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RELIGION

WISDOM SKILL

The secrets of deities, dogma, faith, and the realms of divine creatures both sublime and sinister are open to you. You also understand how magic works, though your training imparts a religious slant to that knowledge. Even if you’re untrained in Religion, you can use it to Recall Knowledge (page 238).

TABLE 1: RELIGION ACTIONS
Actions Proficiency Summary
Recall Knowledge Untrained You attempt a skill check to try to remember a bit of knowledge regarding a topic related to that skill.
Decipher Writing Trained You attempt to decipher complicated writing or literature on an obscure topic.
Identify Magic Trained Once you discover that an item, location, or ongoing effect is magical, you can spend 10 minutes to try to identify the particulars of its magic.
Learn a Spell Trained You can gain access to a new spell of your tradition from someone who knows that spell or from magical writing like a spellbook or scroll.
Tap Ley Line SM Trained You attempt to manipulate the magical essence of a ley line that you’re aware of within 30 feet.
TABLE 2: RELIGION FEATS
Untrained in Religion Level Benefits
Skill Training 1 You become trained in the skill of your choice.
Orthographic MasteryAPG 4 You understand the principles that underlie all written words, allowing you to read nearly any text.
Thorough ReportsLOWG 4 Your reports are thorough and informative, and putting your thoughts to paper helps you retain the information.
Trained in Religion Level Benefits
Assurance 1 Even in the worst circumstances, you can perform basic tasks.
Dubious Knowledge 1 You’re a treasure trove of information, but not all of it comes from reputable sources.
Pilgrim’s TokenAPG 1 You carry a small token of protection from a site holy to your faith, or you touched your religious symbol to a relic or altar at such a site.
Quick Identification 1 You can Identify Magic swiftly.
Recognize Spell 1 If you are trained in the appropriate skill for the spell’s tradition and it’s a common spell of 2nd level or lower, you automatically identify it (you still roll to attempt to get a critical success, but can’t get a worse result than success).
Student of the Canon 1 You’ve researched many faiths enough to recognize notions about them that are unlikely to be true.
Trick Magic Item 1 You examine a magic item you normally couldn’t use in an effort to fool it and activate it temporarily.
Diabolic Certitude LOWG 4 Your Hellknight training drilled details of Hell’s denizens deep into your mind.
Expert in Religion Level Benefits
Assured IdentificationAPG 2 You rarely misidentify an item.
Automatic Knowledge 2 You know basic facts off the top of your head.
Exhort the FaithfulAPG 2 Your knowledge of the tenets of your faith gives you insight into the best ways to get others of your faith to help you or to follow your directions.
Magical Shorthand 2 Learning spells comes easily to you.
Resourceful RitualistAPG 6 You can cast difficult rituals that might otherwise be just beyond your skill.
Master in Religion Level Benefits
Uzunjati Storytelling LOCG 6 You tell a quick story or begin telling a longer tale.
Battle Prayer LOGM 7 Calling out to your deity, you recite scripture to harm a foe.
Consult the SpiritsAPG 7 You have learned rites or meditations that enable you to perceive minor, invisible spirits within a place.
Quick Recognition 7 You Recognize Spells swiftly.
Sacred Defense LOGM 7 You call upon your deity to grant you their protective blessing.
Sanctify Water LOGM 7 You imbue water with your deity’s blessing.
Recognize Threat LOCG 8 You quickly assess the threat so you can relay the information to your team.
Unravel MysteriesLOCG 8 You can understand the true meaning of texts quickly, and even when you get lost or hit a dead end, you aren’t discouraged from making further attempts to get to the bottom of things.
Uzunjati Recollection LOCG 10 You tell a story spontaneously from nearly forgotten facts, delving into your memory and entertaining your audience in the process.
Legendary in Religion Level Benefits
Divine Guidance 15 You’re so immersed in divine scripture that you find meaning and guidance in your texts in any situation.