New Identify house rules

Borrowed from a friend at schools house rules here are some adopted rules for identifying items:



Spell craft and Bardic Knowledge checks can be used to identify magic items.

Spell craft DCs to identify magic items
Scrolls DC 20 (+1/spell level)
Potion DC 25 (+1/spell level)
Minor Wondrous Items DC 25
Arms, Armor and Wands DC 30
Medium Wonderous Items DC30
Rods DC 35
Rings and Staffs DC 40
Major Wondrous Items DC 40

Examples of modifiers to Spellcraft checks for identifying magic:

Casting Identify (without expensive component) gives a +10 bonus on one check

Casting Analyze Dweomer (without expensive component) gives a +10 bonus on every check made for the duration of the spell.

Characters with the relevant item creation feat a +1 bonus/class level on checks

Bards can add their Baric Knowledge score to their Spellcraft check