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by mushgnome » Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:38 pm
A Quick Note about Investigate Checks
Since our Mythos/Investigate system is a bit wonky, I wanted to play this hand with all my cards on the table, for the benefit of the new players:
An Investigate check is a milder version of a Mythos check. If encountering Cthulhu in a dark alley is a Mythos check, then researching Cthulhu at the library is an Investigate check.
Roll d6 to determine the amount of information the investigator discovers. A higher roll gives more clues and information, but on a roll of 6, the investigator learns a little too much, and the roll escalates to a higher-stakes Mythos check. Arguably the 'best' roll is 5, because that is the maximum information you can discover without risking your sanity.
For a new player joining the game, or a new PC with a Mythos score of 0, I would not generally spring an unannounced Investigate or Mythos check on you. I would give you plenty of warning, and then it would be your choice whether or not your PC crosses the sanity threshold. In this case however, I already have my hooks in Dougal to the tune of 3 Mythos, so I am comfortable going ahead with the roll on behalf of ehiker133.
Rolling 1d6 for Dougal's Investigate check to examine the web: 5, an excellent outcome. I will explain what that looks like (both to Dougal himself, and to Kiplyn who is next on the scene) in my next post.
@rredmond, watching this play out, do you still want to send your animal companion down the hole? If so, I would roll 1d6 and make an Investigate check for Carc, like I did for Dougal. Since Dougal already rolled 5, here is my situational ruling: On a roll under Dougal's 5, Carc learns nothing new. On a roll of 5+, his keen animal senses pick up something that Dougal missed. But on a roll of 6, Carc learns a little too much, and Noh's Mythos increases to 1.
@mgtremaine, since Kiplyn doesn't have keen animal senses, and Dougal already rolled so well, I don't recommend that Kiplyn try any further Investigating. Maybe just watch the scene that is about to unfold, and piggyback on Dougal's success...
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