What is Perception?

Tregonsee · February 17, 2011, 01:54

In looking at dumps and my character's stats, I see the characteristic Perception and it seems to be done in "1 in xx".

What does this mean?

Is a low second number good? How can I get it to go up or down?

Is this affected by equipment/class/race/level, and how much?

Derakon · February 17, 2011, 02:30

It measures how good you are at noticing hidden doors and traps without actively searching for them. Thus, lower numbers are good since they mean that you get free searching actions more often. Items that give boosts to searching will improve it, and IIRC each class gets a natural boost to it each level as well.

Tregonsee · February 17, 2011, 14:18

Is 1 in 10 twice as good as 1 in 20, or is there a different function like in speed (higher levels are not as good)?

Derakon · February 17, 2011, 15:10

I would assume it's twice as good, but I never really worried about it because it's such a useless stat; secret doors are almost always obvious and you should regularly be using trap detection magic or items.

February 17, 2011, 01:54	#1
Tregonsee Adept Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 129	What is Perception? In looking at dumps and my character's stats, I see the characteristic Perception and it seems to be done in "1 in xx". What does this mean? Is a low second number good? How can I get it to go up or down? Is this affected by equipment/class/race/level, and how much?

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February 17, 2011, 02:30	#2
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,022	It measures how good you are at noticing hidden doors and traps without actively searching for them. Thus, lower numbers are good since they mean that you get free searching actions more often. Items that give boosts to searching will improve it, and IIRC each class gets a natural boost to it each level as well.

February 17, 2011, 14:18	#3
Tregonsee Adept Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 129	Is 1 in 10 twice as good as 1 in 20, or is there a different function like in speed (higher levels are not as good)?

February 17, 2011, 15:10	#4
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,022	I would assume it's twice as good, but I never really worried about it because it's such a useless stat; secret doors are almost always obvious and you should regularly be using trap detection magic or items.

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