Skill Exploration Activities

There are numerous exploration activities which require training in specific skills. Some of these activities are summarized below:

• Borrow an Arcane Spell: You use Arcana to prepare a spell from someone else’s spellbook.
• Coerce: You use Intimidation to threaten a creature so it does what you want.
• Compose Missive: You use Crafting to compose a piece of magical stationary.
• Cover Tracks: You use Survival to obscure your passing.
• Decipher Writing: You use a suitable skill (usually Society) to understand archaic, esoteric, or obscure texts.
• Gather Information: You use Diplomacy to canvass the area to learn about a specific individual or topic.
• Identify Alchemy: You use Crafting and alchemist’s tools to identify an alchemical item.
• Identify Magic: Using a variety of skills, you can learn about a magic item, location, or ongoing effect.
• Impersonate: You use Deception and usually a disguise kit to create a disguise.
• Learn a Spell: You use the skill corresponding to the spell’s tradition to gain access to a new spell.
• Make an Impression: You use Diplomacy to make a good impression on someone.
• Repair: With a repair kit and Crafting, you fix a damaged item.
• Sense Direction: You use Survival to get a sense of where you are or determine the cardinal directions.
• Squeeze: Using Acrobatics, you squeeze though very tight spaces.
• Track: You use Survival to find and follow creatures’ tracks.
• Treat Wounds: You use Medicine to treat a living creature’s wounds.