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! Example !! DL | ! Example !! DL | ||
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| Something trite (fish don't have hair; deserts are dry) | | Something trite (fish don't have hair; deserts are dry) | ||
| − | | 5 | + | |align="center"| 5 |
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| Normal information (a king's length of reign; the stories of a common place of mystery) | | Normal information (a king's length of reign; the stories of a common place of mystery) | ||
| − | | 10 | + | |align="center"| 10 |
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| Somewhat uncommon information (vampires cannot see their reflections; the traditions on a major holiday in a distant country) | | Somewhat uncommon information (vampires cannot see their reflections; the traditions on a major holiday in a distant country) | ||
| − | | 15 | + | |align="center"| 15 |
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| Fairly uncommon information (the family tree of a noble; the cure for a rare disease, the vulnerabilities of a giant slime) | | Fairly uncommon information (the family tree of a noble; the cure for a rare disease, the vulnerabilities of a giant slime) | ||
| − | | 20 | + | |align="center"| 20 |
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| Extremely specific or forgotten information (the names of all blood vessels in a reptile, the secret password to open a long abandoned fortress) | | Extremely specific or forgotten information (the names of all blood vessels in a reptile, the secret password to open a long abandoned fortress) | ||
| − | | 30 | + | |align="center"| 30 |
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| "How do you know that?" (the names of all past owners of a particular non-magical walking stick; an ancient queen's tea preferences; the sum of the number of protons in the atoms of the noble gases) | | "How do you know that?" (the names of all past owners of a particular non-magical walking stick; an ancient queen's tea preferences; the sum of the number of protons in the atoms of the noble gases) | ||
| − | | 40 | + | |align="center"| 40 |
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[[Category:Skills]] | [[Category:Skills]] | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 26 June 2010
Typically used with: Insight.
Knowledge is power to those who know. Those with ranks in a lore are learned in the topic. Those with the skill maxed out are an unquestionable authority on the topic. Here are a few examples:
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Difficulty
Lore attempts have no set difficulty. The higher the DL, the more obscure or ancient the information is.
| Example | DL |
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| Something trite (fish don't have hair; deserts are dry) | 5 |
| Normal information (a king's length of reign; the stories of a common place of mystery) | 10 |
| Somewhat uncommon information (vampires cannot see their reflections; the traditions on a major holiday in a distant country) | 15 |
| Fairly uncommon information (the family tree of a noble; the cure for a rare disease, the vulnerabilities of a giant slime) | 20 |
| Extremely specific or forgotten information (the names of all blood vessels in a reptile, the secret password to open a long abandoned fortress) | 30 |
| "How do you know that?" (the names of all past owners of a particular non-magical walking stick; an ancient queen's tea preferences; the sum of the number of protons in the atoms of the noble gases) | 40 |
