Knowledge
KnowSkill Compendium Details
Description
Knowledge is a combination of several areas of academic study and lore. Knowledge that is used for practical rather than academic purposes belongs to the Crafting, Profession, or even Survival skills. Realistically, there should be a separate skill for each type of knowledge, but they have been combined into a single skill for the sake of simplicity (and to make the skill more attractive for player characters).
Specializations
| Specialization | Description | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| Arcana | Ancient mysteries, magic, arcane symbols and phrases, constructs, dragons, legendary arcane items | — |
| Architecture and Engineering | Buildings, aqueducts, bridges, fortifications | — |
| Dungeoneering | Aberrations, caverns, oozes, spelunking | — |
| Geography | Lands, terrain, climate, people | — |
| History | Royalty, wars, colonies, migrations, founding of cities | — |
| Local | Legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws, customs, traditions, (humanoids) | — |
| Nature | Animals, humanoids, monstrous animals, monstrous humanoids, plants, seasons and cycles, weather, vermin | — |
| Nobility and Royalty | Lineages, heraldry, family trees, mottoes, personalities | — |
| Psionics | Ancient mysteries, psionic traditions, psychic symbols and phrases, psionic creatures, legendary psionic items | — |
| Religion | Gods and goddesses, mythic history, ecclesiastic tradition, holy symbols, undead, legendary divine items | — |
| Science | Astronomy, physics, chemistry | — |
| The Planes | The Inner and Outer Planes, the Astral Plane, the Ethereal Plane, outsiders, elementals | — |
Level Benefits
Level 1:
ActAcc { Qual=Know Answer; }
Class Access
Bard
(Primary)
Cleric
(Primary)
Druid
(Primary)
Fighter
(Secondary)
Monk
(Primary)
Psion
(Primary)
Psiwarrior
(Primary)
Ranger
(Primary)
Rogue
(Primary)
Templar
(Primary)
Wizard
(Primary)
Adept
(Primary)
Aristocrat
(Primary)
Commoner
(Secondary)
Expert
(Primary)
Warrior
(Secondary)