Identify Alchemy
Identify Alchemy
Concentrate
An action with this trait requires a degree of mental concentration and discipline.
Exploration
An activity with this trait takes more than a turn to use, and can usually be used only during exploration mode.
Secret
The GM rolls the check for this ability in secret.
Source: Player Core pg. 237
You can identify the nature of an alchemical item with 10 minutes of testing using your alchemist’s toolkit. If your attempt is interrupted in any way, you must start over.
Success You identify the item and the means of activating it.
Failure You fail to identify the item but can try again.
Critical Failure You misidentify the item as another item of the GM’s choice.