Locate

Current state

Locate is an uncommon divination spell that became a recurring tactical tool for the party across the campaign's later sessions. In its base form (3rd rank), it has a 500-foot range and targets a specific object or a type of object the caster has directly observed. The 5th-rank version extends this to targeting a creature or ancestry, making it far more powerful for hunting individuals. Abbas learned the 3rd-rank version as part of the party's effort to trace a cursed object [S50 01:22:01]. The party initially identified Locate as the spell they needed but recognized a key gap: their target required the 5th-rank version, which none of them could cast at that time [S50 01:22:01]. In S54, Locate became central to the operation. The cursed Ruby of Yazongleer was revealed to have a Locate variant built into its enchantment, and Veve's attunement to the Ruby elevated the effect to function as a 5th-level Locate — but locked exclusively to tracking Yazongleer himself. Sustained for up to ten minutes, it gave the party cardinal direction and a sense of distance and depth as they moved through the vault [S54 01:02:23]. As of S59, the party discussed using Locate to track the grave knight encountered in the deeper vault. They reasoned they could target his sword — observed when it became lodged in a door — but not his armor, since a grave knight effectively IS its armor and Locate treats that as targeting a specific person, which the spell cannot do. Ultimately the spell was not cast, as it was not prepared [S59 02:11:41].

Recent appearances

• S59 Discussed as a way to track the grave knight: targets either the nearest of a kind or a specific object the caster has directly observed. The party reasons they could Locate his sword (observed when it got stuck in a door) but not his armor, since a grave knight IS its armor (treated like Locate… [S59 · 02:11:18 · turn 1100]
• S54 A divination spell central to the session: the cursed Ruby is built with a variation of it, Abbas knows it, and Veve's Ruby attunement bumps it to a 5th-level locate that tracks only Yazongleer. Sustained (up to 10 minutes) to point the party toward him through the vault, giving cardinal direction… [S54 · 01:01:48 · turn 0428]

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