Information Gathering - Revision history

David.moore at 06:44, 19 August 2025

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	:*'''[[Intuition]]:''' This skill most useful if you have some idea of the answer already. Use once you’ve pieced the clues together and reasoned through them – the answer may confirm your guess, or steer you if you’re off-course. The answer is only as good as your information; if your premises are wrong, your answer may lead you astray.		:*'''[[Intuition]]:''' This skill most useful if you have some idea of the answer already. Use once you’ve pieced the clues together and reasoned through them – the answer may confirm your guess, or steer you if you’re off-course. The answer is only as good as your information; if your premises are wrong, your answer may lead you astray.

	:*'''[[Scholar]]:''' This skill is as good as the library you’re using; the larger and better-stocked the library, the better the information. And it’s important to find the right library for the question – a library in a faction dedicated to the destruction of all undead may give skewed information on the subject of vampires!		:*'''[[Scholar]]:''' This skill is as good as the [[Carded Libraries\|library]] you’re using; the larger and better-stocked the library, the better the information. And it’s important to find the right library for the question – a library in a faction dedicated to the destruction of all undead may give skewed information on the subject of vampires!

	:*'''[[Oracle]]:''' This skill tends to be the go-to when you don’t have a clue. It’s a roll of the dice, an undirected appeal for insight. But beware: the information depends on what the spirits know. Sometimes they’ll be as misinformed as any mortal – and sometimes they may even lie. And opening yourself up to the spirit world can carry other risks besides…		:*'''[[Oracle]]:''' This skill tends to be the go-to when you don’t have a clue. It’s a roll of the dice, an undirected appeal for insight. But beware: the information depends on what the spirits know. Sometimes they’ll be as misinformed as any mortal – and sometimes they may even lie. And opening yourself up to the spirit world can carry other risks besides…

David.moore at 14:37, 22 September 2024

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	====Insight Skills====		====Insight Skills====
	[[Battlefield Insight]], [[Creator's Insight\|Creator’s Insight]], [[Demonic Insight]], [[Diplomat's Insight\|Diplomat’s Insight]], [[Hunter's Insight\|Hunter’s Insight]], [[Pathfinder]] and [[Strategic Insight]] all reflect a high level of expertise in a narrow field of endeavour. They’re more reliable than the skills above, mostly allowing the player to just the referee ~~ask~~ a direct question, but they’re also much more specific.		[[Battlefield Insight]], [[Creator's Insight\|Creator’s Insight]], [[Demonic Insight]], [[Diplomat's Insight\|Diplomat’s Insight]], [[Hunter's Insight\|Hunter’s Insight]], [[Pathfinder]] and [[Strategic Insight]] all reflect a high level of expertise in a narrow field of endeavour. They’re more reliable than the skills above, mostly allowing the player to just ask the referee a direct question, but they’re also much more specific.

David.moore at 16:59, 12 September 2024

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	====Insight Skills====		====Insight Skills====
	[[Battlefield Insight]], [[Creator’s Insight]], [[Demonic Insight]], [[Diplomat’s Insight]], [[Hunter’s Insight]], [[Pathfinder]] and [[Strategic Insight]] all reflect a high level of expertise in a narrow field of endeavour. They’re more reliable than the skills above, mostly allowing the player to just the referee ask a direct question, but they’re also much more specific.		[[Battlefield Insight]], [[Creator's Insight\|Creator’s Insight]], [[Demonic Insight]], [[Diplomat's Insight\|Diplomat’s Insight]], [[Hunter's Insight\|Hunter’s Insight]], [[Pathfinder]] and [[Strategic Insight]] all reflect a high level of expertise in a narrow field of endeavour. They’re more reliable than the skills above, mostly allowing the player to just the referee ask a direct question, but they’re also much more specific.

David.moore: Created page with "Three skills in the '''''Renewal''''' campaign allow the player to appeal to referees for answers to questions on any topic: Intuition, Scholar and Oracle. All of these skills have limitations of some sort; each is most useful in different circumstances. All of them offer some risk of misleading or even dangerous results! :*'''Intuition:''' This skill most useful if you have some idea of the answer already. Use once you’ve pieced the clues together an..."

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Created page with "Three skills in the '''''Renewal''''' campaign allow the player to appeal to referees for answers to questions on any topic: Intuition, Scholar and Oracle. All of these skills have limitations of some sort; each is most useful in different circumstances. All of them offer some risk of misleading or even dangerous results! :*'''Intuition:''' This skill most useful if you have some idea of the answer already. Use once you’ve pieced the clues together an..."

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Three skills in the '''''Renewal''''' campaign allow the player to appeal to referees for answers to questions on any topic: [[Intuition]], [[Scholar]] and [[Oracle]].

All of these skills have limitations of some sort; each is most useful in different circumstances. All of them offer some risk of misleading or even dangerous results!

:*'''[[Intuition]]:''' This skill most useful if you have some idea of the answer already. Use once you’ve pieced the clues together and reasoned through them – the answer may confirm your guess, or steer you if you’re off-course. The answer is only as good as your information; if your premises are wrong, your answer may lead you astray.

:*'''[[Scholar]]:''' This skill is as good as the library you’re using; the larger and better-stocked the library, the better the information. And it’s important to find the right library for the question – a library in a faction dedicated to the destruction of all undead may give skewed information on the subject of vampires!

:*'''[[Oracle]]:''' This skill tends to be the go-to when you don’t have a clue. It’s a roll of the dice, an undirected appeal for insight. But beware: the information depends on what the spirits know. Sometimes they’ll be as misinformed as any mortal – and sometimes they may even lie. And opening yourself up to the spirit world can carry other risks besides…

====Insight Skills====
[[Battlefield Insight]], [[Creator’s Insight]], [[Demonic Insight]], [[Diplomat’s Insight]], [[Hunter’s Insight]], [[Pathfinder]] and [[Strategic Insight]] all reflect a high level of expertise in a narrow field of endeavour. They’re more reliable than the skills above, mostly allowing the player to just the referee ask a direct question, but they’re also much more specific.