World Skill Checks

Skill checks you can try out in the world, by place. Walk up to the thing and pick the check from its menu; the hero you have selected rolls. Most can be tried once: a failed check is final.
140 checks in all.

Into the Mists

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Old Svalich Road	a torn carcass	Survival 12	Read the wolf sign by the carcass	reveals mists_wolf_trap; finds Boots of the Winterlands
The Old Svalich Road	a wayside shrine	Religion 11	Pray at the wayside shrine	Heroic Inspiration
The Old Svalich Road	the headless statues	History 12	Read the statues' plinths	reveals stone heads in the weeds; lore: The headless statues
The Old Svalich Road	An old oak with a broad low bough	Athletics 10	Climb the oak and look out	finds Longsword of Warning

Death House

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Death House, Dungeon (Upper Level)	the oldest crypt	History 14	Read the oldest crypt	lore: The first of the Dursts
Death House, Dungeon (Upper Level)	the well	Athletics 13	Climb down the well shaft	22 gp; on a failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage
Death House, Dungeon (Upper Level)	skeletons in rusty shackles	Religion 12	Give the shackled dead their rites	Heroic Inspiration
Death House, Dungeon (Upper Level)	Scuffs in the dust	Survival 13	Read the scuffs in the dust	reveals passage_pit
Death House, Dungeon (Lower Level)	alcoves of strange relics	Arcana 14	Sense which relic still holds power	finds Pipes of Haunting
Death House, Dungeon (Lower Level)	wall reliefs	Religion 14	Read the rite in the reliefs	lore: The rite on the walls
Death House, Ground Floor	a dumbwaiter	Acrobatics 13	Squeeze into the dumbwaiter shaft	finds Driftglobe; on a failure: 1d4 bludgeoning damage
Death House, Ground Floor	sealed jars	Medicine 12	Judge what's in the sealed jars	heals 1d4; on a failure: 1d4 poison damage
Death House, Upper Floor	a bookcase	History 13	Read the titles on the odd shelf	reveals study_bookcase
Death House, Upper Floor	a standing harp	Performance 13	Play the standing harp	Heroic Inspiration

The Village of Barovia

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Blood of the Vine	Wine casks	Nature 12	Judge the wine	lore: The wizard's wine
Blood of the Vine	Hearth	Performance 13	Play for the room by the hearth	6 gp
Burgomaster's Mansion	Portrait of the burgomaster	History 12	Recall the Indirovich family	lore: The Indirovich family
Burgomaster's Mansion	A map of the valley	Survival 13	Study the burgomaster's map	reveals svalich_crossroads:field_wall_cache; lore: The burgomaster's map
Village Church	Altar	Religion 14	Say the dedication over the altar	1d6 temporary HP
Village Church	Pews	Performance 12	Sing a hymn from the old hymnal	Heroic Inspiration
Village Church	Burial niches	Medicine 13	Examine the remains in the niches	finds Periapt of Health
Village of Barovia	Castle on the cliff	History 14	Recall what's told of the castle	lore: The castle on the pillar of rock
Village of Barovia	The road east	Arcana 14	Study the mists	lore: The mists
Village of Barovia	Clawed walls	Survival 13	Read the claw marks	lore: Claw marks on the burgomaster's house
Village of Barovia	Old graves	History 13	Read the oldest names	finds Wand of Secrets; lore: The oldest graves in Barovia
Village of Barovia	Pastry cart	Medicine 13	Sniff the pastries	lore: The pastry cart; on a failure: minutes 60
Village of Barovia	Collapsed barn	Athletics 14	Heave the fallen beams aside	finds Javelin of Lightning (Javelin); on a failure: 1d4 bludgeoning damage
Village of Barovia	A rain barrel	Survival 12	Read the tracks by the barrel	finds Oil of Slipperiness
Village of Barovia	A roadside shrine	Religion 12	Pray to the Morninglord	Heroic Inspiration
Village of Barovia	A raven on the lych-gate	Animal Handling 13	Coax the raven down	finds Holy Water
The Charcoal-Burners' Hollow	Herbs drying	Nature 12	Name the drying herbs	heals 1d6

