It will detect magic items because they are magic effects in the radius of the spes effect.
How do you identify a magic item in 5e?
The identify spell is the fastest way to reveal an item’s properties. Alternatively, a character can focus on one magic item during a short rest, while being in physical contact with the item. At the end of the rest, the character learns the item’s properties, as well as how to use them.
Can Detect magic detect potions?
There’s also the “etc.”–meaning the spell could determine what kind of magic as well as just the presence of magic. That’s how I see it: A character can use Detect Magic to figure out exactly what a potion will do.
How much does it cost to identify a magic item 5e?
10g per item. That’s exactly how it works: you find and hire someone who can cast identify and they use their spellcraft skill to determine the properties of the item. (The charge is for the service performed – obtaining the benefit of a spellcasting.
Can you take 10 on a Spellcraft check?
No, you cannot take 10. Normally, as long as you are not in a situation of danger, such as combat, or being intimidated, or under stress (like climbing a wall), or being distracted by a traveling bard, you can Take-10 on your Spellcraft checks.
Is identify good DnD?
As you said, identify is faster than short rest (10 minutes vs 1 hour). However, this is not an insignificant advantage. There are many times in dungeons and other dangerous situations where spending an hour may not be an option. Often magic items can be plot devices or traps so time is often of the essence.
What is the purpose of the identify spell?
Identifying spell effects currently affecting an item/creature or spell origins of an item, learning the number of charges of a magic item, and dramatically reducing the time expense.
Why is it important to use detect magic and identify?
In my group, detect magic has helped find several items that were hidden from view and would have been passed by without it. Identify is rarely useful unless your DM uses the item identification variants from the DMG. That said, there are plenty of awesome rituals besides those two.
When to remove the ability to identify magic items?
You then say the character jumps unexpectedly high. If you prefer magic items to have have a greater mystique consider removing the ability to identify the properties of a magic item during a short rest, and require the identify spell, experimentation, or both to reveal what a magic item does.
How can a creature identify a magic item?
[A]t the end of the short rest, the creature gains an intuitive understanding of how to activate any magical properties of the item, including any necessary command words. The DMG describes the various ways to identify a Magic Item in the section “Identifying a Magic Item”, on p. 136.
