Knowledges

Knowledges
What is a knowledge? A specific area of expertise. These are used with the INT stat to figure out puzzles, as well as learn new skills or perform specific actions. Skills can be thought of as specializations.

Magic
Stat: Mental
 * Evocation

Skills: Associated with the manipulation of the elements.

Intelligence Rolls: Used when investigating the effects of spells. Stat: Charisma
 * Religion

Skills: Associated with blessings, such as status boosts and healing, as well as smites specifically related to the god in question.

Intelligence Rolls: Used to understand specific actions from a religious perspective. Example: rituals. Stat: Intelligence
 * Runic

Skills: A complex system of writing that directly ties a particular essense to an item.

Intelligence Rolls: Used to understand runic writing, Stat: Intelligence
 * Alchemy

Skills: Associating with distilling magical essence into a potion.

Intelligence Rolls: Used to discern the creation of and use of potions. Stat: Charisma
 * Summoning

Skills: Associated with calling supernatural beasts and spirits to your aid. Could also be used to wrestle control of other spirits.

Science
Stat: Intelligence Skills: Building complex devices
 * Engineering

Intelligence Rolls: Understanding why and how something was made as it was. Skills: Creating complex chemicals for various uses.
 * Chemistry

Intelligence Rolls: Understanding the chemical composition of items. Skills: Used in the performance of everything from splinting to surgery.
 * Medicine

Intelligence rolls: Used to remove items without causing harm, or to perform a medical examination. Skills: Used to make bombs or other explosives.
 * Explosive

Intelligence rolls: used to disarm bombs. Skills: Used in making programs or hacking. Intelligence Rolls: Used to control anything with a computer.
 * Programming
 * Electonics

Skills: Putting together electronic items.

Intelligence Rolls: rewiring, and understanding electronics.

Social
Stats: Intelligence, Charisma (I know more, I am a better liar)
 * Business

Skills: Barter, anything having to do with wealth

Intelligence Rolls: Analyzing accounts, knowing when you're being lied to in business. Stats: Intelligence (I know more), Charisma (convince), Wealth (bribe)
 * Persuasion

Skills: Convincing people to do things your way. Stats: Intelligence, Physical, + skill if used
 * Intimidation

Skills: Forcing people to act a certain way through force. Stat: Intelligence
 * Investigation

Skill: The overall understanding of a crime scene, specifically. Stat: Intellgence, movement
 * Security

Skill: Breaking and entering, thievery, dealing with traps

Intelligence Rolls: Understanding how someone got in somewhere, spotting traps with Perception Stats: Movement
 * Transportation

Skills: Driving specific vehicles from a bike to an airplane.

Intelligence Rolls: Understanding what kind of vehicle is driven, or trying to drive a similiar but new vehicle.

Combat
Stats: Physical, movement, depending on the skill
 * Unarmed

Skills: Unarmed strikes, whether in traditional pugilist or martial arts

Intelligence Rolls: Understanding how a fight occurred or knowing how a move is performed Stats: Physical or Mental
 * Energy

Skills: Associated with attacking with pure energy

Intelligence Rolls: Analyzing the aftermath of such attacks  Stats: Physical
 * Melee

Skills: Associated with simple weapons ranging from clubs to swords, including simple throwing weapons like knives and axes.  Stats: Perception
 * Firearms

Skills: Long rang weapons including pistols, rifles, crossbows, etc.  Stats: Physical
 * Armor

Skills: Associated with the use of armor.

Arts
Stats: Intelligence
 * Cooking

Skills: Cooking various meals

Intelligence Rolls: Checking for poisons, analyzing ingredients  Stats: Intelligence, Movement
 * Painting

Skills: Capturing a visual representation

Intelligence Rolls: Useful for collecting visual examples, I.E. "We're looking for someone who looks like this."  Stats: Charisma, Intelligence
 * Music

Skills: Playing songs, which can have specific effects  Stats: Pretending you are someone you're not. Deception.
 * Acting

Skills: Disguise, changing voice, throwing voice.

Intelligence Rolls: Seeing through deception. Perception may also be used.  Stats: Intelligence
 * Crafting

Skills: Making small items, carvings, etc

Academic
Stats: Intelligence
 * Language

Skills: Learning spoken and written language

Intelligence Rolls: Trying to communicate with someone who doesn't speak your own language.  Stats: Inteligence
 * History

Skills: Understanding history, both recent and ancient

Intelligence Rolls: Understanding the surrounding environment, such as a ruin.  Stats: Intelligence
 * Culture

Skills: Understanding how to interact with other cultures

Intelligence Rolls: Avoiding cultural problems

Outdoors
Stats: Inteligence, Perception
 * Hunting

Skills: Providing meat outdoors. Also applies to fishing and trapping.

Intelligence Rolls: Searching for sources of food, tracking  Stats: Inteligence, Perception
 * Foraging

Skills: Searching for food, firewood, other necessities

Intelligence Rolls: Searching for possible sources for said necessities, deciding where to set camp  Stats: Inteligence, Perception
 * Navigation

Skills: Knowing where you are by stars or simply paying attention

Intelligence Rolls: Finding the way to where you need to go if you get lost  Stats: Inteligence, Perception, Physical, Mental
 * Survival

Skills: General ability to set camp, find shelter, stay warm.  Stats: Inteligence, Charisma
 * Animals

Skills: Communication with animals, taming and handling

Intelligence Rolls: Finding out local wildlife, if there are pet (dogs, horses, etc)

