Read Magic

Level: Brd 0, Clr 0, Drd 0, Pal 1, Rgr 1, Sor/Wiz 0
School: Divination
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant

By means of read magic, you can decipher magical inscriptions on books & scrolls 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 scroll.