Detect Hidden

[Naljier]

does detect hidden need to be gm or is there a level like 70 or so that works just fine for
virtually any situation you would find during gameplay

[MatronDeWinter]

If you want to detect people with 0 hiding using the invisibility spell(or items), then 50 is enough to have a reasonable chance at revealing them. If you hope to detect anyone with any decent amount of hiding, then you absolutely need gm.

[Naljier]

actually im looking to detect traps on chests and such

how much do i need to reliably do that?

[MatronDeWinter]

50.1 gives you the chance to "area" detect traps, or even determine if they are trapped, but the range is rather small. Also, you only have a 25% chance or so of even detecting any. At GM you detect the whole screen with a fairly good (95% or so) or picking up the traps, also some traps (dungeon traps ect..) become visible to you that would be otherwise hidden. If you arent trying to reveal people, I would say that 80 should be okay, as long as you use the skill twice to be sure you caught everything.