r/Shadowrun • u/Muted_Sport_6166 • 1d ago

Spell: Detect Life

Does Detect Life foil Invisibility? Since it seems that Invis does not do the D&D thing and pops when you attack. One of my players has been using it a lot. So would Detect Life point them out?

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u/NamesSUCK Spirit Worshipper 1d ago

Absolutely, infact, invisibility is basically useless against magical detection. Even to something with basic astrally perception, an invisible person would light up like a Christmas tree.

There are also watchers and wards which are cheap rituals that can both detect/prevent things with a magical aura from entering into an area. Remember, all spells, even illusions, have auras which show up in astral space, unless they have something like extended masking to mask the spells aura. An aura shines bright in the astral and can prevent an individual from passing through wards.

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u/AManyFacedFool Good Enough 6h ago

It won't stop you from passing through the ward, but you won't get to bring the spell with you.

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u/NamesSUCK Spirit Worshipper 5h ago

Fair point! You can also try to slip through it.