No, only outsiders with the Good subtype have a Good Aura.
No, only outsiders with the Good subtype have a Good Aura.
Don't forget Paladins and properly aligned Clerics
No, only outsiders with the Good subtype have a Good Aura.Don't forget Paladins and properly aligned Clerics
Well, yeah, and there's a spell that gives someone a Good Aura, too, which is useful for setting up novas.
The wording of the Detect Evil spell disagrees with you. In my opinion the OP is correct based on a strict RAW reading of the spell.
No, because by that logic, any Good creature of 5+ HD would qualify, and we know that is not the case.
A faint aura of good or whatever in the context of Detect Good is not the same as a Good Aura--that is something very specific.
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The wording of the Detect Evil spell disagrees with you. In my opinion the OP is correct based on a strict RAW reading of the spell.No, because by that logic, any Good creature of 5+ HD would qualify, and we know that is not the case.
A faint aura of good or whatever in the context of Detect Good is not the same as a Good Aura--that is something very specific.
But that IS the case. The Detect Evil spell specifically says "Aligned Creature" and "Aligned Outsider". It has no mention of subtypes anywhere in the spell description. By your logic, hardly anything evil will have an aura since most evil beings are evil by alignment, not subtype.
Also, I don't think the OP is talking about specific auras such as that of a Paladin. I think he just means auras in general for the purpose of the spell.
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OK, I just re-read the OPs initial question. He actually has 2 questions in one. Detect Evil works on alignment, however, for the purposes of the Litany, "good aura" is defined as that specifically from a paladin type are subtype but it can be ANY evil creature. So you can detect evil on an evil aligned creature and then use the litany IF you have a good aura as defined by the spell (usually Paladin, Cleric and I think Inquisitor).
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Stupidly,
INQUISITORS do not get an Aura. The spell is useless for them.
OK, I just re-read the OPs initial question. He actually has 2 questions in one. Detect Evil works on alignment, however, for the purposes of the Litany, "good aura" is defined as that specifically from a paladin type are subtype but it can be ANY evil creature. So you can detect evil on an evil aligned creature and then use the litany IF you have a good aura as defined by the spell (usually Paladin, Cleric and I think Inquisitor).
Right, but the question was never about the evil creature, it was about what counted as having a Good Aura. The answer is:
1) Classes that specifically say they have one (i.e. Cleric and Paladin)
2) Races that have the Good subtype
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OK, I just re-read the OPs initial question. He actually has 2 questions in one. Detect Evil works on alignment, however, for the purposes of the Litany, "good aura" is defined as that specifically from a paladin type are subtype but it can be ANY evil creature. So you can detect evil on an evil aligned creature and then use the litany IF you have a good aura as defined by the spell (usually Paladin, Cleric and I think Inquisitor).Right, but the question was never about the evil creature, it was about what counted as having a Good Aura. The answer is:
1) Classes that specifically say they have one (i.e. Cleric and Paladin)
2) Races that have the Good subtype
Yeah, I realized that right after my first post, lol. Hence my correction post thereafter.