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The Apsu obedience has you pick a direction and walk for 30 minutes, turn around, and walk back.
The benefit is +2 Perception "while you are traveling in this area", or +4 for noticing enemies for the purposes of acting in a surprise round "while you are traveling or camping there".
It is unclear what "this area" means. Is it just while traveling along the path that you walked previously? Is it while in an area that you saw from the path that you walked?
This seems like a very limited benefit for a feat.
Say the party is about to set out from the inn in town, and the Aspu worshipper goes for their daily 1-hour walk, then back to the inn. The party leaves town and takes the same path. The Aspu worshipper gets +2 to Perception, and the notice enemies bonus, but only for the 1/2 hour or so that the party takes to walk past the point where the Aspu worshipper turns around. That's it.Is this interpretation correct? +2 Perception and the notice enemies bonus, for only 1/2 hour per day? Or only while camping?
For simplicity's sake, I'd say "this area" would be like the ranger's favored terrain. You'd get that bonus while travelling in the same terrain as where you were walking; if you went through more than one, pick one.
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Intention: "This area" should encompass the area traveled during the 30 minutes. Basically, it should allow the character to walk around for 30 minutes, in say a settlement or wilderness environment, and be able to 'case' it. Gaining information both about tactical benefits and in appreciation of the beauty of the area.
Also, the Perception bonus is intended to last as long as a group camps in the area where the character examined. In essence, the character can go for their 'viewing walk' prior to the PCs making camp, learning about the area and gaining a bonus for the duration of their stay.
Sorry about any ambiguity >.>