Divination · Ritual
Locate Animals or Plants
Locate Animals or Plants finds the nearest example of a named kind within five miles. PF1e and D&D 3.5e use the different spell Detect Animals or Plants, which scans a cone over time rather than giving a five-mile direction and distance.
Locate Animals or Plants by Edition
5.5e / 2024
| Level | 2nd-level Divination (Ritual) |
|---|---|
| Classes | Bard, Druid, Ranger |
| Casting Time | Action |
| Range | Self |
| Components | V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) |
| Duration | Instantaneous |
Name or describe a specific kind of Beast, Plant creature, or nonmagical plant. You learn the direction and distance to the closest example within 5 miles, if one is present.
5e / 2014
| Level | 2nd-level Divination (Ritual) |
|---|---|
| Classes | Bard, Druid, Ranger |
| Casting Time | 1 action |
| Range | Self |
| Components | V, S, M (a bit of fur from a bloodhound) |
| Duration | Instantaneous |
Name a specific kind of beast or plant. You learn the direction and distance to the closest example of that kind within 5 miles.
Pathfinder 1e
PF1e has no same-named spell. Its close analogue is Detect Animals or Plants, a 1st-level Druid/Ranger divination that scans a cone and reveals more information over successive rounds.
D&D 3.5e
D&D 3.5e likewise uses Detect Animals or Plants. It has long range, a cone-shaped emanation and concentration up to 10 minutes per level; it is not a five-mile locator.
What Changed?
- 2024 explicitly includes Beast creatures, Plant creatures and nonmagical plants.
- Modern editions give a single direction-and-distance answer within five miles.
- PF1e/3.5e use a different detection spell rather than this locator.
Related Magic
- Detect Animals or Plants — legacy analogue.
- Bard Spells
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