Ogre:CharacterCodex:Skills:Perception

Perception

Perception skills describe a character ability to be aware of its surrounding. There is two ways of using your perception. You can use your perception as a normal skill when you are actively searching for something. You can also use your perception as a Resistance when an opponent tries to do something without you noticing what is going on. Your perception resistance is your appropriate perception skill ranks + 10.

Listen

Ability	Wisdom
Action	Quick
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	No

Description: Your Listen check reflects how quiet the noise is that you might hear.

Check: The following table shows some example of Listen DC needed to hear a certain noise.

Listen DC	Sound
-10	A battle.
0	People talking up.
5	A person in medium armor walking trying not to make any noise.
10	An unarmored person walking trying not to make any noise
15	People whispering.
20	A cat stalking.
30	An owl gliding in for a kill.

Some conditions can make hearing a noise more difficult. While trying to listen something far way, you received a -1 range penalty per 10 ft. of distance to your Listen check.

Some other examples are on the following table.

Listen DC Modifier	Condition
+5 penalty	Through a door
+15 penalty	Through a stone wall
+5 penalty	Listener distracted by other sound

A sleeping character may make Listen checks at a -8 penalty. A successful check awakens the sleeper.

Try Again: Yes, you can try to hear something that you failed to hear previously with no penalty assuming the sound is still present.

Feats

Extended Hearing

The penalty to Listen check for distance is now -1 per 15 ft.

Specialist: The penalty to Listen check for distance is now -1 per 20 ft.

Expert: The penalty to Listen check for distance is now -1 per 30 ft.

Master: The penalty to Listen check for distance is now -1 per 50 ft.

Spot

Ability	Wisdom
Action	Quick
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	No

Description: The Spot skill allow you to discern things with your eyes. This skill also allows you to read lips.

Check: While trying to spot something far way, you received a -1 range penalty per 10 ft. of distance.

Read Lips: To understand what someone is saying by reading lips, you must be within 30 feet of the speaker, be able to see him or her speak, and understand the speaker's language. (This use of the skill is language-dependent.) The base DC is 15, but it increases for complex speech or an inarticulate speaker. You must maintain a line of sight to the lips being read. If your Spot check succeeds, you can understand the general content of a minute's worth of speaking, but you usually still miss certain details.

Total Failure : When reading lips a total failure means that you did not read the lips correctly and you get an incorrect message. Action: To read lips, you must concentrate for a full minute before making a Spot check, and you can't perform any other action (other than moving at up to half speed) during this minute. Try Again: You can try to spot something that you failed to see previously at no penalty. You can attempt to read lips once per minute.

Feats

Extended Sight

The penalty to Spot check for distance is now -1 per 15 ft.

Specialist: The penalty to Spot check for distance is now -1 per 20 ft.

Expert: The penalty to Spot check for distance is now -1 per 30 ft.

Master: The penalty to Spot check for distance is now -1 per 50 ft.

Low Sight

In melee, you rely on your other senses than sight, making you less vulnerable against concealment cause by visibility (darkness, fog, foliage, invisibility). Treat opponent with concealment as they had on less level of concealment.

Scent

Ability	Wisdom
Action	Quick
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	No

Synergy: Survival (Tracking)

Description: This skill reflects your ability to smell things and detect odor.

Check: While trying to smell something, you received a -1 range penalty per feet of distance from the source of an odor.

Try Again: Yes. You can try to smell something that you failed to smell previously with no penalty.

Feats

Extended Smell

The penalty to Scent check for distance is now -1 per 2 ft.

Specialist: The penalty to Scent check for distance is now -1 per 5 ft.

Expert: The penalty to Scent check for distance is now -1 per 10 ft.

Master: The penalty to Scent check for distance is now -1 per 25 ft.

Taste

Ability	Wisdom
Action	Quick
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	No

Description: This skill reflects your ability to taste things.

Try Again: You can try to taste something that you failed to taste previously with no penalty.

Touch

Ability	Wisdom
Action	Quick
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	No

Synergy: Search

Description: This skill reflect your ability to recognize things you touch.

Try Again: Yes. You can try to recognize things you touch something that you failed to recognize things you touch previously with no penalty.