<br/><br/>No, the monocle has no usage limit.<br/><br/>8 items per casting of Detect Magic, I mean, not per 'casting' of the monocle (which replicates Identify but isn't 'cast' with per se).<br/><br/>Or perhaps you were confused b/c I only gave the results for 1 item. This was b/c of the wolves, not because of any item usage limit. Toria's free to keep using it now (but Detect Magic requires concentration.) This is what I meant by referring to 'interruption' in my last post.<br/><br/>Yes, in some ways the monocle is funny - it's a complete no-brainer to pick up vs, say, a wand of Identify or even the components to cast it normally (it has a 1 hour casting time and a 100 gp material component.) It drastically changes the economics of IDing (it costs 1,500 gp, so if you ID >15 things or care about speed o saving spell slots it's a win) but I threw it in as early treasure b/c I find the limitations of Identify to be much less interesting than other challenges: PCs using Detect Magic and spending a lot of time guessing and discussing which items to ID first (if the quest is time sensitive) or spending days just using their arcane spell slots to cast Identify over and over while resting (if it's not time sensitive), maybe after going into town if they didn't already have the material component).<br/><br/>Also I'm lazy and it often saves me having to look up magic item auras.<br/><br/>Also I don't like the party "having" to have someone who can cast it (IIRC it's not on the Beguiler list). Though there's always using hire-wizards in town (book price would be 10 gp for a 1st level spell at CL 1, + the 100 gp component, so proportionately only 10% more expensive). Or someone feeling like they ought to play a Cloistered Cleric (or a Cleric with the Knowledge domain) just to bypass the expensive material component by getting it as a divine spell.<br/><br/>I'm sure some DMs ban it but I wouldn't have thrown it in as treasure if I didn't want you to use it. I was thrilled when Toria took the initiative to play around with it and 'identify' the monocle itself via Spellcraft + Detet Magic...and she had the K(arcana) ranks to use it!<br/><br/>Toria (and the other adventurers) are aware of the wolves. I did spot/listen checks already, though admittedly it was somewhat subjective since I had to make an assumption about where the PCs were, and the fact that if any noticed them they would point them out to others (rather than waiting on those people to post). The exact results turn out not to be important b/c the wolves weren't - necessarily - going for an ambush attack on the PCs.<br/><br/>I suggest someone whip up a spatial formation that the party is currently in, just in case it turns out to  matter. Also, everyone, please post your PC's current HP in your next post.