Discern Gist

Spell — see Magic and Spellcasting for the rules and the Spell Index for the full list.

Arcane 1, Divine 1 Type: detection

Range: 0’ Duration: 2 turns

This spell grants the caster the ability to discern the general meaning of any written script he touches, including ciphers, secret symbols, and other codes. The caster does not receive a detailed and exacting translation of the script, just the central idea or essence of it. For instance, a caster could use this spell to discern that the Caernathi hieroglyphs on a tomb wall warn of the presence of a powerful mummy lord within, or to discern that a spell scroll written in Caernathi carries the formula for unliving puppet spell, but he could not use the scroll or record the spell in his spellbook without actually learning Caernathi.