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<blockquote data-quote="bowbe" data-source="post: 3808457" data-attributes="member: 6328"><p>Sorry for any confusion and an over amount of consternation on your part brother Frutkathka.</p><p></p><p>Allow me to quote a bit from the PHB 3.5 (and hopefully not come off as a smart arse in the process). </p><p></p><p></p><p><em>"Below are listed typical fields of study. With your DM's approval, you can invent new areas of knowledge."</em></p><p></p><p>1st. Assume now that we (meaning Necro, or even game designers/developers in general) take such invitations to heart, and feel that there is no more need of explanation than is offered by the august authors of the 3.5 PHB when inventing a general Knowledge ability.</p><p></p><p>2nd. There are no (zero) knowledge core areas that cover pure physical science in the 9th-10th grade high school sense. You dont find, for example, Astronomy, Botony, Geology, or anything loosely related to the actual physical sciences anywhere in that fabulous list of knowledge abilities? Why? Likely an oversight on the part of the 3.5 authors who were very geeked and very tuned to writing about FANTASTIC fantasy role play adventure on authoring their tome.</p><p></p><p>3rd. I think we can agree that an alchemist would need knowledge of these basic sciences in order to generate acids, bases, compounds ect. ect. All of which can be generated with basic science knowledge rather than arcane lore. Thus it is most likely our authors saw a need, and filled it with a basic and non-descriptive "physical univese" skill. </p><p></p><p>The alchemist as featured had its origin in the Players Guide to the Wilderlands (as noted in the credits page). Scott, Clark and I liked it. I think Scott and Clark wrote it (that or Pat Lawinger) so it went into the CoB as arabian folklore has its share of alchemists and seers. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Answer: Just assume its general knowledge of physical and generic sciences as anyone would pick up in 8-10th grade science tests in middle and high school and your golden. Sorry for the confusion. I guess we thought it was self explanatory as a knowledge skill.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p></p><p>Case</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bowbe, post: 3808457, member: 6328"] Sorry for any confusion and an over amount of consternation on your part brother Frutkathka. Allow me to quote a bit from the PHB 3.5 (and hopefully not come off as a smart arse in the process). [I]"Below are listed typical fields of study. With your DM's approval, you can invent new areas of knowledge."[/I] 1st. Assume now that we (meaning Necro, or even game designers/developers in general) take such invitations to heart, and feel that there is no more need of explanation than is offered by the august authors of the 3.5 PHB when inventing a general Knowledge ability. 2nd. There are no (zero) knowledge core areas that cover pure physical science in the 9th-10th grade high school sense. You dont find, for example, Astronomy, Botony, Geology, or anything loosely related to the actual physical sciences anywhere in that fabulous list of knowledge abilities? Why? Likely an oversight on the part of the 3.5 authors who were very geeked and very tuned to writing about FANTASTIC fantasy role play adventure on authoring their tome. 3rd. I think we can agree that an alchemist would need knowledge of these basic sciences in order to generate acids, bases, compounds ect. ect. All of which can be generated with basic science knowledge rather than arcane lore. Thus it is most likely our authors saw a need, and filled it with a basic and non-descriptive "physical univese" skill. The alchemist as featured had its origin in the Players Guide to the Wilderlands (as noted in the credits page). Scott, Clark and I liked it. I think Scott and Clark wrote it (that or Pat Lawinger) so it went into the CoB as arabian folklore has its share of alchemists and seers. Answer: Just assume its general knowledge of physical and generic sciences as anyone would pick up in 8-10th grade science tests in middle and high school and your golden. Sorry for the confusion. I guess we thought it was self explanatory as a knowledge skill. Hope that helps. Case [/QUOTE]
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