Consulting a Book

The following is almost entirely stolen from James Young. I added the bit about INT MODs and slightly simplified the result table.

Highlights

• Player characters start hauling a library around in a cart.
• You know what to do when players want to do research.
• You know what to do when players try to read a book and you have to make something up.
• Intelligence is now a more interesting Attribute.

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How many books do you have and how long will you spend researching your question?

Number of relevant books consulted + hours spent	Dice rolled on table below
1	1d4 + INT MOD
2	1d6 + INT MOD
4	1d8 + INT MOD
6	1d10 + INT MOD

Roll on the following table before asking a question you believe might be answerable by the book(s) you're consulting.

1Dx	Answer
1	Yes/No
2	Yes/No
3	One word
4	One word and roll again
5	Three words
6	Three words and roll again
7	Full sentence
8	Full sentence and roll again
9	Detailed explanation
10+	Detailed explanation and roll again

Note: the Referee will say "your question isn't relevant to the text of this book" if you've simply wasted your time.