Lore

Lore allows a character to identify unknown magic items.

• Ability: intelligence

• Classes: all

• Requires training: no

• Check: A roll against an unidentified item's value to determine magical properties that the item may possess.

• Special: Bards are able to identify items easier than other classes. Various spells and items can also give a character a bonus to their lore skill.

• Use: Automatic every time the player inspects an item.

Notes

• The bonus bards receive is equal to their class level, acquired with the bardic knowledge feat. Harper scouts also receive a bonus equal to class level from the same feat.
• Instead of a roll, the following table is used (defined via skillvsitemcost.2da).

Maximum item value by lore skill

Lore skill	Item value		Lore skill	Item value		Lore skill	Item value		Lore skill	Item value
0	5		14	9,500		28	350,000		42	1,700,000
1	10		15	13,000		29	400,000		43	1,800,000
2	50		16	17,000		30	500,000		44	1,900,000
3	100		17	20,000		31	600,000		45	2,000,000
4	150		18	30,000		32	700,000		46	2,100,000
5	200		19	40,000		33	800,000		47	2,200,000
6	300		20	50,000		34	900,000		48	2,300,000
7	400		21	60,000		35	1,000,000		49	2,400,000
8	500		22	80,000		36	1,100,000		50	2,500,000
9	1,000		23	100,000		37	1,200,000		51	3,000,000
10	2,500		24	150,000		38	1,300,000		52	5,000,000
11	3,750		25	200,000		39	1,400,000		53	6,000,000
12	4,800		26	250,000		40	1,500,000		54	9,000,000
13	6,500		27	300,000		41	1,600,000		55	12,000,000

• The Hordes of the Underdark expansion is required for the lore skill to identify items worth over 2,400,000 gold (lore 49).
• As a general guideline, the lore skills required to identify melee weapons with a certain enhancement bonus (and no other properties) are listed in the following table.

Minimum lore skill by weapon enhancement

Weapon bonus	Required lore		Weapon bonus	Required lore		Weapon bonus	Required lore		Weapon bonus	Required lore
+1	10		+6	24		+11	44		+16	52
+2	14		+7	26		+12	49		+17	53
+3	16-17		+8	29		+13	51		+18	53
+4	19		+9	31		+14	52		+19	54
+5	20		+10	39		+15	52		+20	54