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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 6158187" data-attributes="member: 17106">Some 3.5 monster books had those entries where it gave you specific information for a Knowledge check to reveal. I do not think it would be terribly hard, given that amount of detail, to assign DCs (or more aptly, base DCs and circumstantial modifiers) to each monster.For example, I think most people probably have an idea of what a red dragon is, but might be relatively clueless about a Thoqqua. After all, the latter lives on the Plane of Fire; it's not exactly a common sight. Meanwhile, red dragons are charismatic, interact frequently with humans, and can travel a long way, so there is every reason for them to be well known in most parts.Regional and contextual differences matter. A human kingdom's inhabitants might not be able to distinguish the dwarven subraces, but if they live near mountains and trade with hill dwarves or go to war with duergar, then maybe that knowledge gets disseminated better.The monster itself has a say in this as well. I would guess that liches are not well known since they tend to be reclusive (and are associated with the god of secrets in the core Greyhawk setting); their entry even suggests that unknowing adventurers may mistake their paralyzing touch for an SoD. Conversely, big dumb monsters like a purple worm are not exactly known for subtlety, and they make for an interesting story that likely gets shared a lot.</blockquote>