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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ferrum" data-source="post: 2519924" data-attributes="member: 33089">The way I'd play it, would be that knowledge local applies best to the area in which the pc grew up, but would still be applicable outside of that area, albeit with penalties. Otherwise the skill seems pretty weak.For example, Will the Rogue grew up in the city of Kyla, and knows the local area well. He wants a good deal on a horse and cart, does a knowledge:local check, and knows to go to Big Bob's house of carts. He travels west 40 miles to the township of Merich, and does a knowledge:local check with a -4 modifier (-1 for every ten miles from Kyla) and remembers hearing travelers talk about the Grey Goose Inn, so he heads there. While at the inn he overhears a group talking about a Lady Aellwyn and travelling east to meet her. He thinks about it, and gets a knowledge:local check and remembers she's the Duchess of Penterose, a city 60 miles east of Kyla (-6 distance modifier, +2 bonus for the name and general location hint of east).This way it doesn't totally become useless, but does have a "home point" and becomes less useful the further from the original locality.</blockquote>