Detect Cursed Item

A priest using this spell may be able to tell if an item is cursed. The priest must touch item (in some cases, this might release the curse effect). Cursed scrolls must be opened, but not read, for the spell to have an effect. Artifacts give no reading to this spell in any case. This spell does not detect charm effects; though it can detect a curse on a creature. An unwilling subject receives a saving throw vs. spell to negate the effect.

The basic saving throw of an item is 13, though a very powerful cursed item might have a saving throw as low as 5 (the DM decides saving throws on an item-by-item basis). Failure to detect a curse means the caster has no chance to cast this spell successfully upon the item or creature before gaining another experience level.

Casting this spell affects the priest so strongly that no other spells can be cast for four hours, though currently memorized spells are not lost.