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Check: A DC 15 Appraise check determines the value of a common item, or 20 for an uncommon item. If your fail the check by less than 5, you determine the price of that item to within 20% of its actual value. If you fail this check by 5 or more, the price is wildly inaccurate. Particularly rare or exotic items might increase the DC of this check by 5 or more
| Item obscurity | Appraisal DC/Modifier |
|---|---|
| Common | Trivial |
| Uncommon | Easy |
| Rare | Moderate |
| Unique | Hard |
| Item's value is disguised | Disadvantage |
You can also use this check to determine the most valuable item visible in a group of items. You identify the most valuable item your check allows for
Action: Standard
Try Again: No
Haggling is a contested skill, your score versus the haggling score of the person you are haggling with. Haggle can also be contested by a Diplomacy score. Haggle gains advantage when used against diplomacy. The winner of the check slides the normal price 10% in their favor. For every 5 points over your opponent's score, you sway the price an additional 10%
Action: 3 Full actions minimum
Try again: One additional attempt but at disadvantage
You have the ability to make and find contacts with ease. Your reputation and current network opens doors and also allows making new contacts easier. You start the game with a number of contacts appropriate for your character's backstory, as agreed by your GM. During encounters with people, you can use this skill to attempt to make this person consider you a part of their network in the future
| Situation | Networking DC |
|---|---|
| Make a contact | Easy |
| Interaction is brief | Increase difficulty level |
| In depth interaction | Advantage |
| They have nothing to gain from you | Increase difficulty level |
| Negative network pressure | Increase difficulty level |
Action: Varies
Try again: No, unless circumstances have changed
Speculation allows you to make predictions on financial matters, such as the future value of a commodity
| Task | DC |
|---|---|
| Vague speculations | Trivial |
| Specific speculations, vague timeline | Easy |
| Specific speculations, specific timeline | Moderate |
| Very specific speculations | Hard |
| Very specific speculations, Very specific timeline | Near Impossible |
Example: The value of wheat will double in the next 9 days would be Very Specific Speculations
Action: Standard
Try again: No
You have knowledge of the mercantile world and its workings, both now, and throughout history. Answering a question regarding this world requires a check correlating to the difficulty of the question (Trivial, Easy, Moderate, Hard, Very Difficult, Near Impossible)
