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Mark of Detection (Half-Elf) in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

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Mark of Detection (Half-Elf)

If your Half-Elf has the Mark of Detection, these features replace the Ability Score Increase and the Half-Elf Versatility traits in the Player's Handbook.
ability score increase: Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and one other Ability Score of your choice increases by 1.
age: Half-elves age at much the same rate as humans, reaching adulthood at the age of 20. They live much longer than humans, however, often exceeding 180 years.
alignment: Half-elves share the chaotic bent of their elven heritage. They both value personal freedom and creative expression, demonstrating neither love of leaders nor desire for followers. They chafe at rules, resent others' demands, and sometimes prove unreliable, or at least unpredictable. They are good and evil in equal numbers, a trait they share with their human parents.
Size: Medium
speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages: You can read, speak, and write Common, Elven, and one language of your choice.
parent race: Half-Elf
race features:

Deductive Intuition

Whenever you make an Intelligence (Investigation) or a Wisdom (Insight) check, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the total ability check.

Magical Detection

You can cast the Detect Magic and the Detect Poison and Disease spells with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast the See Invisibility spell with it. Once you cast either spell with this trait, you can't cast that spell again until you finish a Long Rest. Intelligence is your Spellcasting Ability for these spells, and you don't require material components for them.

Spells of the Mark

If you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Detection Spells table are added to the spell list of your Spellcasting class.

Mark of Detection Spells

Spell LevelSpell
1st Detect Magic, Detect Poison and Disease
2nd Detect Thoughts, Find Traps
3rd Clairvoyance, Nondetection
4th Arcane Eye,Divination
5th Legend Lore

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