48 lines
2.4 KiB
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48 lines
2.4 KiB
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_id: aymdxhdgcjaciwtl
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img: systems/pf1/icons/items/inventory/dice.jpg
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name: Book, Dungeon Guide
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system:
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description:
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value: >-
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<p>While mundane and magical research are paramount to the planning stages
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of any expedition, the ultimate prize in dungeon research is undoubtedly a
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dungeon guide. Each of these valuable books is about a different dungeon
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of either wide-spread or local fame, and contains all manner of convoluted
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hints and ideas about its supposed locale-sometimes even maps. A
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dungeoneering group in possession of such a rare and unusual boon has a
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much better chance of seeing the light of day once again after its
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expedition.</p>
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<p>Vast dungeons, megalithic towers, and submerged tombs are the focus of
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generations of scholarship and research. Any number of books have been
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written about these forsaken places-most, it must be said, scribed by
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sages who haven't been within a hundred miles of the sites in question.
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After all, few adventurers have the time or inclination to write scholarly
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tomes about their experiences, so it falls to researchers and chroniclers
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to piece together dungeon guides. To do so, they draw on books of lore and
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accounts of dungeons before the sites became the abodes of monsters, scour
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the diaries and reminiscences of retired adventurers, consult extraplanar
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intelligences, and fill in the gaps with wild guesswork.</p>
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<p>Dungeon guides vary in their reliability. Some read like tour guides of
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famous dungeons, dwelling on gory tales of monsters and exaggerated claims
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about treasure. Others are obsessive collections of picayune details, with
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hundreds of pages on honored animal cremation rituals or <em>gnome</em>
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pottery. Truly reliable guides are extremely rare, and some dungeon guides
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have become legends in their own right.</p>
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<p>A dungeon guide serves two functions. First, adventurers can consult it
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to obtain information regarding specific areas of the dungeon. Second, a
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dungeon guide can provide its reader bonuses on up to three skill checks.
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Anyone can consult the guide for information on the dungeon, but only
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readers who possess ranks in the skill associated with the text can
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benefit from the guide's skill bonuses.</p>
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equipped: false
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price: 50
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subType: gear
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weight:
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value: 2
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type: loot
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