Bestiary 2 - What am I missing?


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Through a random series of coincidences, I found myself looking at the Gug's Perception modifier intently because it's the highest Perception of a CR 10 creature I can find. Supposedly, it has a Perception of +27, but I think it's wrong.

I'm assuming it has 15 ranks in Perception, a +3 from Wisdom, a +3 from Perception being a class skill, +3 from Skill Focus (Perception) = 24.

Is this an error or am I missing something?


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Novawurmson wrote:

Through a random series of coincidences, I found myself looking at the Gug's Perception modifier intently because it's the highest Perception of a CR 10 creature I can find. Supposedly, it has a Perception of +27, but I think it's wrong.

I'm assuming it has 15 ranks in Perception, a +3 from Wisdom, a +3 from Perception being a class skill, +3 from Skill Focus (Perception) = 24.

Is this an error or am I missing something?

At 10 ranks, the Skill Focus bonus goes from +3 to +6.


Skill Focus is different in Pathfinder. IT grants a +3 bonus, but that bonus increases to +6 if you have 10 or more ranks in the skill.

15 ranks perception, +3 wisdom, +3 class skill, +6 Skill Focus (perception) = 27


The Brachiosaurus also.

18 ranks, +1 from Wisdom, +3 from Class skill, +3 from Skill focus Perception = 25...but it's listed as 28.


*smacks forehead*

I should have refreshed before posting again. I caught that when checking the Perception check of something with Alertness, but not with Skill Focus. Well, cased closed XD

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