Level: 2
Range: 0
Components: V,S,M
Casting Time: 2 rounds
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: None
Area of Effect: The magic-user

This spell
enables the caster to learn something of
another creature.

A gem or gems of not
less than 1,000 gp total value are powdered
prior to spellcasting. The caster
sprinkles this powder in a circle of at
least ten feet in diameter on any solid
surface (even if temporary), and dances
an intricate, weaving pattern within it
while concentrating on the target creature
and singing a repetitive rhyme (e.g.
“Reveal to me/For I would see”, et
cetera) which names the individual
creature concentrated upon.

This naming need not be accurate; it is
only a focussing aid to the caster, and
nicknames and descriptions can be used.
If successful, at the end of the dance the
caster receives mental images and
impressions of the TARGET creature’s general
direction from the caster—if on
another plane, that is clear, but which
plane, and any details of the current surroundings
and state of the target,
remains entirely a mystery.

If the TARGET creature is on the same
plane as the caster, a confused impression
of how distant the TARGET is, and
something of the target’s current surroundings
and mental (i.e. dead, asleep,
unconscious, spellcasting, alert, happy,
sad, etc.) and physical state may be
apparent. The base chance of success of
4% per level of caster, plus: +25% if the
target is fairly well known to the caster,
+40% if the target is intimately known
to the caster, +10% if the target is
upset or excited, +15% if the target is
currently using magical items or is
spellcasting, +5% if the target is close
to the caster (i.e. within a radius of 1
mile per level of the caster).

DMs must determine how much a circle
dance reveals by the percentile total
of the caster; 100% should give a clear
mental picture of the target’s surroundings
and precise distance and direction
of such whereabouts. Note that this is
not an ESP spell, nor does it allow hearing
or spellcasting at a target (it is not
seeing the target for the purposes of
casting a magic missile, but may well aid
in teleportation).

Circle Charm: The reverse of the spell, circle charm,
involves the same material components,
but a reversed dance, and has
the effect of hiding the caster (only) and
objects on his or her person from all
locate object, ESP, know alignment, and
other spells that locate and divine the
thoughts of other creatures, including
circle dance. Wizard eye, sending and
the like are not affected by a circle
dance, nor does it provide a mental barrier
or protective aid.
 
 

Shandaril's Workbook

-

-

-

Books of the Forgotten Realms