diff --git a/src/module/config.js b/src/module/config.js
index 48112560..3deed961 100644
--- a/src/module/config.js
+++ b/src/module/config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import { recallEsotericKnowledge } from "./actions/recallKnowledge.js";
 import { rootToLife } from "./feats/rootToLife.js";
 import { intensifyImplement } from "./implements/intensifyImplement.js";
 import { constructChildImplement } from "./implements/impDict.js";
+import {
+  EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_UUID,
+  EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_PWOL_UUID,
+} from "./utils/index.js";
 
 Hooks.on("init", async () => {
   game.pf2eThaumVuln = {
@@ -60,6 +64,24 @@ Hooks.on("init", async () => {
         }
       }
 
+      const EV = this.itemTypes.feat.find(
+        (f) => f.slug === "exploit-vulnerability"
+      );
+      if (EV) {
+        this.rules.push(
+          new game.pf2e.RuleElements.builtin.EphemeralEffect(
+            {
+              key: "EphemeralEffect",
+              selectors: ["esoteric-lore", "esoteric", "lore-esoteric"],
+              uuid: game.pf2e.settings.variants.pwol.enabled
+                ? EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_PWOL_UUID
+                : EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_UUID,
+            },
+            { parent: EV }
+          )
+        );
+      }
+
       wrapped(...args);
     }
   );
diff --git a/src/module/feats/exploit-vulnerability/exploitVulnerability.js b/src/module/feats/exploit-vulnerability/exploitVulnerability.js
index 910def05..3a36a34c 100644
--- a/src/module/feats/exploit-vulnerability/exploitVulnerability.js
+++ b/src/module/feats/exploit-vulnerability/exploitVulnerability.js
@@ -87,140 +87,39 @@ async function exploitVuln() {
       )
     );
   }
-  const dc = game.settings.get("pf2e", "proficiencyVariant")
-    ? {
-        "-2": 13,
-        "-1": 13,
-        ...Object.fromEntries(
-          Object.entries([
-            14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19,
-            19, 20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 21, 22, 22,
-          ])
-        ),
-      }[t.actor.level]
-    : {
-        "-2": 12,
-        "-1": 13,
-        ...Object.fromEntries(
-          Object.entries([
-            14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35,
-            36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50,
-          ])
-        ),
-      }[t.actor.level];
-  if (!dc) {
-    return ui.notifications.warn(
-      game.i18n.localize(
-        "pf2e-thaum-vuln.notifications.warn.exploitVulnerability.noMatchingDC"
-      )
-    );
-  }
-
-  const rollOptions = sa.getRollOptions(["skill-check", skill.slug]);
-
-  const outcomes = {
-    criticalSuccess: game.i18n.localize(
-      "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.degreeOfSuccess.criticalSuccess"
-    ),
-    success: game.i18n.localize(
-      "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.degreeOfSuccess.success"
-    ),
-    failure: game.i18n.localize(
-      "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.degreeOfSuccess.failure"
-    ),
-    criticalFailure: game.i18n.localize(
-      "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.degreeOfSuccess.criticalFailure"
-    ),
-  };
-
-  const notes = Object.entries(outcomes).map(([outcome, text]) => ({
-    title: game.i18n.localize("PF2E.Check.Result.Degree.Check." + outcome),
-    text,
-    outcome: [outcome],
-  }));
-
-  if (hasFeat(sa, "esoteric-warden")) {
-    notes.push({
-      title: game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.esotericWarden.name"),
-      text: game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.esotericWarden.flavor"),
-      outcome: ["success", "criticalSuccess"],
-    });
-  }
 
+  let notes = [];
   if (hasFeat(sa, "diverse-lore")) {
     // todo: put npc identify data in the document and then show secret text for it.
     // TODO: Error checking for rolling against PCs
     const dc =
-      (game.settings.get("pf2e", "proficiencyVariant")
-        ? {
-            "-2": 13,
-            "-1": 13,
-            ...Object.fromEntries(
-              Object.entries([
-                14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19,
-                19, 19, 20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 21, 22, 22,
-              ])
-            ),
-          }[t.actor.level]
-        : {
-            "-2": 12,
-            "-1": 13,
-            ...Object.fromEntries(
-              Object.entries([
-                14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34,
-                35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50,
-              ])
-            ),
-          }[t.actor.level]) +
-      game.settings.get("pf2e-thaum-vuln", "esotericLoreModifier");
+      14 +
+      Math.floor(t.actor.level / 3) +
+      game.settings.get("pf2e-thaum-vuln", "esotericLoreModifier") +
+      (game.pf2e.settings.variants.pwol.enabled
+        ? 0
+        : t.actor.level + (t.actor.level < 0));
     const diverseLoreDC = dc
       ? `<br/><span data-visibility="gm">Recall Knowledge DC ${dc}</span>`
       : "";
 
     notes.push({
       title: game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.diverseLore.name"),
-      text: `${
-        game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.diverseLore.flavor") + diverseLoreDC
-      }`,
+      text:
+        game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.diverseLore.flavor") +
+        diverseLoreDC,
       outcome: ["success", "criticalSuccess"],
+      predicate: ["feat:diverse-lore"],
     });
   }
 
