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Looking for something?  It's always in the last place you look.  The Search skill is a favorite of detectives, thieves, and busybodies.  Scour for lost items in rubble, or look around a room for something specific.
 
Looking for something?  It's always in the last place you look.  The Search skill is a favorite of detectives, thieves, and busybodies.  Scour for lost items in rubble, or look around a room for something specific.
  
==Difficulty==
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{{section|Difficulty|The DL for Search should be based on how well an item is hidden.}}
The DL for Search should be based on how well an item is hidden. One can thoroughly search a 5 foot square in one round.
 
 
 
 
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==Retry==
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{{section|Time|One can thoroughly search a 5 foot square in 6 AP.}}
Search rolls can be retried as often as desired, but it is probably more effective to [[Skills#Take_the_Best|take the best]] and accept how long that takes.
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{{section|Retry|Search rolls can be retried as often as desired, but it is probably more effective to [[Skills#Take_the_Best|take the best]] and accept how long that takes.}}
  
 
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Revision as of 19:48, 21 March 2010

Looking for something? It's always in the last place you look. The Search skill is a favorite of detectives, thieves, and busybodies. Scour for lost items in rubble, or look around a room for something specific.

Difficulty

The DL for Search should be based on how well an item is hidden.

Example DL
An exposed ally among collapsed rubble 5
Looking for a simple trap on a door 15
A secret door made to look like part of a wall motif 20
Locating a contact lens in the desert 30

Time

One can thoroughly search a 5 foot square in 6 AP.

Retry

Search rolls can be retried as often as desired, but it is probably more effective to take the best and accept how long that takes.