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pyremius
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Old November 23rd, 2013, 08:07 PM
Here's a variation I just thought of: game systems with some form of the Appraise skill often provide multiple options for the revealed value. Rather then update the value mid-game (giving the players a clue that the value you just quoted was not the value previously written down) it would be nice to have a table with select-able elements that can be combined.

In the example below all 5 lines would constitute a single snippet, with lines 2-5 comprising radio buttons. When one button is selected and the entire snippet is shared, the players would see line 1, plus whichever line is selected. The values and descriptions are all pre-defined, so there's no way for them to know if the information they receive is accurate or not. The biggest complication I see is if two characters try to appraise an item and get different results. This would get worse if each independently shared their result with the same third party.

For example, in Pathfinder missing an Appraise check by 5 or less results in a value off by ~20% with a failure by more then 5 being "Wildly inaccurate".

[You find a golden Goblet, with designs etched around the base and circled with 8 red gems near the rim]

[Individually, the Garnets appear to be worth about 80gp each, and the entire goblet is worth 1,000gp] [GM Notes "DC 20 real value"]

[Individually, the Garnets appear to be worth about 70gp each, and the entire goblet is worth 800gp] [ GM Notes "DC 15-19 low appraisal"]

[Individually, the Garnets appear to be worth about 80gp each, and the finely-detailed designs bringing the total value to 1,200gp] [GM Notes "DC 15-19 high appraisal"]

[Set with common rhodochrosite and a very poor mix of base metals devaluing the gold, the goblet is worth 100gp] [GM Notes "DC 14 or less"]
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