Knowledge Feats

[Dave Fritz]

I have some questions about how Knowledge Feats work and are used. How does one get the training that the description says is necessary? How is a feat actually used?

For example, I have 5 ranks in Knowledge:Arcana. I want to decipher some Cryptic Notes. The feat description makes me think that this is the feat necessary, but I have done no training in this feat and cannot figure out how to apply the feat to attempt to read the notes.

I've tried running searches on the Wiki and the Forums without much luck.

[Thief Of Navarre]

Not sure if you mean skills?

Decipher text if its mundane & Knowledge arcana would probably be applicable if its magical in nature.

[Jonel]

It takes Dicipher script in order to determine the Nature of the Cryptic note, and if it turns out that its magical in nature (i.e. Enchantment or imbuement) then you would need to proceed with the Knowledge: Arcana check.

Also one thing to remember is that these cryptic notes are not always able to be deciphered by you everytime, they could have been written in one of the many languages we have availible, and you may not know the right language to read them.

I learned all this from trial and error and thankfully was finally pitied by DM Corni (now DEV I believe).

Love,

~Syne

[Dave Fritz]

Not sure if you mean skills?

Decipher text if its mundane & Knowledge arcana would probably be applicable if its magical in nature.

You're right - skills. Sorry.

[Dave Fritz]

It takes Dicipher script in order to determine the Nature of the Cryptic note, and if it turns out that its magical in nature (i.e. Enchantment or imbuement) then you would need to proceed with the Knowledge: Arcana check.

Also one thing to remember is that these cryptic notes are not always able to be deciphered by you everytime, they could have been written in one of the many languages we have availible, and you may not know the right language to read them.

I learned all this from trial and error and thankfully was finally pitied by DM Corni (now DEV I believe).

Love,

~Syne

Thanks. Oh well, maybe those skill points I used on K:A will be useful somewhere else.

Can I do the stuff myself, or do I need a DM to set up and run checks?

[Jonel]

You can decipher them all yourself, or have other players do it. But if you fail in that you can always petition a DM for help, and hopefully find one that is willing (or has the time to help).

Good luck,

~Syne

[Dave Fritz]

You can decipher them all yourself, or have other players do it. But if you fail in that you can always petition a DM for help, and hopefully find one that is willing (or has the time to help).

Good luck,

~Syne

Thanks!

[DM_Acorn]

Select the Cryp. note, so it is in the target box, then open the skill die icon and select Descipher Script hit ROLL. Then repeat with Know arcana.

There is no Feat for this task.

Appraise works the same way. I can't think of any others off the top of my head.

Oh wait diplomacy and bluff and intimidate you can target another player and force rolls.

[Dave Fritz]

Select the Cryp. note, so it is in the target box, then open the skill die icon and select Descipher Script hit ROLL. Then repeat with Know arcana.

There is no Feat for this task.

Appraise works the same way. I can't think of any others off the top of my head.

Oh wait diplomacy and bluff and intimidate you can target another player and force rolls.

Thanks, Acorn.