It might simply be the fact that it is 2:10 AM right now, but I cannot grasp why Search is necissary when Observe (Spot) seems to do the same thing. Am I simply failing my Search test to find the difference in the book? The only difference I can possibly imagine would be that search is more of an active skill check, as the skill of the same name in 3rd edition D&D- poking around in a room to find a hidden door, sifting through a pile of silver pennies to find a silver piece, etcetera. The book simply does a poor job of stating this, in my opinion, if this is so.
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