What skill to use for a perception skill test

Dune: The Roleplaying Game
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I’m unsure what I would use for a typical ‘Perception’ style of skill test. Would it be Understand + the appropriate Drive? The reason I am unsure is because there is no focus under Understand that could be interpreted as Perception-related (i often find that focuses are a good way for me to pick a skill for a roll), but there’s a focus listed under Discipline called ‘Observe’ which is described as “paying attention to a person or area to gain intelligence”.

Thanks in advance.

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Like many things, it depends on what they might see.

Battle - spotting an ambush or tactical advantage
Communication - noticing something about a person, empathy
Discipline - Good all round one for keeping a look out
Move - less useful but possibly for spotting things while running or driving
Understand - Another good all rounder for when you need to understand another layer or know something of technology to spot the thing.

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There’s an Observation skill in Discipline but others may apply too

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Thanks for the replies - so if a character is looking for clues in a room, would Discipline be best?

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I’ve used Move/Truth when players are trying to forensically reconstruct the actions that took place at a scene of violence, or to follow another’s tracks in the wilderness.

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