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<blockquote data-quote="cordell" data-source="post: 1963138" data-attributes="member: 21399">Knowledge (Local) is indeed a sucky skill, without dividing it up into different localities, like Knowledge (Local: Silverymoon) and Knowledge (Local: Waterdeep).I mean, if you divide all the Knowledge skills into categories in your campaign, I suppose it would work.&nbsp; Like Knowledge (planes: Astral) and Knowledge (Planes: Ethereal) and such.&nbsp; Or if you want to get really ridiculous, how about, making Knowledge (Arcana: dragons) and Knowledge (Arcana: constructs) into separate skills, too?IMHO, it's 100% clear, RAW, that ONE knowledge skill covers all the categories listed under each type of Knowledge skill.&nbsp; Look at Perform - do players have to buy Perform (string:Fiddle) and Perform (String: Harp) as different skills?&nbsp; Or just Perform (String)?&nbsp; I mean, they are totally different instruments, right?&nbsp; (sorry for the sarcasm)For the poster who thought Gather Information should help tell a player who the current mayor is, I would think this type of basic information does not even require a roll.&nbsp; I mean, you can get this information from any friendly conversation in a town, right?&nbsp; Knowledge (local) is used to determine if you already know who the mayor is, without needing to ask anyone.&nbsp; Now, if you wanted to find out who the mayor's friends are, that's a different story, and covered under Gather Information.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cordell, post: 1963138, member: 21399"] Knowledge (Local) is indeed a sucky skill, without dividing it up into different localities, like Knowledge (Local: Silverymoon) and Knowledge (Local: Waterdeep). I mean, if you divide all the Knowledge skills into categories in your campaign, I suppose it would work. Like Knowledge (planes: Astral) and Knowledge (Planes: Ethereal) and such. Or if you want to get really ridiculous, how about, making Knowledge (Arcana: dragons) and Knowledge (Arcana: constructs) into separate skills, too? IMHO, it's 100% clear, RAW, that ONE knowledge skill covers all the categories listed under each type of Knowledge skill. Look at Perform - do players have to buy Perform (string:Fiddle) and Perform (String: Harp) as different skills? Or just Perform (String)? I mean, they are totally different instruments, right? (sorry for the sarcasm) For the poster who thought Gather Information should help tell a player who the current mayor is, I would think this type of basic information does not even require a roll. I mean, you can get this information from any friendly conversation in a town, right? Knowledge (local) is used to determine if you already know who the mayor is, without needing to ask anyone. Now, if you wanted to find out who the mayor's friends are, that's a different story, and covered under Gather Information. [/QUOTE]

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