====== Search (Skill) ======
===== Search (Int) =====
You can make a detailed examination of a specific area, looking for lost objects, hidden compartments, and traps, or to discern other details that aren't readily apparent at a casual glance. The Search skill lets a character detect some small detail or irregularity through active effort, whereas the [[spot_skill|Spot]] skill lets you notice something with a quick scan.

**Check:** You generally must be within 10 feet of the object or surface to be examined. You can examine up to a 5-foot-by-5-foot area or a volume of goods 5 feet on a side with a single check.

A Search check can turn up individual footprints, but, does not allow you to follow tracks or tell you which direction the creature or creatures went or came from.

**Special:** You can take 10 or take 20 when making a Search check.

A character with the [[Meticulous (Feat)|Meticulous]] feat gets a +2 bonus on all Search checks.

**Time:** A Search check is a full-round action.

|**Task**|**DC**|
|Ransack an area to find a specific object|10|
|Notice a secret compartment, a simple trap, or an obscure clue|20|
|Find a complex or well-hidden secret compartment or trap; notice and extremely obscure clue|25+|
{{tag>skills intbased}}