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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ARandomGod" data-source="post: 2532419" data-attributes="member: 17296">No, local is a definition that we're in debate about. So adding it back in and pointing at it is misdirection. A good spell, and secretly a good debate technique, but not actually a valid point. And, actually, the skill has"Knowledge: Local"as the NAME of the skill, followed by the description of the skill, which is:"(legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws, customs, traditions, humanoids)"Note that this is simly NOT "everything there is to know".For example here. A person would perhaps take 'Knowledge: History' to tell them about (royalty, wars, colonies, migrations, founding of cities).  If you look at the skill description, 'Knowlege: Local' doesn't say anything about ANY of those items. ALthough I do take your point that 'Knowledge: History' And 'Knowledge Royalty and Nobility' (royalty, wars, colonies, migrations, founding of cities) do have a large overlap, I don't see where 'Knowledge: Local' overlaps with 'Knowledge: History' in any great detail at all. So I do take your point that some knowledge skills have area's of overlap, however I don't see how that point invalidated the description of the skill  as written (legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws, customs, traditions, humanoids) in any way.Further on the overlap of knowledge skills... certainly, there are possibly legends of the founding of the city. And 'local' will possibly give those. And then there are possibly histories of the founding of the city... These two things can be very, very different. For that matter Knowledge: Arcana (ancient mysteries, magic traditions, arcane symbols, cryptic phrases, constructs, dragons, magical beasts) Ancient mysteries, magic traditions, arcane symbols and cryptic phases... all those COULD have legends about them that could possibly be found Knowledge: Local. Or they could have histories written about them that could be found under Knowledge: History. Or there might not be such legends. However, Knowledge: Local won't tell you anything on these topics but the local legends. Legends can be far off. History and Acana will give you the History, and the Arcana, respectively. And there is your reason to potentially take other knowledges. Since you asked.</blockquote>

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