What Can I Investigate?

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The detail you can investigate is typically a single item, creature, or small location (such as a room or corridor), though the GM might allow a different scope for your investigation. Physical clues are usually the best starting point, but the GM might allow you to start an investigation from a rumor you learned or a similar clue. For instance, finding a muddy footprint is enough to ask about the creature that left it, and seeing a hasty sketch of an item or location can be enough to start your investigation of that subject. The question at the heart of your investigation should be wide-ranging and not answerable through quick observation or a single die roll. “Is this footprint made of mud?” is simple for an investigator to answer, but “Who left these footprints?” or “What location did this mud come from?” both have enough potential for an investigation.