Chapter 3: The Darklake

I can cast Detect Magic, but I probably need Drama's ok as the statue is in 10 feet of water and may be interpreted as a barrier to detect any magic. There's some examples in the PHB at 231 for stone, metal, wood, and dirt.

Unfortunately, there really isn't a good way to identify curses on items, short of getting cursed BY said item. I'll say that if you can cast identify on it, you could detect a spell that is affecting it, but not anything regarding the curse itself.

I think Cosmic is wondering if the remaining eye is still capable of cursing us - not identifying the curse itself. Also, as per the Detect Magic spell it says I would be able to identify the "school of magic, if any." But, it may be moot as it appears that the remaining pearl is still capable of bad things and I think everyone would like to get avoid that.

Right, you'd be able to see if there was magic there and what school it was. However, you wouldn't know anything more than that. Identify would tell you that spell XYZ was affecting the item, but you wouldn't know how it would trigger or anything like that. For curses that aren't spell-based (this one specifically spelled out that the target is afflicted by a spell, but if it was just like "here's a disease" without being tied directly to a spell or something like that) you wouldn't be able (with either spell) be able to identify that it existed. So one of those things that's like "I pick up the axe and attune to it" and the curse is "you must coat the blade in blood once per long rest or the axe drains your life force", you wouldn't know any of that until you attuned to it. They made cursed items pretty nasty this time around.

If it is too difficult we can go, was just curious if taking the one dispelled the curse on both. It is not an issue I want to slow the game down for but having some wealth for Cemos new armor would be nice.

hot damn that's a natty gents

I say one on watch while others sleep.

good deal. What I'll do, if you guys have no issue with it, is play out the entire journey to the other side of the darklake only interjecting when something of interest occurs. The general assumption is you each have charts so navigation will be "easy". That said, the opportunity for encounters is much higher now than it was elsewhere in the Underdark. You'll probably stop with some frequency. :D

Sounds good.

how will we determine long rests and when spell slots regen?

Good question. What I can do is tell you how long has elapsed since the last stop and you can do spell prep and stuff then. I'll tell you that before I introduce any encounters or complications. I'll think on it while I'm flying home today.

Safe travels !