Investigation

The Investigation skill is used to follow leads and discover information about creatures and topics, either through research, tailing tracks, or following up on information..

Examples

Investigation Actions

Decode Ciphers | Trained

Critical Success.
Success.
Failure.
Critical Failure.
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Gather Information | Untrained

You attempt to gather specific pieces of information by looking through textbooks, correspondences, or talking to various individuals. Depending on the source you are using to gather this information, the ability score used for the resulting Investigation check may vary. For instance, ancient texts may call for Intelligence (Investigation), while searching for information by talking to people may result in Charisma (Investigation).

Critical Success.
Success.
Critical Failure.
Base DCExamples
10 
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Study | Untrained

Critical Success.
Success.
Failure.
Critical Failure.
Base DCExamples
10 
15 
20 
25