====== Do Some Research ======
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You consult libraries, academic records, or esoteric archives to uncover the history, properties, or vulnerabilities of a specific subject, entity, or phenomenon.  To take this activity, you must be in a friendly community of at least 5,000 people.

You may declare the number of hours you are spending performing research before rolling.  You take a +1 bonus to the roll for each hour past the first, to a maximum of +7 (for eight solid hours of research).  **Roll+EDU**. You gain favour if you have access to a specialized library or if the subject is well-documented. You suffer slight if the subject is intentionally obscured or forgotten.  

  * **Complete Success**:  You find rare and cross-referenced data. You may ask the Director **three questions** from the list below.
  * **Success**:  You uncover significant entries. You may ask the Director **two questions** from the list below.
  * **Partial Success**:  You find a lead, but the records are incomplete. You may ask the Director **one question** from the list below.
  * **Failure**:  The records are silent or the text is indecipherable.
  * **Complete Failure**:  You follow a flawed academic theory or mistranslated text. You must choose **one question** from the list below, and the Director will give you a completely false---but plausible---answer.  Your character believes that this false answer is true.

**Constraint:** You cannot Research this specific subject again //in this community//.  A different community may have different resources.
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==== Research Questions ====

The following list of questions is not exhaustive, but serves as a set of examples. The player may ask any question they like. If the Director determines that a question is irrelevant, unknowable, or not applicable to the subject, the player may ask a different question instead.
  * What is the greatest known weakness or vulnerability of this subject?
  * What are the common signs or markers that this subject is present?
  * What is the origin or creator of this thing?
  * What is the most significant historical event this subject was involved in?
  * Who are the known enemies or rivals of this entity/organization?
  * What is the intended or theoretical use of this object/phenomenon?
  * Where is the next likely location to find more information or a physical specimen?
  * Is there a person who knows more about this subject?