User:Defunc7/Knowledge

This article is entirely speculative.

Obsidian has not released information about if the Knowledge skills will be included in NWN2.

DnD 3.5 Knowledge
Description

Knowledge is split into multiple skills, each representing a different field of lore.

Key ability: Intelligence

'''Trained Only: yes (see below)

Armour Check Penalty: no

Skill Synergy: specific to each knowledge type

Untrained
An untrained knowledge check is simply an Intelligence check. Without specific training you only know common knowledge (DC 10 or lower).

Arcana
Ancient mysteries, magic traditions, arcane symbols, cryptic phrases, constructs, dragons and magical beasts.

Skill Synergy
+2 Spellcraft

Architecture and Engineering
Buildings, bridges, fortifications and other similar constructions

Skill Synergy
+2 Search checks Vs secret doors and compartments

Dungeoneering
Aberrations, caverns, oozes and spelunking.

Skill Synergy
+2 Survival checks when underground

Geography
Climate, lands, people and terrain.

Skill Synergy
+2 checks Vs getting lost and avoiding hazards

History
City foundings, colonies, migrations, royalty and wars.

Skill Synergy
+2 Bardic Knowledge checks (class feature)

Local
Customs, humanoids, inhabitants, laws, legends, personalities and traditions.

Skill Synergy
+2 Gather Information

Nature
Animals, fey, giants, monstrous humanoids, plants, seasons and cycles, weather, vermin.

Skill Synergy
+2 Survival checks when in natural aboveground environments. Survival also gives a +2 synergy bonus to Knowledge(nature) checks.

Nobility and Royalty
Lineages, family trees, heraldry, mottos, personalities.

Skill Synergy
+2 Diplomacy

Religion
Ecclesiastic tradition, [Deity|deities], mythic history, holy symbols, undead.

Skill Synergy
+2 checks for Turn or Rebuke Undead (class feature)

The Planes
Inner planes, outer planes, astral plane, ethereal plane, outsiders, elementals, planar magic.

Skill Synergy
+2 Survival checks when on other planes

NWN comparison

 * Specific knowledge skills did not exist in NWN. The NWN Lore skill was used as a unified representation of overall knowledge skills. Lore did not provide a synergy effect derived from individual knowledge skills.

External resources

 * NWNWiki:Lore