You only have time during the round for one skill check. I would of said that nature would of been the more useful skill, but you said to take the first. Done.<br/><br/>No, you can only take 10 when you have time to examine things and spend a minute to do so... or at least in this case, I say no to a take 10.<br/><br/>Once all checks are in, I'll PM the results to everyone, but consider what you plan to do in your post.<br/><br/>Endwell, I'll assume that you are holding your action. That requires that you're waiting for something to happen. This can be anything from "Wait until the spell casters act," to "Wait for a hostile action" or any number of other things. What are you holding for?