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mikeejimbo
2007-06-28, 06:45 PM
Report continued from here: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48775

Last we heard, the Nothus Magus was skipping town after running a three card Monte Scam, robbing a magic shoppe and causing general havoc. We are in luck, because he left in such a hurry, we have some of his personal belongings. The department has hired a private Diviner as a consultant and had him scry on the culprit, using hair from a discarded comb.

Unfortunately, he couldn't get through. After downing a potion of Fox's Cunning, he tried again, and ended up clutching his head and screaming. Also, he didn't see much, apparently. This is going to be harder than we thought, apparently.

Scrying Firewall
Level: Brd 5, Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Personal
Effect: A magical ward protects you from scrying
Duration: 1 hour/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

This spell creates a ward designed to protect you from scrying. While the spell is in effect, you get a +2 to will saves against scrying. Additionally, if you fail a will save against scrying, you immediately know that your wall has been breached. If you succeed a save, then you immediately know the identity of the scryer and you may, as a free action, allow him through. You may choose to allow him to see and hear your surroundings, or you may suppress either audio or visual.

While your wall is up, you may also cast the following spells as free actions, provided you have them prepared (if you prepare spells) and have the proper components available:

Obscure Scrying, Frustrate Scrying, Selective Obscure Scrying, Selective Frustrate Scrying, Allay Scrying, Reverse Scrying, Contact Scryer, Identify Scryer

Material Component: a length of gold wire


Obscure Scrying
Level: Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Effect: A caster scrying on you has trouble seeing/hearing
Duration: 10 min/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

If anyone attempts to scry on you during the duration of the spell, you and the scryer must make an opposed caster level check. If you succeed, the scryer perceives everything covered in a blurry mist, obscuring most relevant information for him, and the sound is overlaid with white noise. Even if he succeeds, there is a slight blur and white noise overlay. Attempts to teleport to that location are more difficult. Additionally, if you are scrying on someone, you may cast this spell so that all others scrying on them are affected, but you scry normally.

Material Component: A piece of quartz.


Frustrate Scrying
Level: Brd 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Effect: Scrying on you fails
Duration: 10 min/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

If anyone attempts to scry on you during the duration, it fails and the scryer perceives nothing but a blindingly bright light and a deafeningly loud, high pitched tone. They must make a Will save or be unable to scry for 1d6 hours. Additionally, if you are scrying on someone, you may cast this spell so that all others scrying on them are affected, but you scry normally.

Material Component: A piece of quartz.


Allay Scrying
Level: Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Effect: Scrying on you targets someone else
Duration: 10 min/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

If someone scries on you during the duration of this spell, instead they may scry on someone else, a target of your choice, selected at the time of casting. If you are scried on, then the other target gets a Will save - if they pass then the scrying works on you normally. If they fail, then the original scryer instead sees them. The Will save for the target is based on the DC of your spells and how well you know the target, rather than the original scryer.

Material component: A lens made of quartz.


Reverse Scrying
Level: Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Effect: Scry on a scryer
Duration: 1 hour/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

If you are being scried on, you may cast this spell. You immediately begin scrying on the person scrying on you, whether you know who it is or not. Additionally, the scryer's Will save is at -10. If multiple people are scrying on you, and you know who they are (Such as, you had cast Identify Scryer), you may select one. Otherwise, everyone scrying makes a Will save and the one you scry on is selected randomly from those who failed. This scrying functions as Greater Scrying.

Focus: A quartz mirror, worth at least 500gp


Contact Scryer
Level: Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Touch
Target: One touched creature
Effect: Message sent to a scrier.
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

If touched creature is being scried on, you may send a message, as per sending, to any one of those scrying on him (if you know the identities of those scrying upon the target) or all of them. The target creature may attempt a Will save to resist you learning this information. Additionally, you may cast this spell through a scry, contacting either the person you are scrying on OR another caster who is also scrying on them. If you know the identities of those scrying on the target, you may select who you send it to, otherwise you must send it to all.

Material component: A feather of any sort.


Identify Scryer
Level: Brd 4, Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Touch
Target: One creature
Effect: Know who is scrying on a subject
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You immediately know the identities of those who are scrying on touched subject. The target creature may attempt a Will save to resist you learning this information. Additionally, you may cast this spell through a scry, learning the identities of those scrying on the person you are also scrying on.

Material component: Eye of newt


Detect Scrying
Level: Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Touch
Target: One creature
Effect: Know about scryers on a subject
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You immediately know if touched creature is being scried on, and how many people are scrying on him. The target creature may attempt a Will save to resist you learning this information. Additionally, you may cast this spell through a scry, learning the number of others scrying on the person you are scrying on.

Material component: A strand of cat hair


Selective Obscure Scrying
Level: Brd 4, Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Effect: A caster scrying on you has trouble seeing/hearing
Duration: 1 hour/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

As Obscure Scrying, but if you know the identities of anyone scrying on you or the target on whom you are scrying, you may suppress the effects for them.

Material component: A quartz crystal


Selective Frustrate Scrying
Level: Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Effect: Scrying on you fails
Duration: 1 hour/level
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: No

As Obscure Scrying, but if you know the identities of anyone scrying on you or the target on whom you are scrying, you may suppress the effects for them.

Material component: A quartz crystal