You can track down the location of a missing or hiding person within a community.
Prerequisite: Gather Information 5 ranks.
Benefit: To find the trail of an individual requires a Gather Information check (as per the Gather Information skill description in the 3.5 PHB). The DC depends on the size of the community and the prevailing conditions. In larger communities, it may require more than one check to reach the end of the trail. (You can reduce the number of checks required by 1 if you take a -5 penalty on the check).
| Community Size |
DC
|
Checks Required |
| Thorp, hamlet or village |
5
|
1 (takes half usual time) |
| Town |
10
|
1 |
| City |
15
|
2 |
| Metropolis |
20
|
3 |
| Conditions |
DC Modifier
|
| Eery three creatures in the group being trailed |
-1
|
| Every 24 hours since the group has been missing or you started trailing them |
+1
|
| Trailed group "lies low" |
+5
|
| Trailed group matches local population |
+2
|
| Trailed group stands out in local population |
-2
|