Olfactory Acuity (sage ability) - Revision history

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 ! style="width: 45px|Status !! style="width: 180px|[[Disease]] Types !! style="width: 50px|Severity !! style="width: 190px|Corruptions !! style="width: 220px|Creatures !! style="width: 220px|[[Poison (substance)|Poisons]] & [[Venom (substance)|Venoms]] !! style="width: 220px|[[Magic Potions|Potions]]
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-| amateur || blood, breathing, sinuses, skin, stomach & colon || presence || charring, fecal, [[Injury|injury]], [[Intoxication|intoxication]], spoiled food, urine, vomit, [[Wound|wound]] || canines, [[Goblin|goblinish]], [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|half-orcs]], [[orc|orcish]], rodents, [[Troglodyte|troglodytes]], [[Ursine|ursine]] || presence of venom || extra-healing, healing, sweet water
+| amateur || blood, breathing, sinuses, skin, stomach & colon || presence || charring, fecal, [[Injury|injury]], [[Intoxication|intoxication]], spoiled food, urine, vomit, [[Wound|wound]] || canines, ghast, [[Goblin|goblinish]], [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|half-orcs]], [[orc|orcish]], rodents, [[Troglodyte|troglodytes]], [[Ursine|ursine]] || presence of venom || extra-healing, healing, sweet water
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 | authority || bladder, muscles, joints, heart, hormonal || nature || [[Addiction|addiction]], [[Dehydration|dehydration]], fever, gangrene, [[Necrotic Damage|necrosis]] || [[Dwarf Race & Physiology|dwarves]], [[Gnome Race & Physiology|gnomes]], felines, [[Human Race & Physiology|humans]] || [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Biliosus|biliosis]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Ictus|ictus]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Somnikus|somnikus]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Vexation|vexation]]; venoms that cause [[Paralysation|paralysis]], tissue damage, heart failure || climbing, fire resistance, flying, growth, heroism, longevity, poison potion, speed, super-heroism, water breathing

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 '''Creatures''' provides, at best, a generalised guideline, as an attempt to include every monster would be impractical. "[[Goblinish Peoples|Goblinish]]" includes hobgoblins, bugbears, norkers and other groups, possessing a strong acrid odour, which to most having this skill will smell alike — however, a gnome will be able to distinguish a difference between them. Similarly, "[[Orcish Peoples|orcish]]" peoples include haruchai, cavewights and ogres, which are likewise indistinguishable except to dwarves. Undead cannot be distinguished from one another unless the character has experienced a trauma of some sort at the hands of one kind (having been died and raised, being trapped with same for at least four hours, having nearly succumbed to transformation and the like). Avians, beasts, giants or dragon types cannot be separately identified.
-'''Poisons, Venoms & Potions''' can be certainly identified for what they are by safely bringing the substance, normally in some sort of container, near enough to the nose. No [[saving throw]] is necessary.
+'''Poisons, Venoms & Potions''' can be certainly identified for what they are by safely bringing the substance, normally in some sort of container, near enough to the nose. No [[saving throw]] is necessary. Poisons that cause "tissue damage" have effectst that deplete [[Hit Points|hit points]]; those that cause "heart failure" have save-or-die effects.
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 | authority || bladder, muscles, joints, heart, hormonal || nature || [[Addiction|addiction]], [[Dehydration|dehydration]], fever, gangrene, [[Necrotic Damage|necrosis]] || [[Dwarf Race & Physiology|dwarves]], [[Gnome Race & Physiology|gnomes]], felines, [[Human Race & Physiology|humans]] || [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Biliosus|biliosis]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Ictus|ictus]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Somnikus|somnikus]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Vexation|vexation]]; venoms that cause [[Paralysation|paralysis]], tissue damage, heart failure || climbing, fire resistance, flying, growth, heroism, longevity, poison potion, speed, super-heroism, water breathing
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-| expert || ears, eyes, skeletal || rowspan="2"|degree || battlefield injury, death by poison || avians, [[Beast|beasts]], [[Elf Race & Physiology|elves]], [[Giant|giants]], [[Half-elf Race & Physiology|half-elves]], [[Halfling Race & Physiology|halflings]], [[Lycanthrope|lycanthropes]], [[Slime Moulds|slimes]], [[Undead|undead]] || [[Carroder (poison)|carroder]], [[Suurbite (poison)|suurbite]]; [[Spider|spider]], [[Snake|snake]], [[Scorpion|scorpion]] || all control potions, all oils, all philters, clairaudience, clairvoyance, delusion, ESP, levitation
+| expert || ears, eyes, skeletal || rowspan="2"|degree || battlefield injury, death by poison || avians, [[Beast|beasts]], [[Elf Race & Physiology|elves]], [[Giant|giants]], [[Half-elf Race & Physiology|half-elves]], [[Halfling Race & Physiology|halflings]], [[Lycanthrope|lycanthropes]], [[Slime Moulds|slimes]], [[Undead|undead]] || [[Carroder (poison)|carroder]], [[Suurbite (poison)|suurbite]], [[Whisperbane (poison)|whisperbane]]; [[Spider|spider]], [[Snake|snake]], [[Scorpion|scorpion]] || all control potions, all oils, all philters, clairaudience, clairvoyance, delusion, ESP, levitation
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 | sage || brain & nerves || death by magic || [[Dragon|dragons]], magic-based creatures || everything relevant to the venom || diminution, gaseous form, giant strength, invisibility, invulnerability, polymorph self, treasure finding

