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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sidran" data-source="post: 343786" data-attributes="member: 6160"> Observation (Int) Use this skill to make Insightful observations about a variety of minuscule things that can come together to form the basis of a hunch. Things that can be noticed are the state of a subjects clothes, lingering smells, a subjects level of nervousness. Check: The Insightful Observation skill is mainly used to detect minuscule things that are unusual about a single person. Specifically mud on shoes, mismatched gloves, missing buttons, and other such things that may give a clue as to the perpetrator of  the current case. This skill replaces Spot when trying to determine if a character is in disguise. ( See the Disguise skill in the PHB) By succeeding  at a skill check (DC 10) and the character spending  time observing a subject can determine the nature of the subject, whether he/ she is out of place, whether the subject is calm, or nervous. With  a successful skill check (DC 15) the character can tell what type of  occupation a subject has. Obvious occupations such as Sailor, Miners, lamplighters, Musicians, and others that leave obvious signs on the subjects hands  do not require a second check and require only the successful skill check (DC 10) other more obscure jobs require the check (DC 15) to gain any knowledge about the subjects line of work. If you want to try for a specific observation ( Is Professor Darrin's coat button missing, or Does Mrs. Carfax have mud on her clothes or shoes.)  the DC is 15 to 25 or higher. Retry: Yes but each time a character makes an observation the chance of the characters attentions being noticed by the subject grows higher.</blockquote>

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