Menhir Savant (Druid) question

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Spirit Sense (Sp): At 1st level, a menhir savant can detect the presence of undead; fey; outsiders; and astral, ethereal, or incorporeal creatures. This ability functions like detect undead, and the druid detects all of these creatures rather than trying to detect one kind. This ability replaces nature sense and wild empathy.

So since Detect Undead is not a druid spell does this mean I use it like a Paladin uses it? Or do I gain access to the Detect Undead spell at level 1 but it functions like this? And how many times a day? Thanks in advance!

[Jason Nelson]

It is a spell-like ability (hence the Sp) that you can use at will. It functions identically to detect undead, but detects the listed creature types as well.

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Jason Nelson wrote:

It is a spell-like ability (hence the Sp) that you can use at will. It functions identically to detect undead, but detects the listed creature types as well.

Like a Paladin, roger & thanks for the quick response.

[Jason Nelson]

I would say not precisely like a paladin, since a paladin also has the opportunity to do a quick scan on a single chosen creature, getting all the info at once, which the detect evil SPELL cannot do.

While I think it is reasonable to allow that usage to the menhir savant, the RAW of it is that it works ONLY like the detect undead spell.

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Jason Nelson wrote:

I would say not precisely like a paladin, since a paladin also has the opportunity to do a quick scan on a single chosen creature, getting all the info at once, which the detect evil SPELL cannot do.

While I think it is reasonable to allow that usage to the menhir savant, the RAW of it is that it works ONLY like the detect undead spell.

Ahh ok. Should be interesting when I find a use for this in PFS.