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 ! style="width: 45px|Status !! style="width: 180px|[[Disease]] Types !! style="width: 50px|Severity !! style="width: 190px|Corruptions !! style="width: 220px|Creatures !! style="width: 220px|[[Poison (substance)|Poisons]] & [[Venom (substance)|Venoms]] !! style="width: 220px|[[Magic Potions|Potions]]
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-| amateur || blood, breathing, sinuses, skin, stomach & colon || presence || fecal, [[Injury|injury]], [[Intoxication|intoxication]], spoiled food, urine, vomit, [[Wound|wound]] || canines, [[Goblin|goblinish]], [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|half-orcs]], [[orc|orcish]], rodents, [[Troglodyte|troglodytes]], [[Ursine|ursine]] || presence of venom || extra-healing, healing, sweet water
+| amateur || blood, breathing, sinuses, skin, stomach & colon || presence || charring, fecal, [[Injury|injury]], [[Intoxication|intoxication]], spoiled food, urine, vomit, [[Wound|wound]] || canines, [[Goblin|goblinish]], [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|half-orcs]], [[orc|orcish]], rodents, [[Troglodyte|troglodytes]], [[Ursine|ursine]] || presence of venom || extra-healing, healing, sweet water
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 | authority || bladder, muscles, joints, heart, hormonal || nature || [[Addiction|addiction]], [[Dehydration|dehydration]], fever, gangrene, [[Necrotic Damage|necrosis]] || [[Dwarf Race & Physiology|dwarves]], [[Gnome Race & Physiology|gnomes]], felines, [[Human Race & Physiology|humans]] || [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Biliosus|biliosis]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Ictus|ictus]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Somnikus|somnikus]], [[Prepare_Ingestive_Poisons_(sage_ability)#Vexation|vexation]]; venoms that cause [[Paralysation|paralysis]], tissue damage, heart failure || climbing, fire resistance, flying, growth, heroism, longevity, poison potion, speed, super-heroism, water breathing
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 : In some cases, such as a disease of the bladder, where the disease is acute 1-6 out of eight, then an olfactory guess of 1 would be sufficient to be certain that this specific case was in fact acute. Likewise, if an 8 were rolled for heart disease's severity, indicating a terminal case, a deviation of 2 is not sufficient to allow the possibility for survival, since any roll from 5-8 on the severity table for that disease indicates death. This occasionally allows cases where the smell indicates a condition that is unmistakable.
-'''Corruptions''' are intrusive smells that are direct expressions of waste, systemic imbalances that alter the body’s output, exposed tissue and decay, or outright tissue death. Addiction sits slightly differently, but still fits as a persistent alteration of the body’s state that produces a recognisable taint. Some of these can be detected after death has occurred; for example, the character might be able to tell that a body was wounded before it died, or that the corpse was addicted to a specific substance, particularly tabacco or alchohol. This may be useful if investigating a death is a matter before the party.
+'''Corruptions''' are intrusive smells that are direct expressions of burnt refuse, waste, systemic imbalances that alter the body's output, exposed tissue and decay, or outright tissue death. Addiction sits slightly differently, but still fits as a persistent alteration of the body's state that produces a recognisable taint. Some of these can be detected after death has occurred; for example, the character might be able to tell that a body was wounded before it died, or that the corpse was addicted to a specific substance, particularly tabacco or alchohol. This may be useful if investigating a death is a matter before the party.
-'''Creatures''' provides, at best, a generalised guideline, as an attempt to include every monster would be impractical. "[[Goblinish Peoples|Goblinish]]" includes hobgoblins, bugbears, norkers and other groups, possessing a strong acrid odour, which to most having this skill will smell alike — however, a gnome will be able to distinguish a difference between them. Similarly, "[[Orcish Peoples|orcish]]" peoples include haruchai, cavewights and ogres, which are likewise indistinguishable except to dwarves. Undead cannot be distinguished from one another unless the character has experienced a trauma of some sort at the hands of one kind (having been died and raised, being trapped with same for at least four hours, having nearly succumbed to transformation and the like). Dragon types cannot be separately identified.
+'''Creatures''' provides, at best, a generalised guideline, as an attempt to include every monster would be impractical. "[[Goblinish Peoples|Goblinish]]" includes hobgoblins, bugbears, norkers and other groups, possessing a strong acrid odour, which to most having this skill will smell alike — however, a gnome will be able to distinguish a difference between them. Similarly, "[[Orcish Peoples|orcish]]" peoples include haruchai, cavewights and ogres, which are likewise indistinguishable except to dwarves. Undead cannot be distinguished from one another unless the character has experienced a trauma of some sort at the hands of one kind (having been died and raised, being trapped with same for at least four hours, having nearly succumbed to transformation and the like). Avians, beasts, giants or dragon types cannot be separately identified.

