Perception Talents

A mage, rogue, or warrior with one of these Perception talents is much more attuned to their surroundings than those without.

Blindsight
Classes: Mage, Rogue, and Warrior

Requirement: You must have Perception of 5 or greater, and Perception (Hearing) or Perception (Smelling).

Novice: You have learned to navigate and perceive things fairly well without relying on eyesight (while blinded or in complete darkness), up to 16 yards away. Once per short rest, you can re-roll failed a Perception (Hearling) or (Smelling) test while in darkness, but must keep the result of the second roll. Fighting blind is now easier, as well. Normally Attack rolls against a Blinded creature have a +6 bonus, and the Blinded creature's attack rolls have a penalty of -6. These penalties are halved (others only have a +3 bonus against you while Blinded, and your own Attack roll penalty is reduced to -3.)

Journeyman: You are able to navigate and perceive things while blind or in complete darkness, up to 30 yards away. Penalties are further reduced: +1 bonus against you while blind, and your attack roll penalty is -1.

Master: You gain the ability to navigate and fight in utter darkness or while Blinded, without any penalties. (You have a +6 attack roll against creatures that cannot see.)

Observation
Classes: Mage, Rogue, and Warrior

Requirement: Perception 3 or higher.

''You have a great eye for detail. You should be a detective.''

Novice: You notice things others do not. Choose one of the following Perception focuses: Insight, Seeing, or Searching. You can re-roll failed rolls of this type, but you must keep the results of the second roll.

Journeyman: Gain the special Perception focus called Visual Calculus, which allows you to reconstruct scenarios in your mind’s eye. For example, you might trace an arrow’s trajectory with mathematical precision. Or glance at a set of footprints and discern the height, weight, gender, and species of their originators.

Master: You are constantly aware of the world around you, and your fight or flight response is always on high alert. Your Initiative increases by +1. Also, gain one new Perception focus now.

Photographic Memory
Classes: Mage, Rogue, and Warrior

Requirement: This is a special talent that cannot be learned through study, but it can be gained via use of special items. This talent can be leveled up once it is gained.

Novice: Gain the Perception (Sight) focus. You have near-perfect recall of places you have visited before, as well as people you’ve met and things you’ve seen. Roll Perception (Sight) to attempt to recall small details of something or someone you have seen before, that you may not have previously needed to understand.

Journeyman: Your reading speed is quadrupled.

Master: You have access to lore that you are not an expert in, due to information you may have heard before in passing. For example, you may attempt to identify a poison without the Poison Lore focus by rolling Cunning TN17.