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claudekennilol wrote:

claudekennilol wrote:

So they're not noticeable (no V/S components) but they do provoke? I've been telling my paladin that Det Evil in places with commoners is frowned upon because it draws attention. But if it only requires focus (thus the AoO), then it's perfectly fine for him to do so and he just looks like he's focusing really hard?

Can anyone get back to my question?

I believe it was SKR that answered this question at one time, and his response was that since SLAs provoke, there must be some sort of "magical effect" that is discernable when a Paladin detects evil. Flavor it however you wish (eyes lighting up, wave your hand like a Jedi, whatever), but people nearby are aware that you're "doing magic".

Ninja thread now, but I disagree, using the example of the Doppleganger's Detect Thoughts - earlier editions suggested strongly that this was not an ability that was blindingly evident when evoked. I'd see a paladin's Detect Evil akin to staring closely at an individual as if (literally) gazing into their soul. Note that it's also only a Move action for paladins to do this.