Archaeology

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 Archaeology (01%) 

Allows dating and identification of artifacts from past cultures, and the detection of fakes. Ensures expertise in setting up and excavating a dig site. On inspecting a site, the user might deduce the purposes and way of life of those who left the remains. Anthropology might aid in this. Archaeology also helps identify written forms of extinct human languages.

Opposing skill/Difficulty level:


 * Regular difficulty: sufficient time and resources to do the job properly.
 * Hard difficulty: a lack of time and/or limited resources

Pushing examples: taking more time to study the site or item; conducting further research; consulting another expert.

Sample Consequences of failing a Pushed roll: the site is spoiled, with finds ruined through incompetence, vandalism, or theft; some higher authority seizes the site or the finds from your controls; publicity leads to the finds being stolen.


 * If an insane investigator fails a pushed roll, they keep digging deeper, ever deeper - the truth is down there somewhere.