A wand of enemy detection was a rare magical wand, capable of revealing hostile creatures.
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These wands could detect the closest hostiles, with up to seven charges, before potentially crumbling to ash. For the next minute, the wielder, after uttering a command word, would know the direction of the nearest hostile within 60' (18.3 m), but not how close it was. Even ethereal, invisible, hidden or disguised hostiles could be detected.[1]
At dawn, two to seven charges (the maximum amount) would be replenished.[1]
Creation[]
Giant wasp venom was used for the final step of wands of enemy detection creation. The wands were polished using this venom.[2]
One of the ways to create these wands was using barbells of the stalking catfish, a giant carnivorous fish from Underdark. The whiskers were cut down to a foot-long piece and encased in amber to create a wand of enemy detection (only one wand could be crafted per fish).[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (December 2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 210. ISBN 978-0-7869-6562-5.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (December 1993). Book of Artifacts. (TSR, Inc), p. 127. ISBN 978-1560766728.
- ↑ Gregory W. Detwiler (January 2000). “The Dragon's Bestiary: Designing Dungeon Monsters”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #267 (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 62–66.
- ↑ Tim Beach, Tom Prusa and Steve Kurtz (1993). “Golden Huzuz”. City of Delights (TSR, Inc), pp. 53–55. ISBN 1-56076-589-5.