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<blockquote data-quote="ScipioX" data-source="post: 3488726" data-attributes="member: 50804">I see a lot of DM's (and the writers of the forgotten realms setting) who like to gimp knowledge (local).&nbsp; Confining it to a specific area basically makes the skill nearly worthless, especially as the characters level up and begin traveling more.&nbsp; Just compare it to the other knowledge skills.&nbsp; With knowledge (planes) you can get randomly gated to Limbo, and instantly make knowledge checks to identify where you are and how to survive and get around.&nbsp; Knowledge (local) should have the same kind of power.&nbsp; If you get transported to a random city, you can make a check to see if you have heard much about the culture and background of that city.&nbsp; Yes, it stretches the imagination that a character might know things about a place he's never been to, but that applies to both knowledge (local) and knowledge (planes)!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ScipioX, post: 3488726, member: 50804"] I see a lot of DM's (and the writers of the forgotten realms setting) who like to gimp knowledge (local). Confining it to a specific area basically makes the skill nearly worthless, especially as the characters level up and begin traveling more. Just compare it to the other knowledge skills. With knowledge (planes) you can get randomly gated to Limbo, and instantly make knowledge checks to identify where you are and how to survive and get around. Knowledge (local) should have the same kind of power. If you get transported to a random city, you can make a check to see if you have heard much about the culture and background of that city. Yes, it stretches the imagination that a character might know things about a place he's never been to, but that applies to both knowledge (local) and knowledge (planes)! [/QUOTE]

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