Intelligence Ability Checks

Keywords: RP_INTELLIGENCE, RP-INTELLIGENCE

Intelligence measures mental acuity, accuracy of recall, and the ability to reason. An Intelligence check comes into play when you need to draw on logic, education, memory, or deductive reasoning. There are several catagories under the umbrella of ones intelligence: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, and Religion.

Arcana - The ability to recall lore about spells, magic items, symbols, magical traditions, the planes of existence, and the inhabitants of those planes.

History - The ability to recall lore about historical events, legendary people, ancient kingdoms, past disputes, recent wars, and lost civilizations.
Investigation - When you look around for clues and make deductions based on those clues, you make an Intelligence (Investigation) check. You might deduce the location of a hidden object, discern from the appearance of a wound what kind of weapon dealt it, or determine the weakest point in a tunnel that could cause it to collapse. Poring through ancient scrolls in search of a hidden fragment of knowledge might also call for an investigation check.

Nature - The ability to recall lore about terrain, plants and animals, the weather, and natural cycles.

Religion - Used to recall lore about deities, rites and prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols, and the practices of secret cults.

Other Intelligence Checks:

- Communicate with a creature without using words

- Pull together a disguise to pass as a city guard

- Forge a document

Intelligence Ability Checks

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