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Arcanna

Intelligence

Use this skill to recall information you have learned in the past or can deduce from information that you already know about eldritch symbols, magic items, magical traditions, planes of existence, spells, or the like. As a general rule, characters cannot make multiple attempts at tasks using this skill.
Example Tasks
TaskDC
Eldritch symbol lore
- Identify a glyph of warding, but not its use10
- Identify a glyph of warding and its use15
- Identify the mark of a famous wizard or wizarding group10
- Identify the mark of an obscure wizard or wizarding group20
Magic items
- Identify common magic items10
- Identify uncommon magic items15
- Identify rare magic items20
- Identify very rare magic items25
- Identify legendary magic items30
- Identify unique magic items35
- Recall the history of famous magic items15
- Recall the history of obscure magic items20
- Recall the history of unique magic items25
Magical tradition
- Know a magic rite and assist in performing it15
- Know a magic rite and lead the performance of it20
- Know the secret codes of a wizard group of which the character is a member10
- Know the secret codes of a wizard group of which the character is not a member30
Planes of existence
- Identify an inner plane of existence15
- Identify an outer plane of existence20
- Identify an inner plane of existence inhabitant20
- Identify an outer plane of existence inhabitant25
- Know the culture/traditions of an inner plane of existence inhabitant20
- Know the culture/traditions of an outer plane of existence inhabitant25
Spells
- Identify material created by spells15
- Identify material shaped by spells15
- Identify a spell being cast15
- Identify a spell in place20
- Identify a spell like effect in place20
- Identify a unique spell effect in place30

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