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esearch. To gain the full bonus of the tome, four weeks of study
are required.
If the book contains information directly pertinent to the creature
being researched (for example a tome with a specific section
on spine rippers) the research time can be cut down to one day.
Without research material, adventurers are left with guesswork.
Research time without a tome typically takes 1 week.
Adventurers spend that time dredging up facts, making contacts,
and talking to folks who might have some experience. Doing
research in this fashion is haphazard at best. Without tomes or
other specific material (scrolls discovered in play, or whatever the
DM allows), only Uncommon facts can be learned. An additional
week spent fact checking could uncover Rare lore at a +5 to the
DC of the skill check. If no research materials are available, the
character cannot take 20 on the research.
Once the research is done, the skill check is rolled, adding all
modifiers. A character can take 10 on the skill check; taking 20
means the research takes twice as long. The DC’s for legends and
lore skill checks are as follows:
• Common: DC 10
• Uncommon: DC 15
• Rare: DC 20–25 (DM’s option)
• Obscure: DC 30+
The more unique a creature is, the harder it is to find out
specific lore about it. If information about a specific creature is
unusually rare, the DM should modify the difficulty of the legends
and lore check. A suggested guideline is to use the creature’s
CR as a DC modifier for the check.
New Skills
Creature Lore (Int; Trained only)
Check: With the use of Creature Lore, the character can research
the tales surrounding creatures. In doing so, he can try to discern
the truths evident in the legends and lore surrounding specific
beasts. Using this skill, the character can perform monster
research as per the rules under “Legends & Lore.”
Synergy: There is a synergy between Creature Lore and some
Knowledge skills. A character with 5 ranks or more in Creature
Lore receives a +2 bonus to Knowledge (nature) checks that
relate to monster lore. Likewise, a PC that is conducting research
with the Creature Lore skill receives a +2 bonus if he has 5 or
more ranks in Knowledge (nature). Only one synergy bonus can
be applied to any Creature Lore skill check.
Note: This is a class skill for bards, rangers, and wizards. It is a
cross-class skill for all other classes.
New Feats
Myth Delver [General]
The character gains greater insight into the tales and chronicles
left over from the past.
Prerequisite: Bard level 1st.
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benefit: The character gains a +4 circumstance bonus on skill
checks to research lore or a +4 circumstance bonus to his
bardic knowledge check, whichever benefit is greater.
Special: This feat can only be taken once.
Sagas and Stories [General]
Having studied various myths and stories, the character is
particularly knowledgeable about a specific creature type.
benefit: The character automatically gains Common knowledge
on any creature of the specific type chosen with this feat.
Whenever the character encounters a creature of that type,
the DM should provide the player with the Common
knowledge specific to that creature. When researching a
creature of this specific type, his legends and lore checks
take half the required time.
Special: This feat may only be taken once for every creature type.
For instance, the character can only take Sagas and Stories
(undead) once. If the character selects Sagas and Stories
again, the feat must be taken for a different creature type.
Tall Tales [General]
The character has listened to a lot of tall tales and seen a
few weird things, broadening his knowledge of strange creatures.
benefit: The character can make an Intelligence check (DC
10) to gain Common knowledge about any creature he
encounters or hears mention of. If he exceeds the DC by
10 or more, he recalls something he’s witnessed or heard
that gives him Uncommon knowledge about that specific
creature as well.
Unearthed Arcana [General]
The character has managed to discover secrets of myth and
legend and has distilled them into concrete knowledge.
Prerequisites: Creature Lore 4 ranks.
benefit: For every 4 ranks in the Creature Lore skill, the character
gains Common, Uncommon, and Rare legends and lore on
two specific creatures from a single specific creature category
(i.e., giants, fey, undead, etc). As the character’s skill increases,
so does his knowledge; every time his Creature Lore skill
increases by 4 ranks he gains insights on two more creatures
of that type.
This feat is based on specific creature type. For instance,
Unearthed Arcana (undead) gives the character knowledge
of creatures of the undead type. If he wants to learn about
Aberrations, the character would need to take the feat a second
time as Unearthed Arcana (aberrations). There is one
exception to this rule; humanoids and monstrous humanoids
form a single group.
Special: The character cannot learn the legends and lore of
a creature with a CR that exceeds twice his ranks in the
Creature Lore skill.
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