Perception

The Statistic of Perception (abbreviated as "PE") is a character's general sensitivity and alertness to their immediate surroundings. It affects the following:

Affected Skills

• Prowling
• Spot Trap
• Firearms
• Disarm Traps

Derived Statistics

• None

Uses

• The Bonus for reaching a Perception of 20 is the ability to see invisible characters and creatures
• Perception reduces the distance penalty to accuracy (% To Hit) for Ranged Weapons (Bow, Throwing, and Firearms). E.g. if a character with Perception = 10 is firing a revolver to point-blank target having 19% To Hit chance, they will still have 19% to Hit Chance from 5 hexes away, but will start receiving a distance penalty of 5% for each square, so 14% from 6 hexes away, 9% from 7 hexes away and so on. Each 2 points of Perception negate a 5% penalty of one square, so with Perception 12 it's 19% change To Hit from 6 hexes away.
• Marks make a Perception check vs Skill level if a character is
  • Prowling around them
  • Being Pick Pocketed
  • Having one of their Locks Picked

Bonuses

• Items
  • Trapmaker spectacles: gives +2
  • Eye Gear: gives +2 (tech)
  • Staff of K'an Tau: gives +2 (magickal)
  • Goggled Helmet: gives +3 (tech)
  • Helmet of Yzar's Cost: gives +4 (HEXED)
  • Helmet of Vision: negates the Perception penalty (tech)
  • Miner's Helmet: negates the Perception penalty (tech)
  • Chapeau of Magnetic Inversion: negates the Perception penalty (tech)
  • Nature's Wrath Helm: negates the Perception penalty (HEXED)
  • Eyeglasses: gives +1 if PE is less than 7, otherwise remove -1
  • Most armored Helmets: remove -1, especially if not listed above

• Blessings
  • Blessing of Ter'el: gives +1
  • Blessing of Halcyon: give +2 (overrides Ter'el's blessing)

• Races
  • None

• Backgrounds
  • Raised by Monks: gives +1
  • Sheltered Childhood: gives +1
  • Afraid of the Dark: gives +2
  • Mad Doctor: gives +2
  • Raised by Orcs: gives +2
  • Miracle Operation: gives +5
  • Bookworm: removes -1
  • Professional Knife Tosser: removes -1
  • Ran Away with the Circus: removes -1

• Consumables
  • Vivifier: gives +1 (permanent)
  • Brain Builder: gives +1 (permanent)
  • Mind Marvel: gives +2 (temporary)
  • Revitalizer: gives +2 (temporary)
  • Vendigrothian Elixir: gives +2 (temporary)
  • Liquid of Awareness: gives +2 (temporary)
  • Muscle Maker: removes -1