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===Try Again=== | ===Try Again=== | ||
Yes, but it typically takes 1 hour per retry, as the logician bulls through the problem meticulously. Everything can be solved eventually, but some things take a while. | Yes, but it typically takes 1 hour per retry, as the logician bulls through the problem meticulously. Everything can be solved eventually, but some things take a while. Note that taking extra time on a retry reduces the bonus you get for taking extra time by -5. | ||
Unlike most skills, every retry after the first retry gains a +1 to the roll for every failed previous re-try after the first. This simulates the fact that as you grind away at a problem you gain more and more information about what is ISN'T, and you can eventually solve almost any solvable problem. The maximum 'retry bonus' you can build up to is +10, at which point you are going cross-eyed from the strain of the problem and are likely to quit or collapse in exhaustion. | |||
===Special=== | ===Special=== | ||
You cannot make an untrained Knowledge check with a DC higher than 10. If you have access to an extensive library that covers a specific skill, this limit is removed. The time to make checks using a library, however, increases to 1d4 hours. Particularly complete libraries might even grant a bonus on Knowledge checks in the fields that they cover. | You cannot make an untrained Knowledge check with a DC higher than 10. If you have access to an extensive library that covers a specific skill, this limit is removed. The time to make checks using a library, however, increases to 1d4 hours. Particularly complete libraries might even grant a bonus on Knowledge checks in the fields that they cover. | ||