Cursed items and detect evil

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Can a cursed item (not specific) be recognized with a detect evil (for. ex
from a paladin)?
And an identify will discover it?

Thanx
Juza

 

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Juza wrote:
> Can a cursed item (not specific) be recognized with a detect evil (for. ex
> from a paladin)?

Nope. Cursed items have no aura of evil. Not even the obviously
malevolent ones, like the Necklace of Strangulation.

> And an identify will discover it?

>From the SRD:

"A simple detect magic spell yields a misleading aura and strength,
often indicating that the item is a noncursed item of similar sort. An
identify spell only has a 1% chance per caster level to reveal a cursed
item's true properties, including the cursed aspect. Analyze dweomer
reveals the true nature of a cursed item."

Laszlo

 

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Alien mind control rays made Juza <none> write:
> Can a cursed item (not specific) be recognized with a detect evil (for. ex
> from a paladin)?

only if its a crown which has been worn by a lich for a very long time.

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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:17:02 +0200, "Juza" <none> wrote:

>Can a cursed item (not specific) be recognized with a detect evil (for. ex
>from a paladin)?

No. Cursed items are not Evil in and of themselves. Most are as
amoral as the boulder that falls on your head. Many aren't even
particularly dangerous.

 

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drow ha scritto:
> Alien mind control rays made Juza <none> write:
>
>>Can a cursed item (not specific) be recognized with a detect evil (for. ex
>>from a paladin)?
>
>
> only if its a crown which has been worn by a lich for a very long time.
>


I think I'd also check the halfling ranger...

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