Spy's Glass (3.5e Equipment)

Spy's Glass
A golden eye is inscribed upon the cap of this finely crafted wooden-and-brass telescope.

The first spy's glass was created by a thieves' guild in a major city as a way of casing establishments and keeping track of their competition. These multipurpose instruments have become more common as their value among adventurers and warlords has grown. A spy's glass functions as a mundane spyglass of superior make; it halves the penalties imposed on spot checks by distance. Additionally, when the cap has been placed over the lens and a command word is spoken, a spy's glass produces a magical sensor (as per prying eyes). This sensor automatically transmits anything it sees back to the viewer, and moves according to his direction. If the viewer ceases to look through the glass, the sensor will disappear. A sensor produced by a spy's glass can move a maximum of 1 mile away from the spy's glass before vanishing, and lasts for 3 hours.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, prying eyes

Cost to Create: 2584 gp, 180 XP, 5 days.