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*Technology (current developments in cutting-edge devices, as well as the background necessary to identify various technological devices) | *Technology (current developments in cutting-edge devices, as well as the background necessary to identify various technological devices) | ||
*Theology and Philosophy (mythic history, liberal arts, ethics, philosophical concepts, the study of religious faith, practice, and experience) | *Theology and Philosophy (mythic history, liberal arts, ethics, philosophical concepts, the study of religious faith, practice, and experience) | ||
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| + | Answering a question within your field of study has a DC of 10 (for really easy questions), 15 (for basic questions), or 20 to 30 (for really tough questions). For every 5 points by which your check result exceeds the DC, you recall another piece of useful information. | ||
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| + | ==Action== | ||
| + | Usually none. In most cases, making a Knowledge check doesn’t take an action—you simply know the answer or you don’t. | ||
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| + | ==Try Again== | ||
| + | No. The check represents what you know, and thinking about a topic a second time doesn’t let you know something that you never learned in the first place. | ||
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| + | ==Synergy== | ||
| + | [more] | ||
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| + | ==Untrained== | ||
| + | An untrained Knowledge check is simply an Intelligence check. Without actual training, you know only common knowledge (DC 10 or lower). | ||
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[[Category:Skills]] | [[Category:Skills]] | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 16 August 2007
Like the Craft and Profession skills, Knowledge actually encompasses a number of unrelated skills. Knowledge represents a study of some body of lore, possibly an academic or even scientific discipline.
Below are listed typical fields of study.
- Arcane Lore (the occult, magic and the supernatural, astrology, numerology)
- Architecture and Engineering (buildings, aqueducts, bridges, fortifications)
- Art (fine arts, art history, techniques, antiques, performance art such as music and dance)
- Behavioral Sciences (psychology, sociology, and criminology)
- Business (business procedures, investment strategies, corporate structures, bureaucratic procedures)
- Civics (law, legislation, litigation, legal rights and obligations, political and governmental institutions and processes)
- Current Events (recent happenings in the news, sports, politics, entertainment, and foreign affairs)
- Earth and Life Sciences (biology, botany, genetics, geology, paleontology)
- Geography (lands, terrain, climate, people)
- History (archeology, antiquities, rulers and personalities, wars, colonies, migrations, civiliazations)
- Local (legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws, customs, traditions)
- Medicine (neurology, psychiatry, pathology and all other medical and surgical specialties)
- Physical Sciences (astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, engineering)
- Popular Culture (popular music, personalities, entertainment, urban legends)
- Streetwise (street and urban culture, local underworld personalities, events)
- Tactics (techniques and strategies for disposing and maneuvering forces in combat)
- Technology (current developments in cutting-edge devices, as well as the background necessary to identify various technological devices)
- Theology and Philosophy (mythic history, liberal arts, ethics, philosophical concepts, the study of religious faith, practice, and experience)
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Check
Answering a question within your field of study has a DC of 10 (for really easy questions), 15 (for basic questions), or 20 to 30 (for really tough questions). For every 5 points by which your check result exceeds the DC, you recall another piece of useful information.
Action
Usually none. In most cases, making a Knowledge check doesn’t take an action—you simply know the answer or you don’t.
Try Again
No. The check represents what you know, and thinking about a topic a second time doesn’t let you know something that you never learned in the first place.
Synergy
[more]
Untrained
An untrained Knowledge check is simply an Intelligence check. Without actual training, you know only common knowledge (DC 10 or lower).
