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<blockquote data-quote="moritheil" data-source="post: 4652101" data-attributes="member: 30610">Physical science is really, really weird in DnD.&nbsp; For example, fireballs explode with light, heat, and sound but cause no pressure changes.&nbsp; The fact that this is at all possible means the laws of thermodynamics are dramatically different.&nbsp; Chemistry is unrecognizable, as there are only the four classical elements rather than the 100+ of the periodic table.&nbsp; It might not be very different from the perspective of one who isn't accustomed to looking at physical laws very precisely, but it's different enough that systematic logic (which is what makes it science) might not really apply.&nbsp; Biology is weird because of the existence of all sorts of fantastic creatures that defy normal evolutionary principles.&nbsp; All the shapeshifters and alternate forms also really confound the &quot;form follows function&quot; principle of biology as well - and that's not even counting the undead.Skill-wise, Chemistry has the problem that Craft (Alchemy) is what is used, not a Knowledge skill.&nbsp; Biology is split between Knowledge (nature/dungeoneering/planes/religion/arcana.)&nbsp; Physics is largely in knowledge (planes) but arcana is probably relevant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moritheil, post: 4652101, member: 30610"] Physical science is really, really weird in DnD. For example, fireballs explode with light, heat, and sound but cause no pressure changes. The fact that this is at all possible means the laws of thermodynamics are dramatically different. Chemistry is unrecognizable, as there are only the four classical elements rather than the 100+ of the periodic table. It might not be very different from the perspective of one who isn't accustomed to looking at physical laws very precisely, but it's different enough that systematic logic (which is what makes it [I]science[/I]) might not really apply. Biology is weird because of the existence of all sorts of fantastic creatures that defy normal evolutionary principles. All the shapeshifters and alternate forms also really confound the "form follows function" principle of biology as well - and that's not even counting the undead. Skill-wise, Chemistry has the problem that Craft (Alchemy) is what is used, not a Knowledge skill. Biology is split between Knowledge (nature/dungeoneering/planes/religion/arcana.) Physics is largely in knowledge (planes) but arcana is probably relevant. [/QUOTE]

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