

This is part of the Revised (v.3.5) System Reference Document. If you have 5 or more ranks in Decipher Script, you get a +2 bonus on Use Magic Device checks involving scrolls.īack to Main Page → System Reference Document → Skills Open Game Content One try per day.ĭeciphering the equivalent of a single page of script takes 1 minute (ten consecutive full-round actions).Ī character with the Diligent feat gets a +2 bonus on Decipher Script checks. (Success means that you do not draw a false conclusion failure means that you do.)īoth the Decipher Script check and (if necessary) the Wisdom check are made secretly, so that you can’t tell whether the conclusion you draw is true or false.ĭecipher a written spell (such as a scroll) without using read magic. If the check fails, make a DC 5 Wisdom check to see if you avoid drawing a false conclusion about the text. If the check succeeds, you understand the general content of a piece of writing about one page long (or the equivalent).

The base DC is 20 for the simplest messages, 25 for standard texts, and 30 or higher for intricate, exotic, or very old writing. You can decipher writing in an unfamiliar language or a message written in an incomplete or archaic form. Decipher Script ( Int Trained Only) Check
