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 meleeweapons with a certain enhancement bonus (and no other properties) are listed in the following table.
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