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{{3.5e Spell
| name=Detect Chaos
| school=Divination
| lvl=Cleric 1
| comp=V, S, DF
| casttime=1 [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]
| range=60 ft.
| tsea=a 
| subj=Cone-shaped emanation
| dur=[[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]], up to 10 min./ level (D)
| save=None
| sr=No
}}

You can sense the presence of chaos. The amount of information revealed depends on how long you study a particular area or subject.

''1st [[SRD:Round|Round]]: ''Presence or absence of chaos.

''2nd [[SRD:Round|Round]]: ''Number of chaotos auras (creatures, objects, or spells) in the area and the power of the most potent chaos aura present.

If you are of lawful alignment, and the strongest chaos aura’s power is overwhelming (see below), and the [[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]] or level of the aura’s source is at least twice your character level, you are [[SRD:Stunned|stunned]] for 1 [[SRD:Round|round]] and the spell ends.

''3rd [[SRD:Round|Round]]: ''The power and location of each aura. If an aura is outside your line of sight, then you discern its direction but not its exact location.

''Aura Power: ''An chaos aura’s power depends on the type of chaos creature or object that you’re detecting and its [[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]], [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]], or (in the case of a [[SRD:Cleric|cleric]]) [[SRD:Class|class]] level; see the accompanying table. If an aura falls into more than one strength category, the spell indicates the stronger of the two.

{| class="zebra d20" 
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! ||COLSPAN="4"|———————— '''Aura Power ————————''' 
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! align="left" | '''Creature/Object''' !!'''Faint''' !!'''Moderate''' !!'''Strong''' !!'''Overwhelming''' 
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| align="left" | Chaotic creature'''<SUP>1</SUP>'''([[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]]) ||10 or lower ||11–25 ||26–50 ||51 or higher 
|- 
| align="left" | [[SRD:Undead Type|Undead]] ([[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]]) ||2 or lower ||3–8 ||9–20 ||21 or higher 
|-
| align="left" | Chaotic [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]] ([[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]]) ||1 or lower ||2–4 ||5–10 ||11 or higher 
|- 
| align="left" | [[SRD:Cleric|Cleric]] of an chaos deity '''<SUP>2</SUP>'''([[SRD:Classes|class levels]]) ||1 ||2–4 ||5–10 ||11 or higher 
|-
| align="left" | Chaotic magic item or spell ([[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]]) ||2nd or lower ||3rd–8th ||9th–20th ||21st or higher 
|-
|COLSPAN="5" align="left" |<small>
1 Except for [[SRD:Undead Type|undead]] and [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsiders]], which have their own entries on the table. <BR>
2 Some characters who are not [[SRD:Cleric|clerics]] may radiate an aura of equivalent power. The [[SRD:Class|class]] description will indicate whether this applies. 
|}

''Lingering Aura: ''A chaos aura lingers after its original source dissipates (in the case of a spell) or is destroyed (in the case of a creature or magic item). If ''detect chaos'' is cast and directed at such a location, the spell indicates an aura strength of dim (even weaker than a faint aura). How long the aura lingers at this dim level depends on its original power:

{| class="zebra d20" 
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! align="left" | '''Original [[SRD:Strength|Strength]]''' !!'''Duration of Lingering Aura''' 
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| align="left" | Faint ||1d6 rounds 
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| align="left" | Moderate ||1d6 minutes 
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| align="left" | Strong ||1d6x10 minutes 
|- 
| align="left" | Overwhelming ||1d6 days 
|}

[[SRD:Animal Type|Animals]], [[SRD:Traps|traps]], [[SRD:Poisons|poisons]], and other potential perils are not chaos, and as such this spell does not detect them.

Each [[SRD:Round|round]], you can turn to detect chaos in a new area. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks it.

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[[Category:Detect Spell|{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]
Component	V +, S + and DF +
Level	Cleric 1 +
Range	Other +
School	Divination +
Title	Detect Chaos +