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Detect Thoughts
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Description
Focus your mind to read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them.Properties
- Cost
Action + 
Level 2 Spell Slot- Details
Range: Self
At higher levels
Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.
Technical details
UIDShout_DetectThoughts
Spell flagsCondition: Detect Thoughts
Duration: Until Long rest
- The affected creature can read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them.
How to learn
Classes:
- Class level 3: Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard, The Great Old One, and Circle of the Spores (Circle Spell)
- Class level 8: Arcane Trickster, and Eldritch Knight
Granted by items:
Uncovered Mysteries (
Recharge: Long rest)
Hammer of the Just ( Recharge: Long rest)
Mask of Soul Perception ( Recharge: Short rest)
Potion of Mind Reading
Other ways to learn:
- Wizards with
Level 2 Spell Slots can scribe a 
Scroll of Detect Thoughts to their spellbooks.
Notes
- When attempting to use Detect Thoughts on an NPC, an Intelligence or Wisdom Ability Check is rolled. On a failure, the NPC may become hostile.
- Knowledge Domain has a version of this spell called
that is used by expending a Channel Divinity Charge instead of the Spell Slot and the spell is not considered a Ritual. - The incantation for Detect Thoughts is Video Veritatem, Latin for "I see truth".
Bugs
- Despite the tooltip saying this spell uses either Intelligence or Wisdom, only the creature’s Intelligence is used, even if its Wisdom is higher; this is likely an oversight.
Visuals
Achievements[edit | edit source]
- No Penny Required
- Successfully use Detect Thoughts to pry into someone's thoughts.