The Old Svalich Road

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Webbed Gully	Older bundles	Medicine 13	Cut open the older bundles	20 gp; Antitoxin; on a failure: 1d4 poison damage
The Old Svalich Road	A tumbled field wall	Athletics 13	Shift the tumbled stones	finds Gloves of Swimming and Climbing
The Old Svalich Road	A platform up a pine by the road	Athletics 12	Climb to the hunters' platform	12 gp; lore: The hunters' warning
The Svalich Woods	A claw-marked pine	Survival 14	Read the claw marks	reveals werewolf_den:mud_boots; lore: A werewolf's mark
The Svalich Woods	A clawed pine with low branches	Athletics 11	Climb the clawed pine and look around	finds Ring of Jumping; on a failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage
The River Ivlis Crossroads	Unmarked mounds	Survival 13	Read the disturbed earth	finds Boots of Elvenkind
The River Ivlis Crossroads	The bridge parapet	Athletics 12	Climb down to the bridge footings	finds Potion of Healing; on a failure: 1d4 cold damage
The River Ivlis Crossroads	The road south	Survival 14	Read the tracks on the castle road	lore: The road to the castle
Tser Falls	A stone heaped with tokens	Arcana 13	Sense the token that hums	finds Pearl of Power
Tser Falls	A cairn of names	Religion 12	Speak the names on the cairn	finds Necklace of Adaptation
Tser Falls	A claw-marked pine	Athletics 13	Climb the claw-marked pine	finds Goggles of Night; on a failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage
Tser Pool Encampment	The bonfire	Performance 12	Dance at the bonfire	Heroic Inspiration
Tser Pool Encampment	Horses	Animal Handling 12	Calm the skittish horses	finds Elemental Gem (Yellow Diamond)
Tser Pool Encampment	A tree hung with ribbons	Insight 13	Read the knots on the ribbons	finds Boots of Striding and Springing
Tser Pool Encampment	A cart with a cracked wheel	Athletics 13	Lift the cart off its cracked wheel	finds Bag of Holding
Tser Pool Encampment	A cairn by the water	History 13	Read the cairn's oldest marks	lore: The cairn at Tser Pool
Tser Pool Encampment	A stump stuck with knives	Sleight of Hand 13	Play the knife game for coin	12 gp; on a failure: 1d4 slashing damage

Vallaki

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Vallaki	The festival dais	Performance 14	Perform on the festival dais	20 gp
Vallaki	The Lake Gate	History 12	Read the Lake Gate's carvings	lore: The founding of Vallaki
Vallaki	Churchyard graves	Religion 13	Read the epitaphs	lore: Saint Andral
Vallaki	Old Smaranda's herb stall	Nature 15	Pick the real herbs from the dross	Keoghtom's Ointment
The Blue Water Inn	Carving over the door	History 13	Read the raven over the door	lore: The raven over the door
The Blue Water Inn	A covered cage	Animal Handling 15	Calm the great cat in the cage	Heroic Inspiration; on a failure: 1d6 slashing damage
The Burgomaster's Mansion	A circle chalked on the floor	Arcana 14	Read the chalk circle	reveals victor_circle_trap; lore: Victor's circle
St. Andral's Church	The altar	Religion 13	Pray at the saint's altar	1d8 temporary HP
The Vistani Camp	Rotten jetty	Acrobatics 13	Walk out to the end of the rotten jetty	18 gp; on a failure: 1d4 cold damage
Wachterhaus	A shrine	Religion 15	Read the shrine's dedication	finds Rod of Rulership; lore: The shrine in the cellar

Old Bonegrinder

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Old Bonegrinder, the Hill	A dead oak full of ravens	Animal Handling 14	Win the ravens' trust	finds Figurine of Wondrous Power (Silver Raven)
Old Bonegrinder, the Hill	Ravens	Intimidation 12	Scatter the ravens from the bone heap	finds Holy Symbol (Amulet); on a failure: 1d4 piercing damage
Old Bonegrinder, the Hill	A kitchen garden	Nature 14	Pick through the hags' garden	Antitoxin ×2; lore: The hags' garden
Old Bonegrinder, the Hill	The view from the crag	Perception 14	Scan the lane from the crag	reveals old_bonegrinder_track:ditch_vial
Old Bonegrinder, the Hill	Cart ruts	Survival 12	Follow the cart ruts	lore: Who comes up the hill
The Miller's Lane	A wayside shrine	Religion 13	Pray at the wayside shrine	finds Potion of Resistance (Poison)

The Wizard of Wines

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Wizard of Wines	The well	Athletics 13	Climb down inside the well	finds Rope of Climbing; on a failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage
The Wizard of Wines	Withered vines	Nature 14	Study the withered vines	reveals yester_hill:gully_cache; lore: The blight on the vines
The Wizard of Wines	The camp fire	Performance 13	Sing with the Martikovs at the fire	Heroic Inspiration
The Wizard of Wines	A dead tree full of ravens	Persuasion 14	Ask the ravens for their help	finds Ring of Feather Falling; lore: The vineyard's ravens

Yester Hill

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Yester Hill	Old grave mounds	History 14	Read the barrow stones	finds Amulet of the Devout, +2; lore: The barrows of Yester Hill
Yester Hill	The view east	Perception 13	Look east from the hilltop	reveals wizard_of_wines:vine_sickle
Yester Hill	A cairn of bones	Medicine 14	Examine the bones in the cairn	finds Bracers of Archery

