School divination; Level bard 0, cleric 0, druid 0, paladin 1, ranger 1, sorcerer/wizard 0
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (a clear crystal or mineral prism)
Range
Personal
Targets You
Duration 10 min./level
You can decipher magical inscriptions on objects—books,
scrolls, weapons, and the like—that would otherwise be
unintelligible. This deciphering does not normally invoke the
magic contained in the writing, although it may do so in the case
of a cursed or trapped scroll. Furthermore, once the spell is cast
and you have read the magical inscription, you are thereafter
able to read that particular writing without recourse to the use
of read magic. You can read at the rate of one page (250 words)
per minute. The spell allows you to identify a glyph of warding
with a DC 13 Spellcraft check, a greater glyph of warding with
a DC 16 Spellcraft check, or any symbol spell with a Spellcraft
check (DC 10 + spell level).
Read magic can be made permanent with a permanency spell.