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Knowledge Skills ​

Knowledge skills provide utility, insight, and world interaction.

On this page you will find: Animal Handling, Arms Lore, Begging, Farming, Imbuing, Instruments Lore, Intuition, Item Identification, Monsters Lore, Spirits Lore, Taste Identification, Trapping, Treasuring.

Animal Handling ​

Basic interaction with animals.

Effects: ​

  • Improves control over creatures.

Synergies: ​

  • Animal Taming → Entry-level synergy;
  • Animal Lore → Improves understanding.

Arms Lore ​

Knowledge of weapons.

Effects: ​

  • Reveals weapon properties.

Synergies: ​

  • Blacksmithing → Crafting synergy;
  • Tactics → Combat understanding.

Begging ​

Earn gold from NPCs.

Effects: ​

  • Generates small income.

Synergies: ​

  • Intuition → Improves success;
  • Taste Identification → Roleplay builds.

Farming ​

Cultivation and resource gathering.

Effects: ​

  • Produces food resources.

Synergies: ​

  • Cooking → Resource chain;
  • Alchemy → Ingredient supply.

Imbuing ​

Enhances items with properties.

Effects: ​

  • Adds magical attributes.

Synergies: ​

  • Item Identification → Understanding items;
  • Inscription → Magical synergy.

Instruments Lore ​

Knowledge of musical tools.

Effects: ​

  • Improves instrument usage.

Synergies: ​

  • Musicianship → Core synergy;
  • Bard skills → Improves effectiveness.

Intuition ​

General awareness.

Effects: ​

  • Improves success in various actions.

Synergies: ​

  • Begging → Higher rewards;
  • Forensic Evaluation → Investigation.

Item Identification ​

Identifies item properties.

Effects: ​

  • Reveals hidden stats.

Synergies: ​

  • Imbuing → Better enhancements;
  • Arms Lore → Equipment insight.

Monsters Lore ​

Knowledge of creatures.

Effects: ​

  • Reveals monster stats.

Synergies: ​

  • Tactics → Combat advantage;
  • Tracking → Hunting builds.

Spirits Lore ​

Knowledge of spirits.

Effects: ​

  • Improves interaction with spiritual entities.

Synergies: ​

  • Spirit Speak → Core synergy;
  • Necromancy → Enhances effects.

Taste Identification ​

Identifies consumables.

Effects: ​

  • Detects poison and properties.

Synergies: ​

  • Cooking → Food knowledge;
  • Poisoning → Counterplay.

Trapping ​

Creates traps.

Effects: ​

  • Sets traps for enemies.

Synergies: ​

  • Tracking → Ambush builds;
  • Detecting Hidden → Placement strategy.

Treasuring ​

Enhances loot discovery.

Effects: ​

  • Improves loot quality.

Synergies: ​

  • Lockpicking → Treasure access;
  • Cartography → Treasure hunting.

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