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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7625296" data-attributes="member: 6779196">I agree with Iserith in principle, though for me personally, “looking closely at them” is enough information about the approach for me to make a call. I’d say looking closely at the tracks has a reasonable chance of succeeding at determining what kind of creature left them and how many there were had a reasonable chance of failing to. Assuming time is a limited resource, I’d call for a Wisdom check, and if the player asked if their Survival or Nature proficiency was applicable, I’d say yes. Depending on what creature actually did leave them, I might also say yes to Animal Handling, if it was an animal the character has experience handling.As for whether any of the creatures that left the tracks are injured, that’s a bit more complicated. If there are clear visible signs of injury among the tracks, such as blood, there’s no reasonable chance of failure. Looking at the tracks closely would tell them that the creature(s) that left them was/were injured. If there are visible signs that are not obvious, such as one of the sets of tracks having a limping gait, then I’d probably ask for a separate check for that. Still wisdom, probably with a higher DC, and I would probably say yes to Medicine or Survival proficiency, possibly Animal Handling if the injured creature is an animal the character has handled, and no to Nature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7625296, member: 6779196"] I agree with Iserith in principle, though for me personally, “looking closely at them” is enough information about the approach for me to make a call. I’d say looking closely at the tracks has a reasonable chance of succeeding at determining what kind of creature left them and how many there were had a reasonable chance of failing to. Assuming time is a limited resource, I’d call for a Wisdom check, and if the player asked if their Survival or Nature proficiency was applicable, I’d say yes. Depending on what creature actually did leave them, I might also say yes to Animal Handling, if it was an animal the character has experience handling. As for whether any of the creatures that left the tracks are injured, that’s a bit more complicated. If there are clear visible signs of injury among the tracks, such as blood, there’s no reasonable chance of failure. Looking at the tracks closely would tell them that the creature(s) that left them was/were injured. If there are visible signs that are not obvious, such as one of the sets of tracks having a limping gait, then I’d probably ask for a separate check for that. Still wisdom, probably with a higher DC, and I would probably say yes to Medicine or Survival proficiency, possibly Animal Handling if the injured creature is an animal the character has handled, and no to Nature. [/QUOTE]

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