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-! style="width: 45px|Status !! style="width: 180px|[[Disease]] Types !! style="width: 50px|Severity !! style="width: 190px|Corruptions !! style="width: 220px|Creatures & Substances  !! style="width: 220px|[[Poison (substance)|Poisons]] & [[Venom (substance)|Venoms]] !! style="width: 220px|[[Magic Potions|Potions]]
+! style="width: 45px|Status !! style="width: 180px|[[Disease]] Types !! style="width: 50px|Severity !! style="width: 190px|Corruptions !! style="width: 220px|Creatures !! style="width: 220px|[[Poison (substance)|Poisons]] & [[Venom (substance)|Venoms]] !! style="width: 220px|[[Magic Potions|Potions]]
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 | amateur || blood, breathing, sinuses, skin, stomach & colon || presence || fecal, [[Injury|injury]], [[Intoxication|intoxication]], spoiled food, urine, vomit, [[Wound|wound]] || canines, [[Goblin|goblinish]], [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|half-orcs]], [[orc|orcish]], rodents, [[Troglodyte|troglodytes]], [[Ursine|ursine]] || presence of venom || extra-healing, healing, sweet water
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 '''Corruptions''' are intrusive smells that are direct expressions of waste, systemic imbalances that alter the body’s output, exposed tissue and decay, or outright tissue death. Addiction sits slightly differently, but still fits as a persistent alteration of the body’s state that produces a recognisable taint. Some of these can be detected after death has occurred; for example, the character might be able to tell that a body was wounded before it died, or that the corpse was addicted to a specific substance, particularly tabacco or alchohol. This may be useful if investigating a death is a matter before the party.

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	: In some cases, such as a disease of the bladder, where the disease is acute 1-6 out of eight, then an olfactory guess of 1 would be sufficient to be certain that this specific case was in fact acute. Likewise, if an 8 were rolled for heart disease's severity, indicating a terminal case, a deviation of 2 is not sufficient to allow the possibility for survival, since any roll from 5-8 on the severity table for that disease indicates death. This occasionally allows cases where the smell indicates a condition that is unmistakable.		: In some cases, such as a disease of the bladder, where the disease is acute 1-6 out of eight, then an olfactory guess of 1 would be sufficient to be certain that this specific case was in fact acute. Likewise, if an 8 were rolled for heart disease's severity, indicating a terminal case, a deviation of 2 is not sufficient to allow the possibility for survival, since any roll from 5-8 on the severity table for that disease indicates death. This occasionally allows cases where the smell indicates a condition that is unmistakable.
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		+	'''Corruptions''' are intrusive smells that are direct expressions of waste, systemic imbalances that alter the body’s output, exposed tissue and decay, or outright tissue death. Addiction sits slightly differently, but still fits as a persistent alteration of the body’s state that produces a recognisable taint. Some of these can be detected after death has occurred; for example, the character might be able to tell that a body was wounded before it died, or that the corpse was addicted to a specific substance, particularly tabacco or alchohol. This may be useful if investigating a death is a matter before the party.

