Assess Ingredients

You examine a creature, remains or other natural source to see whether it holds useful alchemical ingredients. The DC depends on the source's level, rarity and biological complexity (as a guide: common DC 10, uncommon 15, rare 20, legendary 25). The full ingredient rules are in Crafting and Treasure.

Critical Success: As a success, and you also learn whether it holds another ingredient profile, an unusual combination of ingredient tags, or an especially valuable part (GM's call).

Success: You learn whether the source holds harvestable ingredients and identify the ingredient profiles available.

Failure: You can't tell whether the source holds useful ingredients.

Critical Failure: You misread the source, and can't Assess Ingredients on it again unless the circumstances meaningfully change.

Results

Critical Success

As a success, and you also learn whether it holds another ingredient profile, an unusual combination of ingredient tags, or an especially valuable part (GM's call).

Success

You learn whether the source holds harvestable ingredients and identify the ingredient profiles available.

Failure

You can't tell whether the source holds useful ingredients.

Critical Failure

You misread the source, and can't Assess Ingredients on it again unless the circumstances meaningfully change.