Krezk

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Krezk	The wall of Krezk	Acrobatics 14	Walk the top of the wall	finds +1 Sling; on a failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage
Krezk	A cairn by the track	History 13	Read the names on the cairn	finds Ring of Warmth
Krezk	The goat pens	Animal Handling 13	Settle the goats for the herders	Ration ×4
Krezk	The burgomaster's house	Stealth 13	Listen at the Krezkovs' shutters unseen	lore: The Krezkovs' grief
Krezk	The abbey above	History 15	Recall what's told of the abbey	lore: The abbey above Krezk
Krezk	A wayside shrine	Religion 13	Pray at the wayside shrine	finds Keoghtom's Ointment

The Abbey of St. Markovia

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Abbey of St. Markovia	A statue of a woman	History 14	Recall Saint Markovia's story	lore: Saint Markovia
The Abbey of St. Markovia	The bell tower	Athletics 15	Climb into the bell tower	finds Chime of Opening; on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage
The Abbey of St. Markovia	The barred windows of the wards	Stealth 14	Watch through the bars unseen	reveals abbey_of_st_markovia_wards:foundling_treasure; lore: The Belviews
The Abbey Garden	A scarecrow with a stitched mouth	Arcana 15	Unpick the scarecrows' binding	abbey scarecrows unbound
The Church of St. Markovia	A small pipe organ	Performance 14	Play the little organ	Heroic Inspiration
The Wards of St. Markovia	A basin and instruments	Medicine 14	Study the surgeon's instruments	finds Periapt of Proof against Poison; lore: The Abbot's surgery

Argynvostholt

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Argynvostholt	The frost scar	Arcana 15	Study the frost scar	lore: The frost scar
Argynvostholt	Small headstones	History 14	Read the squires' headstones	finds Holy Symbol (Emblem)
Argynvostholt	A well	Athletics 15	Climb down to the ledge in the well	finds Cube of Force; on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage
The Beacon Tower	The parapet, facing the valley	Perception 15	Look out over the valley	reveals lake_zarovich:jetty_boards
Argynvostholt, Ground Floor	The chapel altar	Religion 15	Pray at the dragon's altar	finds Amulet of the Devout, +2
Argynvostholt, Ground Floor	Armour stands	Athletics 14	Shift the armour stands	finds Flame Tongue Longsword
Argynvostholt, Upper Floor	Burned bookcases	Arcana 15	Search the burned books for a spell	Spell Scroll (Dispel Magic)

Van Richten's Tower

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Van Richten's Tower	Ezmerelda's campfire	Survival 14	Read the tracks around the camp	reveals vrt_wagon_tripwire
Van Richten's Tower	A lookout rock	Perception 14	Watch the lake from the lookout rock	finds Eyes of the Eagle
Van Richten's Tower	A wall of trophies	Survival 15	Read the trophies	finds Wand of Binding; lore: The hunter's trophies
Van Richten's Tower	Jars and bottles	Medicine 15	Sort the hunter's remedies	finds Oil of Etherealness

The Werewolf Den

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Hills above Lake Zarovich	A heap of bones	Medicine 14	Sort through the bones	30 gp
The Hills above Lake Zarovich	A patch of purple flowers	Nature 13	Name the purple flowers	lore: Wolfsbane
The Werewolf Den	Kiril's trophies	Survival 15	Read Kiril's trophies	finds Longsword of Wounding
The Werewolf Den	Bundles of drying herbs	Nature 14	Sort the drying herbs	finds Elixir of Health

Lake Zarovich

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Lake Zarovich: the Fishers' Landing	Bluto's rowboat	Acrobatics 13	Swing under the jetty from the boat	finds Ring of Water Walking; on a failure: 1d4 cold damage
Lake Zarovich: the Fishers' Landing	A fishers' shrine	Religion 13	Pray at the fishers' shrine	finds Trident of Fish Command (Trident)
Lake Zarovich: the Fishers' Landing	A flat rock above the water	Athletics 13	Dive from the flat rock	25 gp; on a failure: 1d4 cold damage

Berez

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Ruins of Berez	A rotten jetty	Acrobatics 15	Walk out along the rotten jetty	30 gp; on a failure: 1d6 cold damage
The Ruins of Berez	A drowned house	Athletics 15	Wade into the drowned house	finds Mantle of Spell Resistance; on a failure: 1d6 cold damage
The Ruins of Berez	A white statue of a young woman	History 15	Recall Marina's story	lore: Marina of Berez
The Ruins of Berez	A roofless house	Athletics 15	Lift the fallen beam	finds Immovable Rod
Baba Lysaga's Hut	Drawings of a boy	Insight 13	Look closely at the drawings	lore: The boy in the drawings
Baba Lysaga's Hut	Bundles hanging from the beams	Arcana 16	Study the hag's charms	finds Potion of Speed

