| SubMatirx |
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I think skill checks to appraise loot are normally not exciting enough to bother with. But sometimes you might want to use a Craft or relevant Lore check to do a spot appraisal.
For example when you're running out of an angry dragon's lair, pass by it's hoard, and have time to pick up maybe one item so you wanna spot which is the best one to take with you.
Or perhaps you're trying to impress a merchant by picking out the real antique item from among a heap of tourist trash.
I definitely agree with you that appraising can be boring. It has mainly come up as a topic because 3 of the 4 players are constantly trying to steal from each other. So whenever new loot is found that contains gems, art, and other items of not-immediately-known-value, they begin scampering over each other to determine what to grab and appraising (especially with inaccurate amounts on crit failures) has been a fun way to deal with that.