About: Observe

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An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

Characters might enter a room and see the rough stone walls, the upturned chair, and the heavy table. But would they be likely to see the scratches on the floor made by the secret door or the dark smear of blood on the chair? If a character searches these areas, the scratches and blood will be found automatically, because they are not hidden. However, the gamesmaster can give players a chance of their character just noticing these features, even without conducting a proper search.

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rdfs:label	Observe
rdfs:comment	Characters might enter a room and see the rough stone walls, the upturned chair, and the heavy table. But would they be likely to see the scratches on the floor made by the secret door or the dark smear of blood on the chair? If a character searches these areas, the scratches and blood will be found automatically, because they are not hidden. However, the gamesmaster can give players a chance of their character just noticing these features, even without conducting a proper search.
dcterms:subject	Rules dbkwik:resource/XX7sGUE5LpGD6xpFEo6bow==
abstract	Characters might enter a room and see the rough stone walls, the upturned chair, and the heavy table. But would they be likely to see the scratches on the floor made by the secret door or the dark smear of blood on the chair? If a character searches these areas, the scratches and blood will be found automatically, because they are not hidden. However, the gamesmaster can give players a chance of their character just noticing these features, even without conducting a proper search. Roll secretly against the character's I as soon as there would be an opportunity for the character to cast a cursory glance over the room. A successful test reveals a single clue, where present. Success by 10% or more points reveals additional clues at the rate of 1 clue per full 10% of success, until the character has noticed everything there is to see. Characters cannot use observation to uncover hidden items. Hidden items can only be uncovered by a deliberate search. The observation rules can also be used when characters look into a room from outside. However, in this case they are rolling to see the obvious features - inhabitants, furniture, floor coverings, and so on. Subtle clues and hidden items cannot be seen from outside a room.

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