The BlackHammer CyberPunk Project

Searching For Hidden Items

To spot or find a hidden item, the searcher must test his INT+Awareness against a modified difficulty determined from the table below.

Base Difficulty to spot/find 15
   
Visual Search Mod
Efforts made to hide object* +5
Concealability > required +5
Concealability < required -5
Dark/Impaired Visability +3
Using Thermograph -5
Under Stress/In Combat +3
Drunk, Drugged or Tired +4
*Only if the Concealability required is met.  
   
Manual Search - Object Size Mod
P Concealability +0
J Concealability -5
L Concealability -10
N Concealability NA
   
Manual Search - Time Spent Mod
Cursory (1 round) +5
Brisk (2 rounds) +0
Standard (3-6 rounds) -5
Detailed (Up to 1 min) -10
Very Detailed (1 to 2 mins) -15
Semi Strip Search (3 to 5 mins) -20
Strip Search -25
Searcher is Intimidated/Fearful +5
Searcher is completely in Control -5
Under Stress/In Combat +3
Drunk, Drugged or Tired +4
 

This article was written and coded by Andrew James of NODE 16, with help from the CyberPunk Mailing List (including my humble self) and is mirrored from his site with his very kind permission.