Presence (402)

Presence (402) Mnemonic [PRESENCE] Base Duration 5 minutes Added Duration None Span Refreshable Utility Magic - Skill Enhancement   Subtype Enhancement  Skill Enhancement Perception  Availability Self-cast

Minor Elemental Spells Elemental Defense I (401) Defensive Presence (402) Utility Lock Pick Enhancement (403) Utility Disarm Enhancement (404) Utility Elemental Detection (405) Utility Elemental Defense II (406) Defensive Unlock (407) Utility Disarm (408) Utility Elemental Blast (409) Attack Elemental Wave (410) Attack Elemental Blade (411) Offensive Weapon Deflection (412) Attack Elemental Saturation (413) Attack Elemental Defense III (414) Defensive Elemental Strike (415) Attack Piercing Gaze (416) Utility Elemental Dispel (417) Attack Mana Focus (418) Utility Mass Elemental Defense (419) Defensive Magic Item Creation (420) Utility Elemental Targeting (425) Offensive Elemental Barrier (430) Defensive Major Elemental Wave (435) Attack

Presence provides a chance to detect hidden and invisible creatures in the same room as the caster. While the spell does not directly enhance the Perception skill, it does provide a bonus when performing activities such as detecting/disarming a trap, searching, or using a wedge, and many other activities that take Perception into account. Presence also provides about a 20% phantom increase in total perception ranks in defending against ambush attacks.

When a hidden or invisible character or creature is found using this spell, they are not revealed from hiding nor is their invisibility dispelled. Additionally, the caster cannot simply point to the hidden character to reveal their location. The caster must search in order to reveal a hidden character; this spell does increase the caster's ability to search.

This can be used as dispel fodder, in case a creature or player casts Spirit Dispel (119), Spiritual Abolition (230), Elemental Dispel (417), or Elemental Disjunction (530) on the character.

Lore Benefit

Training in Elemental Lore, Air provides a chance to be able to point out hidden targets. The formula highly favors the hider, but will allow an extremely dedicated Air Elementalists a chance against less skilled hiders.

When the spell is cast, a random number is generated in the range between half of the caster's Air Lore ranks to the caster's Air Lore ranks. If that number is greater than the number of hiding ranks a hiding character or creature has, the caster will point it out from hiding.

In other words:

Random number = X

Elemental Lore, Air ranks = Y

Hiding creature/character ranks = Z

X will be random between Y/2 and Y and must be > Z to successfully pointing a target from hiding

Messaging

Start

You become aware of everyone near you...
You do not detect any hidden or invisible people.
You continue to feel much more aware of your surroundings.

End

Your senses are no longer as sharp.

Alchemy Recipe

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Resources

• Elemental Lore Review (Saved Posts)