Legend Lore

Divination
Level: Bard 5, Diviner 6, Knowledge 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: See text
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: See text
Spell Points: Bard 9, Diviner 11, Knowledge 6

Your head swirls with stories forgotten and untold.

Legend lore brings to your mind legends about an important person, place, or thing. If the person or thing is at hand, or if you are in the place in question, the casting time is only 1d4 × 10 minutes. If you have only detailed information on the person, place, or thing, the casting time is 1d10 days, and the resulting lore is less complete and specific (though it often provides enough information to help you find the person, place, or thing, thus allowing a better legend lore result next time). If you know only rumors, the casting time is 2d6 weeks, and the resulting lore is vague and incomplete (though it often directs you to more detailed information, thus allowing a better legend lore result next time).

During the casting, you cannot engage in other than routine activities: eating, sleeping, and so forth. When completed, the divination brings legends (if any) about the person, place, or things to your mind. These may be legends that are still current, legends that have been forgotten, or even information that has never been generally known. If the person, place, or thing is not of legendary importance, you gain no information. As a rule of thumb, characters who are 11th level and higher are ”legendary” for the purposes of this spell, as are the sorts of creatures they contend with, the major magic items they wield, and the places where they perform their key deeds.

Augment: If you spend 2 additional spell points, you can strain yourself to obtain the information more quickly. This incurs an experience point cost of 100XP, and reduces the spell’s casting time to one standard action. You pose a question about some person, place, or object, then cast the spell. If the person or object is at hand or if you are in the place in question, you receive a vision about it by succeeding on a caster level check (1d20 +1 per caster level; maximum +25) against DC 20. If only detailed information on the person, place, or object is known, the DC is 25, and the information gained is incomplete. If only rumors are known, the DC is 30, and the information gained is vague.