KS Question

[Monolith]

If I take the KS (People category): Superman, am I supposed to get a 1 point break on the cost of that KS because I also have the Traveler Skill Enhancer, and the People category is a CuK?

[Steve Long]

Excellent timing, Mono -- I was just getting ready to do a little work on The Ultimate Skill.

 

What constitutes a Culture Knowledge Skill is up to the GM, based on how he chooses to define "culture." Generally speaking, this should be fairly obvious from the name of the Skill: KS: The Zulus, KS: Arabic Culture, KS: Asian Culture, and so on. The so-called "Subculture KSs" talked about in various Hero books -- The Martial World, The Superhuman World, The Military/Mercenary/Terrorist World -- should also qualify as Culture KSs; they just focus on a much "smaller," more specific culture.

 

Not all "People"-category KSs are Culture KSs; in fact, the vast majority of them aren't. I personally wouldn't consider KS: Wizards, or KS: Superhumans, or KS: Superman as Culture KSs. "Group"-category KSs are more likely to be Culture KSs, but not even all of them necessarily qualify. The final decision is up to the GM, as always.