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	'''Disease Types''' are organised by the part of the body affected, reflecting the manner in which odours arise from specific systems and functions. The odour arises from the body itself, as disease alters its ordinary processes and produces byproducts that are carried outward. These are released through the breath, the skin and the various discharges of the body, so that even conditions deep within will manifest as a scent. The incorrectness of the odour allows the physician to judge, by its character, which part of the body is likely affected; where the scent does not conform to any known type, that unfamiliarity itself serves to exclude possibilities, helping to sort what the disease is not.		'''Disease Types''' are organised by the part of the body affected, reflecting the manner in which odours arise from specific systems and functions. The odour arises from the body itself, as disease alters its ordinary processes and produces byproducts that are carried outward. These are released through the breath, the skin and the various discharges of the body, so that even conditions deep within will manifest as a scent. The incorrectness of the odour allows the physician to judge, by its character, which part of the body is likely affected; where the scent does not conform to any known type, that unfamiliarity itself serves to exclude possibilities, helping to sort what the disease is not.
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		+	: While amateurs and detect the presence of the disease they know, authority-status characters can also detect the nature of the disease — that is, whether it is acute or chronic. Experts and sages can do better, determine the probable severity of the disease detected, by smell alone, regarding whether or not it is mild, severe or terminal. However, in either deducing nature or severity, there is an inexactness of this; the actual disease condition may deviate by as much as two points, plus or minus, from the olfactory's guess. Thus, if the severity of the disease were guessed to be a 5 out of 8 by odour, the ''actual severity'' could be anywhere, randomly, from 3 to 7.
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		+	: In some cases, such as a disease of the bladder, where the disease is acute 1-6 out of eight, then an olfactory guess of 1 would be sufficient to be certain that this specific case was in fact acute. Likewise, if an 8 were rolled for heart disease's severity, indicating a terminal case, a deviation of 2 is not sufficient to allow the possibility for survival, since any roll from 5-8 on the severity table for that disease indicates death. This occasionally allows cases where the smell indicates a condition that is unmistakable.

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	\| sage \|\| brain & nerves \|\| death by magic \|\| [[Dragon\|dragons]], magic-based creatures \|\| everything relevant to the venom \|\| diminution, gaseous form, giant strength, invisibility, invulnerability, polymorph self, treasure finding		\| sage \|\| brain & nerves \|\| death by magic \|\| [[Dragon\|dragons]], magic-based creatures \|\| everything relevant to the venom \|\| diminution, gaseous form, giant strength, invisibility, invulnerability, polymorph self, treasure finding
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		+	'''Disease Types''' are organised by the part of the body affected, reflecting the manner in which odours arise from specific systems and functions. The odour arises from the body itself, as disease alters its ordinary processes and produces byproducts that are carried outward. These are released through the breath, the skin and the various discharges of the body, so that even conditions deep within will manifest as a scent. The incorrectness of the odour allows the physician to judge, by its character, which part of the body is likely affected; where the scent does not conform to any known type, that unfamiliarity itself serves to exclude possibilities, helping to sort what the disease is not.

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	'''Olfactory Acuity''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study\|study]] of [[Medicine (sage study)\|Mosses & Ferns]], providing the ability to perceive and interpret odours with unusual sensitivity, so as to judge the condition of living bodies and the nature of substances by scent. Through this faculty, the character may detect changes not readily apparent to sight or touch, recognising the presence of corruption, imbalance or alteration in a patient, as well as the general character of preparations that act upon the body, such as poisons, salves and potions.		'''Olfactory Acuity''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study\|study]] of [[Medicine (sage study)\|Mosses & Ferns]], providing the ability to perceive and interpret odours with unusual sensitivity, so as to judge the condition of living bodies and the nature of substances by scent. Through this faculty, the character may detect changes not readily apparent to sight or touch, recognising the presence of corruption, imbalance or alteration in a patient, as well as the general character of preparations that act upon the body, such as poisons, salves and potions.
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