Attribute: Perception

Perception is the raw measure of how much your character notices the world around them.  The perception rating describes how likely your character is to pick up on incidental details, understand the nuances of speech from others, and pick up on social cues when a situation turns dangerous.  Each Perception rating listed below includes a description of a mental feat a character may perform without a roll of the dice.

Attribute Levels:

0	Abysmal: You are either in a coma, or you have suffered severe brain damage that keeps your character from perceiving anything but extremes of pain and pleasure.
1	Poor: You don't notice many aspects of the world around you, like trees or people in your way.  Only when something triggers more than one sense does it get your attention.
2	Average: You are aware of your basic surroundings so that you are not a danger to yourself and a menace to others most of the time.
3	Good. You are considered detail oriented.  You notice simple patterns in data and nature easily, and you are not easily scared by things that "sneak up" on you.
4	Exceptional: You catch most details, even ones your colleagues deem insignificant.  You make an excellent night watchman or proof reader.
5	Outstanding: You can find small and hard to catch objects in a pile of debris with relative ease. People are often astounded by the little things you pick up on.
6	Paragon: People joke about your hyper-vigilance. It takes a monument effort to take you by surprise, and you seldom fail to notice the subtext in a person's speech.
7	Super-Human: Your perceptive powers boarder on ESP.  You're so called sixth sense seems to notice things before all people and even most computers are able to detect them.

Common Perception Based Rolls:

• Perception + Alertness. When rolling to notice what other Characters are up to.
• Perception + Awareness. When rolling to notice arcane spells and supernatural phenomenon.
• Perception + Subterfuge. When rolling to detect a lie or misinformation.
• Perception + Streetwise. When rolling to "read the room" in an urban setting.
• Perception + Scrounge. When rolling to identify reusable scrap and recyclable items.
• Perception + Investigation. When rolling to collect data or clues from a scene.