-  const flavor = `${game.i18n.localize(
-    "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.name"
-  )}: ${skill.label}`;
-  const checkModifier = new game.pf2e.CheckModifier(flavor, skill);
-  const traits = ["esoterica", "manipulate", "thaumaturge"];
-  const evRoll = await game.pf2e.Check.roll(
-    checkModifier,
-    {
-      actor: sa,
-      target: {
-        actor: t.actor,
-        token: t.document,
-      },
-      type: "skill-check",
-      options: rollOptions,
-      notes,
-      dc: { value: dc },
-      traits: traits,
-      flavor: `
-    <strong>${game.i18n.localize(
-      "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.frequency.label"
-    )}</strong> ${game.i18n.localize(
-        "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.frequency.text"
-      )}<br/>
-    <strong>${game.i18n.localize(
-      "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.requirements.label"
-    )}</strong> ${game.i18n.localize(
-        "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.requirements.text"
-      )}<br/>
-    <hr/>
-    <p>${game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.flavor")}</p>
-  `,
-    },
-    event
-  );
+  const result = await game.pf2e.actions.get("exploit-vulnerability").use({
+    actors: [sa],
+    target: t.document,
+    notes,
+    event,
+  });
+  const evRoll = result[0].roll;
 
   const rollDOS = evRoll?.degreeOfSuccess;
   //Apply effect based on Degrees of success
@@ -268,4 +167,42 @@ function preDeleteEffect(a, sa = undefined) {
   return effects;
 }
 
+Hooks.once("init", () => {
+  const hide = game.pf2e.actions.get("hide");
+  const SingleCheckAction = Object.getPrototypeOf(hide).constructor;
+  const notes = [
+    "criticalSuccess",
+    "success",
+    "failure",
+    "criticalFailure",
+  ].map((dos) => ({
+    title: game.i18n.localize(`PF2E.Check.Result.Degree.Check.${dos}`),
+    text: game.i18n.localize(
+      `pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.degreeOfSuccess.${dos}`
+    ),
+    outcome: [dos],
+  }));
+
+  notes.push({
+    title: game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.esotericWarden.name"),
+    text: game.i18n.localize("pf2e-thaum-vuln.esotericWarden.flavor"),
+    outcome: ["success", "criticalSuccess"],
+    predicate: ["feat:esoteric-warden"],
+  });
+
+  const ExploitVulnerability = new SingleCheckAction({
+    cost: 1,
+    description: "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.flavor",
+    name: "pf2e-thaum-vuln.exploitVulnerability.name",
+    notes,
+    rollOptions: ["action:exploit-vulnerability"],
+    slug: "exploit-vulnerability",
+    difficultyClass: "exploit-vulnerability",
+    statistic: "esoteric-lore",
+    traits: ["esoterica", "manipulate", "thaumaturge"],
+  });
+
+  game.pf2e.actions.set("exploit-vulnerability", ExploitVulnerability);
+});
+
 export { exploitVuln, preDeleteEffect };
diff --git a/src/module/utils/index.js b/src/module/utils/index.js
index 1e3cb374..8b3c9f4e 100644
--- a/src/module/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/module/utils/index.js
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ const CHALICE_ADEPT_ENABLED_UUID =
   "Compendium.pf2e-thaum-vuln.thaumaturge-effects.Item.Zl40i1PmitlIxZIK";
 const CHALICE_INTENSIFY_ENABLED_UUID =
   "Compendium.pf2e-thaum-vuln.thaumaturge-effects.Item.MKztdugJAUnHLfE2";
+const EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_UUID =
+  "Compendium.pf2e-thaum-vuln.thaumaturge-effects.Item.wDe6oD0iFZIx5Cf1";
+const EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_PWOL_UUID =
+  "Compendium.pf2e-thaum-vuln.thaumaturge-effects.Item.YPeliP0yNMlH0RPp";
 
