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Is this spell not just... garbage? There's a chance of doing damage, but a chance of doing none at all with good reflex checks. It can be put out with a cantrip (create water) or a good bucket of water. It only does damage to one creature and can't move through a pile of creatures to get through to others. People can walk through it without worry.

Why take it?

Reads as follows:
"The spell can locate a creature of a specific kind or a specific creature known to you. It cannot find a creature of a certain type. To find a kind of creature, you must have seen such a creature up close (within 30 feet) at least once."

My question, then, is what is the difference between "type" and "kind"? Can you look for, say, a human? Can you look for a native outsider (which seems like the natural choice for a "type")?

In specific, one of my players would like to use the spell to find fellow changelings, in which case I would wonder whether to narrow it down more (blood hag changeling, sea hag changeling, green hag changeling).