Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Tharr 03-03-07, 01:58 AM	Reading the skill of gather info takes many hours to complete for the one roll. My question is can spells help boost your made roll since it will take hours. Having read the rules it does takes 1d4+ 1 hours. Does cast spells have to last your whole time your gather info roll took.
Someone 03-03-07, 02:06 AM	Yes. Its the Cinderella effect- if your regal coach is going to turn into a pumpkin halfway through the ball, it would just be embarrassing. Just replace "ball" with "Gather Info check" and "pumpkin coach" with "buffs".
Tharr 03-05-07, 12:36 AM	Found another question people giving aid other for roll of gather info work. Does this help the roll according to rules becaue roll takes very long.
Ash the blackcowl 03-05-07, 03:50 PM	In my campaign this is how it works. The party needs to learn a certain bit of information - The location of the Bloody Dagger Gang's hide out. At that point, I the DM, assign a DC and roll to determine how long it will take to learn this info. The player attempting to gather the info rolls this skill check. Anyone who wants to aid rolls the appropriate check and if he succeeds +2 is added to the primary information gatherer's roll. If the final roll is high enough, I let the player know that after x hours you succeed in finding an informant with the info you seek, we then roll play the meeting. Sometimes I use this to spin off into side trek adventures, releave the party of excess treasures, or even get them back on track. It also gives the DM a neat way to introduce some unique NPC's, and PC's with cha skills the opportunity to shine.
WinterPsionic 03-05-07, 06:11 PM	...we then roll play the meeting. I sure hope you meant: we then role play the meeting.