Know Alignment Spell?

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Know Alignment Spell?

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I was preping for a run this weekend which involved the players running into groups of fey. I just noticed, after all these years, that Pixies have a spell-like ability called Know Alignment. But guess what? There is no such spell in the Player's Handbook. Was this spell accidently left out, is it a misprint, or is it supposed to be another spell such as Detect Law/Chaos/Good/Evil? :roll:
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Re: Know Alignment Spell?

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There are several monster abilities in M&T that are not defined, but are probably just PHB spells with different names - that being one of them. So, yah, I'd just use Detect Alignment (I refuse to call it "Detect Law / Chaos / Good / Evil" ... except that time ... ).

EDIT: Found this in the official errata document:

KNOW ALIGNMENT: All creatures are surrounded by an aura that can
indicate their alignment, and this spell reveals the alignment of one object
or a creature through its aura. This is equivalent to a 2nd-level spell.

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Re: Know Alignment Spell?

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Thanks kreider204. I figured that was what it was, just wanted to make sure. Know Alignment was actually a spell in the 1st & 2nd Eds of AD&D.
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