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#1 Goldrak Jun 14, 2004 13:47:34	Hi! Just wondering... how local do you make de use of Knowledge(local) in Mystara? Does a character from Darokin is considered to have knowledge from the whole republic?only part of it?more than it? ???
#2 Cthulhudrew Jun 14, 2004 15:20:30	As far as the Knowledge (Local) determinations go, I tend to go with the idea that each Gazetteer region constitutes a locality. Thus: Karameikos Ylaruam Glantri Ierendi (includes Honor Island) Alfheim Rockhome Northern Reaches (includes Heldann and possibly Norwold) Five Shires Minrothad Broken Lands (aboveground only) Darokin Ethengar Atruaghin Thyatis (mainland- includes Hattias, Sclaras, and Terentias) Etc. Where I get tripped up is in deciding what regions there are. Some are fairly straightforward (to me): Karameikos Ylaruam Ierendi Honor Island Canolbarth Rockhome Five Shires Minrothad Broken Lands Darokin- Heartlands Darokin- Borderlands Ethengar Most of the above have related racial regions- (ex. Alfeisle for Minrothad elves, Fortress Isle for Minrothad dwarves). Even some of these aren't so straightforward to me. Should Alfheim get regions for each clan? (Ie, Grunalf region for Grunalf elves, Erendyl, etc.?) Should Rockhome? If so, then doing the Shires will be a nightmare (100 clans!!!) Should Ylaruam have separate regions? The Makistani certainly would seem to warrant their own "sub" region. How about the Nithians? The most tricky ones for me are these: Glantri- So many different and distinct principalities. Does each get its own region? Thyatis- Hattias should probably get its own region; should Kerendas? Tel al Kabir? Northern Reaches- Should all three get their own region (Vestland, Soderfjord, Ostland)? Are they distinct enough to warrant it? Where does Heldann fit in? How do they break down into racial regions (ie, dwarves, gnomes)? Atruaghin Clans- Does each clan get its own region?
#3 spellweaver Jun 14, 2004 18:01:27	You might say that "local knowledge" constitutes knowledge of a basic area ranging up to 24 miles from a specific location such as a city, dungeon, mountain pass or other and then expand the "range" of the knowledge by 24 miles for each additional rank a character has beyond the first? A character with 5-6 ranks would have local knowledge of most of Karameikos that way, if his "knowledge centre" is based in the centre of the nation... :-) Jesper
#4 havard Jun 15, 2004 6:19:51	To Cthulhudrew's question of regions on Mystara, I have started a new thread here on that topic. Now to the original question: Just wondering... how local do you make de use of Knowledge(local) in Mystara? Does a character from Darokin is considered to have knowledge from the whole republic?only part of it?more than it? Well, just thought I'd mention that in Wheel of Time, Knowledge Local allows you to select regional feats from a new country for every second rank you have in the skill. So at about 10 ranks you are assumed to have local familiarity with the entire continent. Don't know if that really makes sense though. Again, I think the use of the skill could be defined differently depending on the type of campaign used (see Region thread, link above). For the skill to be useful in a world spanning campaign campaign, you might assume that the skill would apply to the character's entire home country, while in a more local campaign the skill might be much more narrow. Perhaps the sort of information that can be accessed through the skill could depend on the size of the area on question. For instance a character trying to use the skill to find out more about his home village should be able to find out every tiny piece of gossip about any character in the village. Similarly, a character trying to use Knowledge local about his home country, karameikos will find out only very general stuff, unless he beats the DC by alot. Havard