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

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
  • Staff of K'an Tau gives +2 (magickal)
  • Helmet of Yzar's Cost gives +4 (HEXED)
  • Nature's Wrath Helm negates the Perception penalty (HEXED)
  • Trapmaker spectacles gives +2
  • Eye Gear gives +2 (tech)
  • Goggled Helmet gives +3 (tech)
  • Miner's Helmet negates the Perception penalty (tech)
  • Helmet of Vision negates the Perception penalty (tech)
  • Chapeau of Magnetic Inversion negates the Perception penalty (tech)

• • Eyeglasses gives +1 (PE<7) or else removes -1
  • Most armored Helmets remove -1, especially if not listed above

• Blessings
  • Blessing of Ter'el gives +1

• Races
  • None

• Backgrounds
  • Afraid of the Dark gives +2
  • Mad Doctor gives +2
  • Miracle Operation gives +5
  • Raised by Monks gives +1
  • Raised by Orcs gives +2
  • Sheltered Childhood gives +1

• • Bookworm removes -1
  • Professional Knife Tosser removes -1
  • Ran Away with the Circus removes -1

• Consumables
  • Mind Marvel gives +2 (temporary)
  • Revitalizer gives +2 (temporary)
  • Vendigrothian Elixir gives +2 (temporary)
  • Liquid of Awareness gives +2 (temporary)
  • Vivifier gives +1
  • Brain Builder gives +1

• • Muscle Maker removes -1