Watchware
4th-level abjuration (ritual) (Artificer,Bard,Wizard)
- Casting Time: 1 minute
- Range: Touch
- Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of rare sands and powdered reagents worth at least 500 gp)
- Duration: Until dispelled or triggered
You create a mystical connection with a single inanimate object you touch. When that object is damaged, moved, or touched at any later time, you are instantly aware of this fact. If another creature physically touches the warded object, you receive a mental image of the creature.
For purposes of divination spells (such as scrying), you are considered to have first-hand knowledge of the creature who triggered the effect as if you had met.
This effect activates when the object is disturbed for any reason, whether someone touches it or pokes it with a pole, a cat walks upon it, or an earthquake knocks it over.
This spell ends as soon as the effect is activated. Because of its costly material components, most spellcasters reserve this spell to protect valuable, out-of-the-way items.
This spell is considered a magical trap. It can be detected with an Intelligence (Arcana or Investigation) check made against your spellcasting DC, but it can only be dispelled magically. You can designate a password that allows another creature to handle the object without sounding the mental alarm if you choose.