Mount Baratok

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Mount Baratok	A cairn on the summit	Arcana 16	Unpick the ward round the cairn	disarms baratok ward; on a failure: 2d8 lightning damage

The Tsolenka Pass

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Tsolenka Pass	A wayside shrine	Religion 14	Pray at the wayside shrine	Heroic Inspiration
The Tsolenka Pass	The gorge	Acrobatics 14	Edge out along the rocks over the gorge	finds Feather Token (Bird); on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage
The Tsolenka Pass	Bones on the shelf	Medicine 15	Examine the roc's leavings	finds Wings of Flying
The Tsolenka Pass	Carved faces	History 15	Read the carved faces	lore: The watch at Tsolenka
The Tsolenka Guard Tower	A table with dice	Sleight of Hand 15	Win a hand at the watch's dice	40 gp
The Tsolenka Guard Tower	The watch roster	Deception 15	Sign the roster as the relief watch	Heroic Inspiration; unlocks captains strongbox; on a failure: 1d6 cold damage

Mount Ghakis

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The North Shoulder of Ghakis	Scorched rock	Arcana 15	Judge what scorched the rock	lore: Fire on Ghakis
The North Shoulder of Ghakis	Meltwater	Nature 14	Follow the meltwater	finds Potion of Resistance (Fire)

The Amber Temple

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
The Amber Temple: the Doors	The edge	Survival 14	Read the snow at the edge	reveals snow_cornice
The Amber Temple: the Doors	A frozen traveller	Medicine 14	Open the frozen hand without breaking it	finds Frost Brand Longsword
The Amber Temple: the Doors	A rack of halberds	Athletics 15	Break the ice off the halberd rack	finds +3 Halberd
The Amber Temple: Hall of the Faceless God	The faceless god	Religion 16	Read the faceless god's rite	reveals faceless_gaze; disarms faceless gaze; on a failure: 2d8 psychic damage
The Amber Temple: the Library	Books in chains	Arcana 17	Read the chained titles	finds Tome of Clear Thought
The Ice Stair	A traveller frozen where he sat	Medicine 13	Examine the frozen traveller	finds Potion of Giant Strength (Frost Giant)

Castle Ravenloft

Place	Thing	Check	Try	What it does
Castle Ravenloft, the Catacombs	Torn regimental banners	History 15	Read the regiment's banners	reveals cat_mad_dog_blade
Castle Ravenloft, the Catacombs	A small sarcophagus	Performance 15	Tell the jester's crypt a joke	finds Cape of the Mountebank
Castle Ravenloft, the Catacombs	Sigils on the wall	Arcana 16	Read the sigils on the wall	reveals cat_conjurer_glyph; disarms cat conjurer glyph
Castle Ravenloft, the Catacombs	Bones stacked to the ceiling	Investigation 16	Work out why the bones are stacked so	reveals cat_ossuary_secret
Castle Ravenloft, the Old Tombs	A carved family	History 15	Name the carved family	lore: King Barov and Queen Ravenovia
Castle Ravenloft, the Chapel	The pews	Religion 16	Pray in the count's chapel	finds Amulet of the Devout, +3; on a failure: 2d6 necrotic damage
Castle Ravenloft, the Court of the Count	The study fireplace	Investigation 15	Pace out the study's walls	reveals court_study_bookcase
Castle Ravenloft, the Court of the Count	A chained desk	Deception 15	Tell the clerk you're the count's auditor	unlocks court tax strongbox
Castle Ravenloft, the Treasury	A chair on the hoard	Arcana 17	Read the glyph on the bottom step	reveals court_vault_glyph; disarms court vault glyph; on a failure: 3d8 thunder damage
Castle Ravenloft, the Rooms of Weeping	A card table	Stealth 15	Listen to the brides' gossip unseen	lore: The brides' gossip
Castle Ravenloft, the Gates	A carved crest over the doors	History 15	Read the crest over the doors	lore: The arms of the house
Castle Ravenloft, the Gates	A dry well	Athletics 15	Climb down the dry well	finds Rope of Entanglement; on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage
Castle Ravenloft, the Dungeon	great gears turning by themselves	Investigation 15	Work out where the gears' draught comes from	reveals larders_crawl_furnace
Castle Ravenloft, the Dungeon	a skeleton in shackles	Insight 14	Read the dead prisoner's tally	reveals larders_open_cell_pit
Castle Ravenloft, the Main Floor	The organ	Performance 16	Play the count's organ	finds Instrument of the Bards (Anstruth Harp)
Castle Ravenloft, the High Tower	A faded tapestry	Investigation 14	Study the tower plan woven into the tapestry	reveals spires_closet_panel
Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs	Ravens on the ridge	Acrobatics 14	Walk the roof ridge	reveals spires_slick_slates; on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage
Castle Ravenloft, the Ravens' Roost	Small bones	Acrobatics 16	Climb the rafters to the high nests	finds Ring of Evasion; on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage