Knowledge

Knowledge (Int)

Knowledge represents a character’s grasp of both intellectual and practical information in a variety of areas, each represented by individual skills:

• Arcana

• Dungeoneering

• Engineering

• Geography

• History

• Local

• Nature

• Politics

• Planes

• Religion

• Sciences

• Streetwise.

Awareness of a given piece of information on a given subject is a Knowledge check with a difficulty based on how well known it is.

The Base DC for common knowledge is DC 5, Knowledge that requires a basic education is DC 15. Knowledge that requires a specialized education is DC 25. The DM sets the DC for more exotic or rare knowledge and may require the usage of a specific resource such as a book, college or library to learn them.

Using the Knowledge skill in combat is a minor action.

An Untrained character cannot learn information with a DC higher than 15.

Local

Local Knowledge checks are not as straightforward as the others. It provides information on current and historical events in a given populated location even if they would ordinarily be covered by another check. For example one can use Knowledge: Local to learn about the local politics, history, architecture, and even recent breakthroughs in arcana and a the sciences originating from that town or city.

Knowledge: Local can only be used in regard to place that is currently populated by sentient beings.