Fantasy Knowledge Skills

[Eosin]

I was trying to put a list together with the ***bulk*** of Knowledge skills already worked out so that players could see what was fitting. I got a bunch done but then decided that maybe others could give me a hand out and review the list for what I am sure is many many ommissions.

***[permission] = GM approval. Not many Fantasy Hero Characters will know a whole lot about the world in total and the way it functions.

The World & Geographical
KS: The World [permission]
KS: Uropia - the continent
KS: Region [Western States, Middle Kingdoms, Southern Islands, Northlands, Fallen Kingdoms, The East]
KS: Country [Clairvaux, Eadon, Erenn, Khaylish, Lorain, Middea, Navorn, Numeria, Touren, Vintria]
KS: Local Area [player defined: could be a duchy, a city, a county, or the valley that you grew up in]
KS: Mystical Places
KS: Specific Site of Power [specific mystical place]
KS: Specific Forest
KS: City or Port

Culture & Religion
KS: The Cultures of Uropia [Setting cultures in general]
KS: Specific Culture [various ethnic stocks of humans, Taurians, Trolls, and Elves are all fair targets.]
KS: Myths
KS: Religion
KS: The Great Fellowship
KS: The Emissaries of the Jan [permission]
KS: Brotherhood of the White Temple
KS: The Old Faith
KS: The Primal [permission]
KS: The First Ones [permission]
KS: Cults

Organizations & Institutions
KS: Regional Powers
KS: Nobility
KS: Heraldry
KS: Criminal Underworld
KS: Merc & Military World
KS: Knightly Orders
KS: Order of Knighthood [Kratian Battlelords, Shield Knights, Fianna, Royal Knights, Knights of the Silver Spar, NEED TO LOOK UP the rest]
KS: Trade Guilds
KS: Specific Guild
KS: Trade Routes

Bad Guys
KS: Creatures
KS: Trollkin
KS: Ghul's
KS: Wight's
KS: Enwrathi [permission]
KS: Dragons [permission]
KS: Magic Users
KS: Necromancers

Magic
KS: Arcane & Occult Lore
KS: Legend Lore
KS: Arcane Craft [making magic items]
KS: Arcane Sects [Foundationalist, Elementalism, Druidry, Celestine, Misc]
KS: Arcane Schools [Synod, Muldegian, Fire Magic, Earth Magic, Witchcraft, Apathos]


Fighting Style
KS: Combat Style [not yet named. Equals KS: Kung Fu]

misc for the time being
KS: Laws
KS: Herbs
KS: Flora & Fauna
KS: Poisons
KS: Songs
KS: History
KS: Nature

Science Skills
SS: Astrology
SS: Geology
SS: Metallurgy
SS: Anatomy


Edited to include suggestions.

[Old Man]

I think it's a great idea to have a big list for people to pick appropriate KSes from. I hate to just limit players to picking from a list, though. KSes are one thing players can buy that can really set the character's background in a way that Riding skill and a 3 pt. level with swords can't.

[Eosin]

Yep, not meant to be a strait jacket just a guide to some of the biggies and some fantasy staples.

I hate have KS: Nobility thinking to be a knightly kinda guy then find out that I need KS: Code of Chivilary to avoid embarrasing myself.

[Nightshade]

Here are some suggestions:

KS: History (region, race, etc.)
KS: Art (specific arts, such as painting, fresco, archetecture, sculpture, etc.)
KS: Lore (think D&D Bard type skill)
KS: Arcane Items
KS: Arcane Symbols

Just some thoughts.

Nightshade

[GrimJesta]

KS: Anthropology What else can I name this that sounds more Fantasy?

Well, you could just call it KS: Cultures as a vague catch-ass for the Peoples of your setting. Id make the knowledge known very....uh... light, since it encompasses so many different cultures. Maybe KS: Peoples of [setting name], with more detailed KS: People of [kingdom/empire/etc] or something like that.

Hrmmm.

*shrugs*

-=Grim=-

[AnotherSkip]

KS: The people
since this is what usually most people name their own race.

For a more fantasy feel you could swipe a page from ED and call them Namegivers
or KS: Societa
another option is to find the root words for Society in your local Dictionary and work from there

[Chris Goodwin]

KS: Classic Spells
KS: Poisons

I used to play an assassin that had KS: Anatomy and Physiology, but nowadays that would more properly be a SC, I think.