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David Wilkins
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What skill or skills should apply to an appraisal check in 5e?

This may be more than one answer, depending on what is being appraised. Is the following at least reasonable,or am I missing anything?

  • Arcana - magic items, spell scrolls, potions (as long as they are identified fully)
  • Nature - gems, precious metals
  • Religion, History - art (depending on the subject)
  • Investigation, Perception - everything else

I should note, I am intentionally trying to make appraisals non-trivial. This likely isn't addressed in the rules because not every DM would do this.

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