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Message: <blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 7382424" data-attributes="member: 12377">Yeah, it's an official variant to not allow players to automatically identify items during a short rest. I hate identify because it reveals curses and inconvenient side-effects, totally removing the incentive to experiment with an item or risk using it without knowing exactly what it does. Plus, there's no cost or risk associated with identify since it's a ritual. It basically cancels out the official variant, bringing us back to "free identify with a short rest provided there's a wizard in your party."I feel like the whole thing should be replaced with some Intelligence (Arcana) checks. Like, Gandalf got a 14 and knew the swords were +1 and of elven make, but then Elrond (who has advantage for being a half-elf) busted out a 23 and revealed the swords' names and special properties.</blockquote>