Decipher Script

Characters with this Skill can decipher writing in an unfamiliar language or a message written in an incomplete or archaic form. You will need 1 grade for the simplest messages, 3 for standard texts, and 5 for intricate, exotic, or very old writing.

If you have enough grades in the skill, you understand the general content of a piece of writing about one page long (or the equivalent). If you attempt to decipher something that requires more than one grade higher than you have, you draw a false conclusion about the text.

Action Time
Deciphering the equivalent of a single page of script takes 1 minute.

Try Again
No.

Special Considerations

 * A character with the Diligent feat gets a +1 bonus to Decipher Script grade.
 * If you have 3 or more ranks in Decipher Script, you get a +1 bonus to your Use Magic Device grade involving scrolls.