I am very curious about this, because I have found several different answers all over the forums. Which Knowledge skill is supposed to be used for Astronomy? www.d20pfsrd.com indicates that Knowledge: Geography is used for astronomy, but I cannot find any actually indication of that and why Geography? That makes absolutely no sense to me. It has always seemed to me that Knowledge: Nature was the skill that covered astronomy, but I've seen folks indicate Nature, some Geography, some Arcana, and even a few suggested Planes.
Which is it? And if there's been official word somewhere that I missed, please link it for me. Thanks!
Astronomy: nature
Astrography: survival
Astrology: religion
Astrophysics: (very high) engineering
At least that's how I'd do it if I really needed to.
|
In modules I've played, it takes Knowledge(geography) to identify representations of the planets. If you've studied maps, or physical features of the planets you would have a better idea of the differences between planets. What stars are visible from where would also fall under geography, as might the movement of the planets in the solar system.
The d20pfsrd statement about Knowledge (Geography) was lifted from the Technology Guide (a Paizo product in the Campaign Setting line). I found it by searching the Paizo PRD for "astronomy".
Thank you, David! That perfectly answers my question.
I think Geography might be a little strange, but I can see it covering the study of other planets, but not stars and other spacial phenomena. I could see Arcana, Geography, and Nature all having a part in the study of Astronomy. Thanks to everyone for their input.
