In interactions, a party member's Perception score is usually checked to unlock dialog options for noticing relevant details such as catching someone in a lie.
Quest dialogs[ | ]
In quest related dialogs the player's Perception score may unlock the following options:
| Quest | Location | NPC | Description | PER required | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Moment's Respite | Encampment | Glanfathan Leader | ? | 14 | |
| Buried Secrets | Gilded Vale – Temple of Eothas (first floor) | Wirtan | Talk with him about things uncovered during the quest. | 12 | |
| His Old Self | Copperlane – Purnisc's House | Purnisc | Notice the high number of people guarding the place. | 12 | |
| The Parable of Wael | Copperlane – The Hall of Revealed Mysteries | Grimda | Notice some oddity about the theft. | 15 | |
| Cinders of Faith | First Fires – Ducal Palace | Fyrga | Notice her being distressed. (Clever option) | 13 | |
| The Wailing Banshee | Ondra's Gift – Lighthouse (third floor) | Lilith | Observe her, thus getting hints on how to progress further in the quest. | 18 | |
| Clandestine Cargo | Brackenbury – Sanitarium (first floor) | Nans | Doubt her disparaging of the broken scepter's value. | 14 | |
| The Man Who Waits | Brackenbury – Sanitarium (basement) | Caedman Azo | Notice his tenseness and threaten him with speaking to the Head Warden about his insubordination. | 13 | |
| The Man Who Waits | Brackenbury – Sanitarium (basement) | Gram | Notice he's afraid and guess, this is caused by certain visitors. | 13 | |
| A Two Story Job | Brackenbury – Doemenel Manor (first floor) | Abrecan Doemenel | Give a clever response, when he answers your question why he hasn't tasked one of his own men. | 14 | |
| Safe Haven | Heritage Hill – Valtas Mausoleum | Saeda | Asking her, what has happened, you show sympathy for her mental state, but call her attention to what was before. | 11 | |
| Blood Legacy | Dyrford Village – Dracogen Inn (first floor) | Lord Harond | Talking about his dispute with Dengler, you notice the latter seemed angry at him. | 14 | |
| Blood Legacy | Dyrford Village – Dracogen Inn (first floor) | Dengler | Asking about Lady Aelys gone missing, you notice his agitation. | 13 | |
| Cat and Mouse | Dyrford Village | Medreth | Discover the lie. | 16 | |
| Blood Legacy | Dyrford Village – Trygil's Curriery | Trygil | Tell him you don't believe his story. | 12 | |
| A Farmer's Plight | Dyrford Crossing | Korgrak | Tell him that he is weakened. | 16 | |
| A Return to Court | Caed Nua – Great Hall | Palace Messenger | When asking questions about his message, you notice that he sweats. | 15 | |
| A Return to Court | Caed Nua – Great Hall | Palace Messenger | When asking questions about his message, you notice that he avoids eye contact. | 16 | |
| A Return to Court | Caed Nua – Great Hall | Palace Messenger | After dismissing him, you notice his relief. | 17 |
[To Do: This table is incomplete. Options:
- Add the missing items manually.
- Ensure that the individual quest pages have this information, and turn this table into a SMW query that automatically gathers the information from them.
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Other dialogs[ | ]
In dialogs, not related to certain quests, the player's Perception score may as well unlock additional conversation options:
| Location | NPC | Description | PER required | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilded Vale | Aloth and the angry Townsfolk | Warn them about not being prepared for Aloth's next step. | 13 | |
| Any | Aloth | When he cares about your "unusual" behaviour after a rest, you notice, that's not the true reason for him approaching you. | 16 | |
| Any | Kana | When asking about himself: notice, he wouldn't look like being from Rauatai. | 12 | |
| Woodend Plains | Sagani's bear statuette (Persoq's adra figurine) | Sniff the breeze on the cliff, getting a clue to its location. | 15 | |
| Woodend Plains | Sagani's bear statuette (Persoq's adra figurine) | Examine the roads near the cliff, getting a further clue to its location. | 18 | |
| First Fires – Ducal Palace | Records Keeper | Notice that he's a foreigner. | 17 | |
| First Fires – Ducal Palace | Records Keeper | Notice that he has scars on his wrists, left by shackles. | 19 | |
| Dyrford Village | Dengler | Say he seems to be angry. | 13 | |
| Endless Paths of Od Nua Level 2 | Barely living xaurip, lying on the floor in the northernmost chamber | Examine it and notice some skin discoloration in association with ritualistic paint applied. (More detailed results possible with [Survival 5].) | 16 | |
| Magran's Fork | Gramrfel the Wayfarer | Notice that his group is well-armed for simple scholars. | 14 |
Scripted interactions[ | ]
Scripted interactions may also check the Perception score. Some situations allow to choose which party member will perform the action, sometimes a certain member or the player will be checked.
| Quest | Location | Object | Description | PER required | Party member checked | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenbury – Sanitarium (Moedred's lab in the basement) | Trunk | Examining the trunk more closely, find traces of moving and claw marks. | 18 | Player |