Astral Projection

Astral Projection is a Level 1 Evocation that astral 1 1 mages can cast for 2 astralpearl , allowing them to Scry.

It's more-often-than-not worse than Astral Window, because it has the same vulnerability as Mind Hunt; every turn, Astral mages in the province have a chance to identify the astral projection's silvery cord and cut it, Feebleminding the caster. This abruptly ends the Scrying for that month.

Darnit

1's have a 40% chance to spot you.
2's have an 80% chance to spot you.
3's and higher-level Astral Mages will spot you.

So why use it?

It requires less Research; so, for example, you can peek at your neighbors' progress earlier.
It has lower path requirements than the other Scrying spells, which require 2 or 2.
1. If you notice the name of a non-Astral nation on the map early on, this can help you cheaply check for Astral Pretenders.
It's exactly 1 cheaper than Astral Window.
It works underwater, unlike Scrying Pool.
Its reach is exactly one province further than Astral Window, and two provinces further than Scrying Pool.

Notable Spells
rituals	Personal Enchantments	divine-name/gift-of-reason • transformation • twiceborn • cure-disease
	Strategic	domes • globals • magic-phase-movement • remote-attacks
	Summons	cross-breeding • elemental-royalty • Hidden Underneath/in Snow/in Sand • infernal-breeding • reanimation • release-lord-of-civilization • ritual-of-rebirth • tartarian-gate
	Other	wish
combat-magic	Battlefield Enchantments
	Buffs	hell-power • life-after-death • mossbody • pain-transfer • phoenix-pyre • returning • soul-vortex • strength-of-giants • time-stop
	Debuffs	armor-of-achilles • earth-grip • false-fetters
	Direct Damage	divine-magic • magic-duel • soul-slay
	Summons	reanimation
	Other	communions • enslave-mind

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