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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vegepygmy" data-source="post: 4923174" data-attributes="member: 40109">The examples on page 28 of the Player's Handbook are helpful, I think.  If you look at them, they tend to be very specific: a local mayor's reputation for drinking, a mighty wizard's childhood nickname, the history of a particular place or magic item, etc. Knowledge skills represent the study of an entire class of things; thus, the information I give out is more generally applicable.  Another way to think of it is information you'd be able to learn from reading books or attending lectures (vs. hanging out in bars and talking to people you meet on the street).  For example, a successful Knowledge (local) check might indicate that the character knows that towns in a particular region are governed by mayors who are elected every three years; while a successful bardic knowledge check would indicate that the character knows Mayor Babykisser of Pleasantville is a notorious drunkard.  A successful Knowledge (nobility and royalty) check might indicate that the character knows the proper form of address for a baron's third cousin is "Your Honor," while a successful bardic knowledge check might indicate that the character knows this particular third cousin's childhood nickname was "Big-Nose." I hope that helps you.</blockquote>