Research

Through the course of adventuring, a character may at some time find it advantageous to attempt to research a particular topic in order to learn new information. Researching can be completed on any topic, utilizing the Academics Skill related to the topic and requiring the use of some sort of research materials, typically a library or similar repository of knowledge. Rearching requires an Extended Action, requiring time to complete, but this time may be interrupted without consequence. After each hour that a creature spends researching a topic, it may make a Academics Skill check relevant to the topic. The result of their check determines the rarity of information they are able to find (based on the chart below). The library can grant a bonus to this check equal to twice the Library's Rank, which represents the level of knowledge contained therein.