hey guys,
while adventuring through an ancient temple of a long forgotten civilization our party came across some strange writing in a language none of us recognized. we safely assumed it was the language of these lost people.
I attempted to use Comprehend Languages on the writing only to be told by the DM that after casting I was still unable to understand anything about the writing. the spell fizzled and it was still gibberish to my character.
I asked the DM later why this was the case (as the writing was not magical or warded) and her explanation was that because the race/civilization that wrote the passage was so magically powerful but so ancient that the magic of the 'multiverse' had forgotten it or changed over time enough that the spell (using 'modern day' magic) was unable to decipher it at all.
I find myself increasingly dissatisfied with this explanation because the writing was of a mundane (albeit ancient) language and it was not warded. there was nothing magical to suggest why the spell would totally fail.
I understand that this is her ultimate decision as the DM and didn't argue with her further. however the more I think about it, the more disappointed i am with the answer and outcome. if in fact the magic of the multiverse did change/evolve over the ages, or that the language was so ancient that magic was unable to recognize it fully/at all, why not explain that after casting the spell I am not able to understand all of the passage but jumbled concepts and vague manings? instead of the spell failing completely.
what are your thoughts. am I over thinking this? should I move on? or was it unsatisfactory Dm'ing on her part?
thanks!
P.S. we are playing in the pathfinder Golarion campaign setting.