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History. Your knowledge of cooking techniques al- FORGERY KIT
lows you to assess the social patterns involved in a cul- A forgery kit is designed to duplicate documents and to
ture's eating habits. make it easier to copy a pers on's seal or s ignature.
Medicine. When administering treatment, you can Components. A forgery kit includes several different
transform medicine that is bitter or sour into a pleasing types of ink, a variety of parchments and papers, several
concoction. quills, seals and sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and
Survival. When foraging for food, you can make do small tools to sculpt melted wax to mimic a seal.
with ingredients you scavenge that others would be un- Arcana. A forgery kit can be used in conjunction
able to trans form into nourishing meals. with the Arcana s kill to determine if a magic item is
Prepare Meals. As part of a short rest, you can pre- real or fake.
pare a tasty meal that helps your companions regain Deception. A well-crafted forgery, such as papers pro-
their strength. You a nd up to five creatures of your claiming you to be a noble or a writ that grants you safe
choice regain 1 extra hit point per Hit Die spent during passage, can lend credence to a lie.
a s hort rest, provided you have access to your cook's History. A forgery kit combined with your knowledge
utens ils and sufficient food. of history improves your ability to create fake historical
documents or to tell if a n old document is authentic.
COOK'S UTENSILS Investigation. When you examine objects, proficiency
Activity DC with a forgery kit is useful for determining how an ob-
ject was made and whether it is genuine.
Create a typical meal 10 Other Tools. Knowledge of other tools makes your
Duplicate a meal 10 forgeries that much more believable. For example, you
Spot poison or impurities in food 15 could combine proficiency with a forgery kit and profi-
Create a gourmet meal 15 ciency with cartographer's tools to make a fake map.
Quick Fake. As part of a short rest, you can produce
DISGUISE KIT a forged document no more than one page in length. As
The perfect tool for anyone who wants to engage in part of a long rest, you can produce a document that is
trickery, a disguise kit enables its owner to adopt a up to four pages long. Your Intelligence check using a
false identity. forgery kit determines the DC for someone else's Intelli-
Components. A disguise kit includes cosmetics, hair gence (Inves tigation) check to spot the fake.
dye, s ma ll props, and a few pieces of clothing.
Deception. In certain cases, a disguise can improve FORGERY KIT
your ability to weave convincing lies. Activity DC
Intimidation. The right disguise can make you look
more fearsome, whether you want to scare someone Mimic handwriting 15
away by pos ing as a plague victim or intimidate a gang Duplicate a wax seal 20
of thugs by taking the appearance of a bully.
Performance. A cunning disguise can enhance an au- GAMING SET
dience's enjoyment of a performance, provided the dis- Proficiency with a gaming set applies to one type of
guise is properly designed to evoke the des ired reaction. game, s uch as Three-Dragon Ante or games of chance
Persuasion. Folk tend to trust a person in uniform. If that use dice.
you disguise yourself as an authority figure, your efforts Components. A gaming set has all the pieces needed
to persuade others are often more effective. to play a specific game or type of game, s uch as a com-
Create Disguise. As pa rt of a long rest, you can plete deck of cards or a board and tokens.
create a disguise. It takes you 1 mfoute to don such a History. Your mastery of a game includes knowledge
disguise once you have created it. You can carry only of its history, as well as of important events it was con-
one such disguise on you at a time without drawing nected to or prominent historical figures involved with it.
undue attention, unless you have a bag of holding or Insight. P laying games with someone is a good way to
a similar method to keep them hidden. Each disguise gain understanding of their personality, granting you a
weighs 1 pound. better ability to discern their lies from their truths and
At other times, it takes 10 minutes to craft a disguise read their mood.
that involves moderate changes to your appearance, SleightofHand. S leight of Hand is a useful skill for
and 30 minutes for one that requires more exten- cheating at a game, as it allows you to swap pieces,
s ive changes. palm cards, or alter a die roll. Alternatively, engrossing
a target in a game by manipulating the components w ith
DISGUISE KIT dexterous movements is a great distraction for a pick-
pocketing attempt.
Activity DC
Cover injuries or distinguishing marks 10 GAMING SET
Spot a disguise being used by someone else 15
Activity DC
Copy a humanoid's appearance 20
Catch a player cheating 15
Gain insight into an opponent's personality 15

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