**Casting Time** 1 hour **Components** V, S **Range** Touch **Targets** One touched object **Duration** Instantaneous **Saving Throw** None; **Spell Resistance** No The caster licktouches the object and studies it closely, feeling the energies inside the object and attempting to get at them using her own magical energies. Over the course of an hour, the caster determines all magichow many channels the item requires and, if applicable, what type of channels are required. Additionally, the caster gains an inkling of the layout and shape of the item's inscriptions, and may make a Spellcraft to identify the properties of the item with a single channeled item, including how+5 Competence bonus. This bonus increases to activate+10 at caster level 5 and +15 at caster level 9. This spell does only functions on inscribed items, and only on those functions (if appropriate), how many and what type ofthat do not have channels are required, and so on. Thiscommitted to them. The spell doefizzles when used on an item that is not function when used on an artifact or a magic item that is not powered by energy channels. //Note: This spell originally requires 100 gp in materials, but only works for channeled items//inscribed item.