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As the character advances from amateur to authority and beyond, this acuity becomes more refined, permitting the recognition of fainter odours and the distinction between conditions that would otherwise seem alike. What is first perceived as a general taint or quality comes to be understood in more exact terms, so that the character may judge not only the presence of a condition, but its nature, degree and likely course. | As the character advances from amateur to authority and beyond, this acuity becomes more refined, permitting the recognition of fainter odours and the distinction between conditions that would otherwise seem alike. What is first perceived as a general taint or quality comes to be understood in more exact terms, so that the character may judge not only the presence of a condition, but its nature, degree and likely course. | ||
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Revision as of 00:32, 12 April 2026
Olfactory Acuity is an amateur-status sage ability in the study of 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.
As the character advances from amateur to authority and beyond, this acuity becomes more refined, permitting the recognition of fainter odours and the distinction between conditions that would otherwise seem alike. What is first perceived as a general taint or quality comes to be understood in more exact terms, so that the character may judge not only the presence of a condition, but its nature, degree and likely course.
| Status | Disease Types | Severity | Corruptions | Creatures & Substances | Poisons & Venoms | Potions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amateur | blood, breathing, sinuses, skin, stomach & colon | presence | fecal, injury, intoxication, urine, vomit, wound | canines, goblinish, orcish, rodents, ursine | presence of venom | extra-healing, healing, sweet water |
| authority | bladder, muscles, joints, heart, hormonal | nature | addiction, dehydration, fever, gangrene, necrosis | felines, humans | biliosis, ictus, somnikus, vexation; venoms that cause paralysis, tissue damage, heart failure | climbing, fire resistance, flying, growth, heroism, longevity, poison potion, speed, super-heroism, water breathing |
| expert | ears, eyes, skeletal | degree | battlefield injury, death by poison | avians, beasts, demi-humans, giants, lycanthropes, slimes, undead | carroder, suurbite; spider, snake, scorpion | all control potions, all oils, all philters, clairaudience, clairvoyance, delusion, ESP, levitation |
| sage | brain & nerves | death by magic | dragons, magic-based creatures | everything relevant to the venom | diminution, gaseous form, giant strength, invisibility, invulnerability, polymorph self, treasure finding |
