Lore

Knowledge Skill (Intellect)

Parts of the galaxy have been inhabited for more than a million years. During that time, countless civilizations have arisen and many have gone extinct. Those civilizations that achieved interstellar travel communicated with one another and shared their histories. Over the millennia, some of these tales changed and grew into myths and legends. Many have a strong basis in truth, so much so that some of these stories still conceal a potential for tremendous profit.
Characters with a particular interest in lost cultures and ancient legends may decide to try to turn this interest into a profession. Forgotten fleets, abandoned mines, and failed ventures all could be the sources of tremendous profits if recovered and restored. Other times, a character might stumble across an artifact connected to one of these legends - an item whose value could far exceed its initial appearance. Knowing enough to exploit that connection - either in selling the item or in tracking down its origins - might enable a character to substantially decrease the severity of their Obligations.

• Any time a character needs to decipher an ancient piece of writing or identify its context, this requires a Lore check.
• A character's knowledge of the legends associated with the exploits of an ancient hero is represented by the Lore skill.

A Lore check's difficulty () is assigned by the obscurity of the information. Well known legends may not even require a check, but the tales of a race that died out millennia ago may be nearly forgotten.

Visit the Knowledge Skills page for details on Knowledge Skills, or the main Skills page for a table of all skills.