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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6866011">Unless for some reason I want my character to specifically not know something, I typically assume that my characters are versed in anything they're proficient in and have at least some basic knowledge about everything else.&nbsp; Just as most real-world people will be able to tell you a lot about the things they're skilled in, and would have some tidbits about the things they're not.&nbsp; Occasionally I denote that my characters DONT know specific things.&nbsp; I had a Dwarf who had no knowledge of plants, and applied his &quot;knowledge nature&quot; which is was proficient in, only to rocks.&nbsp; I had a fighter who only had Knowledge: History&gt;Warfare.As for when I DM, few situations are going to come along where specific player knowledge is going to come in handy, simply because the stuff you and I know about today will have few applications to the past.&nbsp; Indeed it comes up so rarely, than when it does I usually let it slide, because it makes things more interesting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6866011"] Unless for some reason I want my character to specifically not know something, I typically assume that my characters are versed in anything they're proficient in and have at least some basic knowledge about everything else. Just as most real-world people will be able to tell you a lot about the things they're skilled in, and would have some tidbits about the things they're not. Occasionally I denote that my characters DONT know specific things. I had a Dwarf who had no knowledge of plants, and applied his "knowledge nature" which is was proficient in, only to rocks. I had a fighter who only had Knowledge: History>Warfare. As for when I DM, few situations are going to come along where [I]specific[/I] [B]player[/B] knowledge is going to come in handy, simply because the stuff you and I know about today will have few applications to the past. Indeed it comes up so rarely, than when it does I usually let it slide, because it makes things more interesting. [/QUOTE]

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