Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Tier	Adept
Source	Investigation (level 6 choice)
Trigger	Investigation check
Declarable	Yes

Scene of the Crime is a Adept Investigation feat.

"Blood spatter on the east wall, cast-off pattern going right to left. Blade, not blunt. The victim faced the door, so they saw it coming. Mud on the threshold, the killer came from the marshes. Two sets of footprints but three drinking glasses. Someone watched. You read violence like a language others never learned."

Activation

You spend at least 30 minutes examining the scene of a significant event (battle, murder, theft, ritual, or ambush).

Effect

You reconstruct the sequence of events at a scene; the older and more complex the scene, the harder the check. Learn the number of participants, weapons used, time elapsed, directions of arrival and departure, and whether magic was involved. Exceptional success reveals a detail about the perpetrator's identity or motive.