Epic Level Handbook

DC Task50 Lift a sheathed weapon from another creature andhide it on your person, if the weapon is no more thanone size category larger than your own size.80 Make an adjacent, willing creature or object of yoursize or smaller "disappear" while inplain view. In fact, the willing creatureor object is displacedup to 10 feet away — makea separate Hide check todetermine how well the"disappeared" creatureor object is hiddenProfessionProfession does not possessan epic usage.Read LipsTaskDC ModifierRead lips while+20moving at up tofull speedPronounceunfamiliar language +20Pronounce Unfamiliarlanguage: This use of theskill allows you to“parrot” the speech of anobserved creature, potentiallyallowing a comrade to translatethe speech. It doesn't grant youany ability to understand the languagespoken.RideYou can stand upon your mount incombat.DC Task40 Stand on mount50 Unconscious control60 Attack from coverStand on Mount: This allows you to stand on yourmount's back even during movement or combat. You takeno penalties to actions while doing so.Unconscious Control: As a free action, you can attemptto control a light horse, pony, or heavy horse while incombat. If you fail, you control the mount as a moveequivalentaction. You do not need to roll for warhorsesor warponies.Attack from Cover: You can react instantly to drop downand hang alongside your mount, using it as one-halfcover. You can attack and cast spells while using yourmount as cover without penalty. If you fail, you don't getthe cover benefit.ScryYou can tell who is scrying on you, prevent scrying, andeven scry back through the sensor created by the scryer.TaskDCLearn scryer 50Return scrying 70Break scrying Opposed Scry checkLearn Scryer: If you determine that you're beingscried upon, you can attempt to learn the identityof the being scrying upon you. If successful, youlearn the name, race, and location of the scryer.Return Scrying: If you determine that you'rebeing scried upon, you can attempt to look backthrough the sensor at the scryer. This allowsyou to spy on the scrying being as if you hadcast a scrying spell upon that person. Thisreturn scrying can be detected by your targetas normal.Break Scrying: If you determine thatyou're being scried, you can make anopposed Scry check with the scryer. If youare successful, the scrying ends,and the scryer may not scry youagain for a number of hours equalto your Intelligence modifier.SearchYou can sense the presence ofmagic in an area.TaskDCSense magic 60Sense Magic: You sense the presenceof any active magical effects inthe area being searched. Thismight include an active spell, amagic trap, or even just amagic item lying amid a pileof mundane items. You can'tdetermine the number,strength, or type of theeffects.Sense MotiveYou can discern a target's alignment and even detect surfacethoughts.TaskDCDiscern partial alignment 60Discern full alignment 80Detect surface thoughts 100OPTIONAL RULE: OPPOSED SCRYINGRather than using the DCs presented here for learn scryer andreturn scrying, you can make all the tasks opposed Scry checks,with a bonus applying to the check of the scrying character (+30to learn scryer, or +50 for return scrying). This makes successextremely difficult, particularly against highly skilled scryers.CHAPTER 1:CHARACTERS,SKILLS & FEATS43