You may attempt to decipher one of the immense polyhedron’s many facets. Each facet represents some extraplanar truth, elemental koan, symbolic meaning within a facet’s mineral composition, or any number of other esoteric aspects.
Any of the following skill checks allow a PC to make a discovery: an DC 20 Appraise, Disable Device, Intelligence (use the skill DC), Knowledge (religion), Wisdom (use the skill DC), or Use Magic Device. Each Skill solved this way becomes DC 24 for a success on subsequent rounds by that PC.
or a Dc 24 Knowledge (any), Linguistics, or Perception check. If a PC exceeds the check DC by 5 or more, count it as two successes.
A PC gains a cumulative +1 bonus on his skill check for each of the following languages he can read and understand: Abyssal, Aquan, Auran, Ignan, and Terran.