast, the caster may have to make a spellcasting ability check against a DC to detect a particular curse (as explained in the expanded rules on curses).
Cursed object or creature. If cast to detect whether a creature or object is cursed, the spellcaster must touch the creature or object for the duration of the spell, while maintaining concentration, and the spell only acts to detect whether that object or creature is cursed.
Cursed place. To detect whether a curse is affecting a place or location, the spell's divination effects extend in a 30-foot emanation centred on the caster, which moves with the caster. The spell will detect a curse affecting a place if the emanation extends into the area of effect of the curse. When cast this way the spell will not detect curses on particular creatures or objects within the emanation. The spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone, dirt, or wood; 1 inch of metal; or a thin sheet of lead.
Divine curse
The second way the spell can be cast is to attempt to divine the nature of, and means of breaking, a curse, that has been detected using this spell. Depending on the nature of the particular curse, and the spell level at which this spell is cast, the caster may have to make a spellcasting ability check against a DC to divine the nature of the particular curse and may discover some limited information even on a failed check (as explained in the expanded rules on curses).
Learning the spell
Warlocks and Wizards automatically learn this spell if they learn remove curse and this spell is an additional spell for a Warlock that does not count toward a Warlock's number of prepared spells. This spell is added to the cleric and paladin spell lists and can be prepared by those classes in the usual way.
Using a Higher level spell-slot
Using a higher level spell slot increases the chance that more powerful curses will be detected or divined (as explained in the expanded rules on curses). Additionally, when cast to detect curses on a place or location the duration and range of the emanation increases to a 60 foot emanation and a two minute duration at level 5, a 120 foot emanation and a ten minute duration at at level 7, and a 600 foot emanation and a one-hour duration at level 9.
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