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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5793508" data-attributes="member: 8835">that might be solved with the assumption that the "clue" skills effectively count as taking 20.  So any DC from 10-20 would automatically be found by virtually any PC.  At the moment, I can't think of an example as to what clue would require a DC25 or higher to find based on the original D&D rules.Bear in mind, I just made this idea up today as an adaptation of the GUMSHOE concept.  To keep it D&D compatible, there's got to be a reason to invest in Search beyond 1 rank.An alternative, is all clues are auto-detect if you ask and have at least 1 rank.The amount of information given by the GM varies by skill level, however (ranks + bonuses).Thus, each clue would need a table of information to give at each skill level (maybe at increments of 5 to keep it simple).  I'd probably figure out the max-range of skill level possible/expected,  write down the information bits, and set the increment for that clue by how many information bits I had.My thinking being, each clue points in a basic direction to the killer.  The information bits make that direction more clear.  But the minimal information bits COULD reveal the killer if the players are smart.</blockquote>