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Detect Disease

Level 1 priest spell · Divination

Sphere
Divination
Range
10 yds.
Components
V, S, M
Casting time
1 rd.
Duration
1 rd./level
Area of effect
1 creature or object/level
Saving throw
None

This spell reveals whether a creature or object carries a disease (including lycanthropy, mummy rot, or a magical disease), and whether the caster can cure the affliction. The caster has a 10% chance per level to correctly identify the disease; failure results in no identification at all.

The material component is the priest's holy symbol.

Notes: Common for specialty priests of healing; otherwise; uncommon.

Oriental version

The oriental version differs only in the material component, which is a bamboo wand with prayer-inscribed paper strips attached to it.

Sources

This spell on the AD&D 2nd Edition Wiki