 const SupportedActions = [
   "exploit-vulnerability",
@@ -117,4 +121,6 @@ export {
   CHALICE_DRAINED_EFFECT_UUID,
   CHALICE_ADEPT_ENABLED_UUID,
   CHALICE_INTENSIFY_ENABLED_UUID,
+  EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_UUID,
+  EXPLOIT_VULNERABILITY_DC_PWOL_UUID,
 };
diff --git a/src/packs/thaumaturge-effects/effect-exploit-vulnerability-dc-pwol.json b/src/packs/thaumaturge-effects/effect-exploit-vulnerability-dc-pwol.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b13ee60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packs/thaumaturge-effects/effect-exploit-vulnerability-dc-pwol.json
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+{
+  "name": "Effect: Exploit Vulnerability DC (PwoL)",
+  "type": "effect",
+  "effects": [],
+  "system": {
+    "description": {
+      "gm": "",
+      "value": "<p>Provide an Exploit Vulnerability DC to roll a check against.</p><p>For the Proficiency without Level variant</p>"
+    },
+    "rules": [
+      {
+        "key": "SpecialStatistic",
+        "label": "Exploit Vulnerability DC",
+        "slug": "exploit-vulnerability",
+        "type": "check"
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "FlatModifier",
+        "label": "Standard Level DC",
+        "selector": "exploit-vulnerability",
+        "value": "4+floor(@actor.level/3)",
+        "type": "proficiency"
+      }
+    ],
+    "slug": "exploit-vulnerability-dc",
+    "_migration": {
+      "version": 0.933,
+      "lastMigration": null
+    },
+    "traits": {
+      "otherTags": [],
+      "value": []
+    },
+    "publication": {
+      "title": "Pathfinder Dark Archive",
+      "authors": "",
+      "license": "OGL",
+      "remaster": false
+    },
+    "level": {
+      "value": 1
+    },
+    "duration": {
+      "value": -1,
+      "unit": "unlimited",
+      "expiry": null,
+      "sustained": false
+    },
+    "start": {
+      "value": 0,
+      "initiative": null
+    },
+    "tokenIcon": {
+      "show": false
+    },
+    "badge": null,
+    "context": null,
+    "unidentified": false
+  },
+  "img": null,
+  "folder": null,
+  "ownership": {
+    "default": 0
+  },
+  "flags": {
+    "core": {}
+  },
+  "_stats": {
+    "systemId": "pf2e",
+    "systemVersion": "6.5.0",
+    "coreVersion": "12.331",
+    "createdTime": 1731014803000,
+    "modifiedTime": 1731014803000,
+    "compendiumSource": "Compendium.pf2e-thaum-vuln.thaumaturge-effects.Item.YPeliP0yNMlH0RPp",
+    "duplicateSource": null
+  },
+  "_id": "YPeliP0yNMlH0RPp",
+  "sort": 0,
+  "_key": "!items!YPeliP0yNMlH0RPp"
+}
diff --git a/src/packs/thaumaturge-effects/effect-exploit-vulnerability-dc.json b/src/packs/thaumaturge-effects/effect-exploit-vulnerability-dc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eccd7f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packs/thaumaturge-effects/effect-exploit-vulnerability-dc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+{
+  "name": "Effect: Exploit Vulnerability DC",
+  "type": "effect",
+  "effects": [],
+  "system": {
+    "description": {
+      "gm": "",
+      "value": "<p>Provide an Exploit Vulnerability DC to roll a check against.</p>"
+    },
+    "rules": [
+      {
+        "key": "SpecialStatistic",
+        "label": "Exploit Vulnerability DC",
+        "slug": "exploit-vulnerability",
+        "type": "check"
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "FlatModifier",
+        "label": "Standard Level DC",
+        "selector": "exploit-vulnerability",
+        "value": "4+floor(@actor.level/3)+@actor.level+lt(@actor.level,0)",
+        "type": "proficiency"
+      }
+    ],
+    "slug": "exploit-vulnerability-dc",
+    "_migration": {
+      "version": 0.933,
+      "lastMigration": null
+    },
+    "traits": {
+      "otherTags": [],
+      "value": []
+    },
+    "publication": {
+      "title": "Pathfinder Dark Archive",
+      "authors": "",
+      "license": "OGL",
+      "remaster": false
+    },
+    "level": {
+      "value": 1
+    },
+    "duration": {
+      "value": -1,
+      "unit": "unlimited",
+      "expiry": null,
+      "sustained": false
+    },
+    "start": {
+      "value": 0,
+      "initiative": null
+    },
+    "tokenIcon": {
+      "show": false
+    },
+    "badge": null,
+    "context": null,
+    "unidentified": false
+  },
+  "img": null,
+  "folder": null,
+  "ownership": {
+    "default": 0
+  },
+  "flags": {
+    "core": {}
+  },
+  "_stats": {
+    "systemId": "pf2e",
+    "systemVersion": "6.5.0",
+    "coreVersion": "12.331",
+    "createdTime": 1731014803000,
+    "modifiedTime": 1731014803000,
+    "compendiumSource": "Compendium.pf2e-thaum-vuln.thaumaturge-effects.Item.wDe6oD0iFZIx5Cf1",
+    "duplicateSource": null
+  },
+  "_id": "wDe6oD0iFZIx5Cf1",
+  "sort": 0,
+  "_key": "!items!wDe6oD0iFZIx5Cf1"
+}