When this spell is cast, the wizard sends his mind to another plane of existence in order to receive advice and information from powers there. As these powers resent such contact, only brief answers are given. (The DM answers all questions with "yes," "no," "maybe," "never," "irrelevant," etc.) Any questions asked are answered by the power during the spell's duration. The character can contact an elemental plane or some plane farther removed. For every two levels of experience of the wizard, one question may be asked. Contact with minds far removed from the plane of the wizard increases the probability of the spellcaster going insane or dying, but the chance of the power knowing the answer, as well as the probability of the being telling the correct answer, are likewise increased by moving to distant planes. Once the Outer Planes are reached, the Intelligence of the power contacted determines the effects.
The accompanying random table is subject to DM changes, development of extraplanar NPC beings, and so on.
If insanity occurs, it strikes as soon as the first question is asked. This condition lasts for five days for each removal of the plane contacted, to a maximum of 25 days. There is a 1% chance per plane that the wizard dies before recovering, unless a remove curse spell is cast upon him. A surviving wizard can recall the answer to the question.
On rare occasions, this divination may be blocked by the action of certain lesser or greater powers.
| Plane | INT | Chance of Insanity | Chance of Knowledge | Chance of Veracity |
| Elemental | 25 | 20% | 55% | 62% |
| Inner Plane | 25 | 25% | 60% | 65% |
| Astral Plane | 25 | 30% | 65% | 67% |
| Outer Plane | 26 | 35% | 70% | 70% |
| Outer Plane | 27 | 40% | 75% | 73% |
| Outer Plane | 27 | 45% | 80% | 75% |
| Outer Plane | 28 | 50% | 85% | 78% |
| Outer Plane | 28 | 55% | 90% | 81% |
| Outer Plane | 29 | 60% | 95% | 85% |
| Outer Plane | 30 | 65% | 98% | 90% |
The chance of insanity is reduced by 1% per rank and by 3% per point of INT over 20.
The chance of knowledge is the chance that the being knows the correct answer.
The chance of veracity is the chance that the being will be hostile to the caster and give an incorrect answer. This chance is reduced by 1% per rank and by 3% per point of CHA over 20.
If the being does not know an answer, and the chance of veracity is not made, the being will emphatically give an incorrect answer. If the chance of veracity is made, the being will answer "unknown." |