Knowledge Rolls are Good Actually

14 Jan, 2026

But roll for why not for if.

Dwarf

1. It is written upon every stone for all to see
2. You know it deep in your bones and you have always known it
3. The Epic of Voigir where much wisdom can be gleaned
4. A secret passed down to your line for generations
5. A song recited to children. A warning.
6. It started a blood feud

Elf

1. A song from long ago, carried on the wind to your ears
2. A prophecy inscribed upon your weapon or armor
3. A remembrance from a life before
4. From a loved one lost, gone a hundred years now
5. It was revealed to you in a dream
6. A ripple of water, the brazen twist of a leaf, the scent of looming darkness

Fighter

1. It nearly got you killed
2. Knowledge passed down from a mentor
3. You overheard it in a tavern
4. From an old “sparring partner”
5. An aphorism from your grandmother
6. It’s just common sense

Thief

1. It almost got you imprisoned
2. It almost got you killed
3. You spotted a message in thieves cant a few moments ago
4. You used this knowledge to swindle someone once
5. It was part of your traumatic childhood
6. Just a hunch but it’s obviously right

Cleric

1. A psalm from Kind Saint Agsthana
2. A warm glow of truth in your bosom
3. It is written in a holy text that you always carry
4. Knowledge from before your faith grew strong
5. It is a secret of devil-worshippers and cultists
6. From your deity themself or so it is said

Magic-User

1. Mimsy the Elder’s Treatise on Fungus, Mildew and Mold
2. Zartog the Wretched’s Daemonology
3. Metaphysical Syncretics I or III
4. Marginalia in your spellbook
5. A piece of your clothing whispered it to you but your head is a little fuzzy
6. Actually you’ve experienced this firsthand!