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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tortoise" data-source="post: 5830491" data-attributes="member: 146">The house rule I use in my B/X style campaign is as follows: (copied/pasted from my blog)Identifying magic items (not potions). (this rule was created on the go during play and will be discussed in detail in a future blog post).This is done by the use of a lengthy and dangerous ritual that all arcane casters know how to perform. The ritual takes 8 hours and leaves the caster so physically and mentally drained that immediately afterward another 8 hours of uninterrupted rest is required. If the required rest is not completed, a save vs paralysis is required with failure indicating collapse of the caster into a coma for 6d4 hours.At the time of the ritual the caster must succeed on a save vs spells to know what the item can do. Failure gains no knowledge. A roll of natural 1 on the saving throw results in the caster immediately falling into a coma as above. The caster may only try to identify one item at a time. PC's may also experiment with items.In that style game there are 5 save categories, compared with 3.x and 4e which had different save mechanisms and would need a different method.The B/X - LL game lacks an identify spell so the "ritual" above was thrown together in play to facilitate the on-the-spot situation. It worked and appealed to player sensibilities so it was kept. Since the saves improve as the caster levels it reflects increasing competence.If at some point I develope a bard class for the game then they may have a form of Legend Lore.There are a ton of different approaches that could be used for the identification of magic items. Finding what works for the group and system is what is important.I would like to see something similar or at least flavorful and interesting done with 5e. I consider identify a form of divination and would like to see all major divinations be rituals. Minor ones still work better as spells.</blockquote>

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