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Here's a excerpt of the Secret Page spell...
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A comprehend languages spell alone cannot reveal a secret page's contents. You are able to reveal the original contents by speaking a special word. You can then peruse the actual page and return it to its secret page form at will. You can also remove the spell by double repetition of the special word. A detect magic spell reveals dim magic on the page in question but does not reveal its true contents. True seeing reveals the presence of the hidden material but does not reveal the contents unless cast in combination with comprehend languages. A secret page spell can be dispelled, and the hidden writings can be destroyed by means of an erase spell.
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The last line is where my question lies.
Is it meant that the dispel magic destroys the hidden message? Or does it reveal the hidden message?
The reason I ask is that otherwise you need a True Seeing (a 5th/6th level) spell (plus Comprehend Languages) in order to see the message, that a "simple" 3rd level Dispel Magic might be able to do?
Granted, Dispelling it may reveal the hidden message, but it also destroys the secrecy and any spy would then play his hand, so to speak, revealing that the hidden message was intercepted in some fashion.
Any thoughts?