Sense Evil

Magic Resistance: No

Paladin Class Feature

Focus Action [FT 2 REC 0]

Potency: [1d4 + Divine Rank]

Cost: 1 Resolve

Duration: Concentration, up to a number of rounds equal to your divine rank.

Range: 10 ft.

Target: All evil auras in range

Effect: While you concentrate a web of energy, channeled from the plane of good, surrounds you. Evil auras create dissonance whenever they come into contact with it, allowing you to sense their nature. While you concentrate on this power, you automatically learn whether or not any evil auras are present within range. When you sense evil auras you may focus upon them to try an learn more information. Doing so is not without price, however, as powerful auras may overwhelm you.

When you focus on the evil for 1 round, the strongest evil aura within range will make an Attack against your Willpower. If the attack succeeds, you are overwhelmed the the evil, your Concentration becomes disrupted, and you may be subject to an additional affliction based on the strength of the aura. If the attack fails, you are able to continue concentrate and learn information based on the length of time you maintain concentration.

If at any time a more powerful aura comes within range, it will make a new attack roll against you before you can continue examining the auras. You cannot detect an aura that has been masked.

Special: The experience of sensing evil is highly personalized and the exact effects are different for each character. Most characters experience some kind of somatic manifestation. The palms may become sweaty, the back of the neck prickles, the hands and arms tingle, heart rate jumps as adrenaline enters the bloodstream, a distinct gut feeling, mild nausea, pain behind the eyes, or similar effects are all possible. Regardless of the effect, the character knows that they are in the presence of evil.