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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 1107981" data-attributes="member: 8447">First up, I have run several campaigns with vast differences on this topic, so this material only applies to the current campaign1.) How common is a level of education for the NPCs (and PCs) in your game world?Not very.  Literacy must be purchased, as well as additional languages.  Commoners know very little; experts, priests, and magi rather more.  More or less "Medieval Standard" rather than "D&D Standard".2.) Are only the elite spellcasters educated, but perhaps only in their field?Knowledges represent Education in my game, thus anyone with Knowledge is Educated, at least to some extent.  See above.3.) Do nobles benefit from higher learning, or perhaps just the basics?Some nobles take further education, but this is far from the rule.4.) Do experts have schools for their specialties?Most Experts are craftspeople, thus they learn by apprenticeship (there is also no differentiation between Craft & Profession in our game, nor is there a set stat, such as DEX or INT, that is inherently tied to the skill -- we use the "Most Appropriate Stat".5.) Are there trade schools for craftsmen or just apprenticeships (and how formal are they)?Some crafts have very formal apprenticeship programs; most deal with "learn by doing" process.6.) Do commoners ever see the inside of a classroom?Nope.  Why should they?  Does a farmer ever need to read?7.) What sort of training beyond the tilting field is received by guards, warriors, and soldiers?Again, does a warrior need to read?8.) Do bards learn exclusively from a single master, or are there dormatories with some of the best damned parties in the kingdom full of them?Bards are rare and it is entirely one-on-one training.9.) Where do monks learn their many disciplines?Happily, we have no monks, as they don't fit the setting.  Neither do we have Paladins or Sorcerers.10.) Does every temple have a classroom for their clergy?Not every temple -- most temples are more like "shrines", unless by "temple" you are not referring to the building, but the institution.  Every church maintains learning facilities, but even many priests have minimal education.Personally, I prefer the "Medieval Standard" level of education.  If peasants start getting education, then they start discussing major ideas and start wondering why they are peasants...</blockquote>

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