Item Identification
Knowledge · Skill guide
Identify supported equipment, Mysterious Bracelets and discovered trap layers. Maximum skill: 100; useful alongside Detect Hidden and Remove Trap.
Summary
- Use: Use Item Identification and select the item or a newly discovered signed trap layer.
- Identification does not unlock a chest or disarm its trap.
- Already identified trap layers do not repeat their knowledge check.
Training
Set Item Identification to Up ↑ and leave room under your 720 total skill cap.
| Skill Range | Recommended Activity |
|---|---|
| 0–50 | Buy an optional lesson from a Jeweler for 300 gold; it raises this skill directly to 50.0. |
| 50–100 | Use the skill on a supported identifiable equipment item; the same eligible item can be reused. Fresh discovered signed-trap layers are another option. |
Right-click the teacher NPC, select the skill’s training entry, then give 300 gold. You need a skill cap of at least 50 and room for the entire lesson under your total cap.
Mechanics & Scaling
Against a signed trap, Detect Hidden reveals presence and tier while Item Identification reveals whether it is Mechanical, Poison or Ward. The signed-family roll uses trained base Item Identification above the layer’s tier requirement minus 20 skill points, with the configured minimum and chance limits. Family knowledge tells the rogue which countermeasure is appropriate; the skill has no universal damage multiplier.
Additional rules & notes
- Opening a cache disarm panel is not an Item Identification training action.
Location & Instructors
- Trainer NPC: Jeweler or Merchant NPC to 50.0.
- Academy: Identify varied valid items and supported practice-trap targets.