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Jarecc 06-21-07, 08:49 PM	I've recently started playing in a campaign again, and my character hasn't been used since 3E, and the transition from 3E to 3.5 is proving more than a little difficult than any other character I've played. The reason being is due to two reasons, one my character is deaf, and second he's a rogue who has a heavy skill focus in Read Lips. Unfortunately looking through the PHB, the DMG, the PHB2, and Unearthed Arcana, I wasn't able to find any rules regarding Read Lips in 3.5, nor could I find any errata on the website. I need some advice!
Vharuck 06-21-07, 08:51 PM	It's now included under the Spot skill, which the rogue has as a class skill (like most every skill for a rogue): Read Lips To understand what someone is saying by reading lips, you must be within 30 feet of the speaker, be able to see him or her speak, and understand the speaker’s language. (This use of the skill is language-dependent.) The base DC is 15, but it increases for complex speech or an inarticulate speaker. You must maintain a line of sight to the lips being read. If your Spot check succeeds, you can understand the general content of a minute’s worth of speaking, but you usually still miss certain details. If the check fails by 4 or less, you can’t read the speaker’s lips. If the check fails by 5 or more, you draw some incorrect conclusion about the speech. The check is rolled secretly in this case, so that you don’t know whether you succeeded or missed by 5.