NONMAGICAL ITEMS
PCs can use Appraise to identify mundane treasures:
TASK |
APPRAISE DC* |
Identify value of common item |
201 |
Identify value of rare/exotic item |
251, 2 |
Identify most valuable item in hoard |
203 |
*Success by 5 or more also reveals if item is magic.
1: Fail check by less than 5 determined value within 20%; Fail by more than 5 estimate is wildly inaccurate
2: or higher
3: For larger hoards up to DC 30.
MAGICAL ITEMS
Magic items can be identified in a variety of ways:
TASK
|
SKILL
|
DC
|
Decipher a scroll
|
Spellcraft
|
20 + spell level
|
Gain clue as to item’s command word
|
Knowledge (arcana)
or (history)
|
25
|
Identify a cursed magic item
|
Spellcraft
|
25 + item’s CL
|
Identify a magic item with detect magic
|
Spellcraft
|
25 + item’s CL
|
Identify a potion by taste (1 minute)
|
Spellcraft or Craft (Alchemy)
|
25 (20 with Brew Potion feat)
|
Identify auras with detect magic
|
Knowledge
(arcana)
|
15 + spell level
|
Identify item’s command word
|
Knowledge (arcana) or (history)
|
30
|
Identify magically made materials
|
Knowledge (arcana)
|
20 + spell level
|
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