Smell (SML)

Traits
Reminder \(\text{SML Rating}\ =\ (SML Level+SML Base Bonus)\)
Smell allow you to find food but also is useful for orientation detect danger and is a great deal of communication, recognize other, Leaving Messages establishing terriotires and for mating purpose.

All Animals can identify common foods (grass, clover, apples, berries, mushroom, lettuce)

Unknown Food will require a skill check: \(1d6+\text{SML Rating}>\text{Object Rarity}\)
Once the food is Identified and recognized, you will remember it if you encounter it again.

This roll only identify the edibility of an object, not the taste, or how much energy can provide you, if at all.

Unknown herbs will require an \(1d6+\text{SML Rating}>\text{Recognize Different Odor qualities}\)
Once the Herb is Identified and recognized, you will remember it if you encounter it again, but still roll to identify odor qualities.

This roll only identify what kind of herb is, not how to use it

from scat or spoor (fur, blood) you may attempt to identify the animal who dropped it.
you may roll for a skill check: \(1d6+\text{ SML Rating}\gt \text{ Difficulty based on how long it has been there}\)

Success mean you know how old it was and what kind of animal it was but only if you encountered it before

Only one animal in the party may attempt this

An animal of the same species of the drop will identify automatically the kind of animal who dropped it and may perform a skill check for knowing the identity of the one who dropped it (you still need to have encountered the animal before).

Animals like Rabbit can scent mark.
Location: by urination.
Other Animal: by chin-rubbing.

Also a Animal can Recognize automatically scents if \(\text{Age of the scent in Days}\le \text{SML Rating}\)
then You can gather information based on it depending on this table

Following the path taken by another animal

Only one animal in the party can be the tracker (it would be confusing if there is more than one at the time)
\(DV=1·\text{ Each 10 Minutes the animal has passed}+(Modifier)\)
If you fail, You can attempt to track again after spending ten-minutes in search your current location

Modifier: (Each time one of these event occur you must re-roll to beat the DV)

• Track is in the mud or snow during daytime: -2
• Track is on rocks: +1
• Track is on a Stream: +4
• Track cross a stream or a road: +2
• Tracking during High Wind: +2
• Tracking during falling Snow: x2
• Tracking during freezing rain: Impossible
• Rain occur during Tracking: x3

A animals can quickly maneuver in a burrow or tunnel.
Scents of all kind there last up to a week after it were marked
and can be detected automatically

Herbalist
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