Knowledge(Intelligence)

Skill Use	Action	DC	Description	Trained Only	Retry	Take 10	Take 20	Source
Analyze Subject	Free Action	10 (or higher)	You can determine combat statistics of a subject within your field of expertise.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Home
Common Knowledge	Free Action	10	You can answer a basic question about your field of study.	No	No	Yes	No	Core
Expert Knowledge	Swift Action	15 (or higher)	You can answer an expert question about your field of study.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Core
Tactics: Anticipate Enemy Strategy	Move Action	Opposed: Will Defense	You can anticipate your enemy's movements and strategies.	Yes	No	Yes	No	TCW
Tactics: Battlefield Tactics	Swift Action x3	20	You can grant extra standard actions to other characters in your unit during mass combat.	Yes	No	Yes	No	TCW

Knowledge encompasses a number of unrelated skills. Knowledge represents a study of some body of lore, possibly an academic or even scientific discipline.

Each time you select Knowledge as a trained skill, you must choose a field of study from the list below:

Knowledge Type	Description
Current Events	Current politics, current leaders, celebrities, officials, etc
Galaxy	Used to navigate space lanes (save time, evade authority on hyperspace journeys), identify rare planets (poison dart = Camino)
History	Past politics, past wars, lost civilizations, archaeology
Mysticism	Knowledge of the Force, Jedi lore, non-Jedi traditions, non-Force religions, superstitions, traditions, rituals, etc.
Nature	Animals, plants, xenobiology, human physiology. Can determine abilities, vulnerabilities, etc of non-sentient enemies.
Tactics	Military tactics and procedures; can determine level, class, basic abilities, vulnerabilities, etc, depending on skill. Also used to command NPCs in battle, especially in abstract (non-turn-based) or large-scale combat. Can gain insight into maneuvers made by enemies.
Underworld	Used to find contacts, gain access to underworld areas, vanish into underworld to evade authority, buy/sell restricted items, etc.
Technology	Function and principle of technological devices, as well as knowledge of cutting edge theories and advancements.

Analyze Subject

Trained Only

You analyze a target to determine its capabilities and weaknesses.

Action: Free (max once/rd)
Range: Line of sight
Target: One target or one instance of multiple similar targets

Subskills

Subskill	Used against
Tactics	Sentient humanoids
Nature	Animals
Mysticism	Supernatural entities
Technology	Droids, vehicles, and starships

Base DC

DC	Result
10	Level, Type, Size, Senses (obvious)
15	Defenses, Hit Points, Damage Threshold, Immunities, Resistances, Senses (not apparent)
20	Attacks, Abilities, Feats, Skills, Vulnerabilities, Special Abilities

DC Modifiers

DC Mod	Reason
+1/2 CL	Target's level
+5	Target is unusual, non-native, altered
+10	Target is rare or unique
+5	Target is actively concealing abilities, defenses, vulnerabilities
+10	Target is designed to be able to easily conceal abilities, etc
-5	You have observed target (or similar subject) using abilities, etc

Common Knowledge

You can answer a basic question about a subject related to your field of study with a DC 10 check. For example, a DC 10 Knowledge (life sciences) check is enough to know that Rodians are skilled hunters .

Expert Knowledge

Trained Only

You can make a Knowledge check as a swift action to answer a question within your field of study that requires some level of expertise. The DC of the check ranges from 15 (for simple questions) to 25 (for tough questions). The GM may adjust the DC depending on the character's personal experience. For example, a DC 20 Knowledge (galactic lore) check might reveal specific information about the inhabitants of the planet Dathomir, but the DC may be lower if the character making the check has actually been there.

Tactics: Anticipate Enemy Strategy

Trained Only

Source: TCW

A good tactician can anticipate her enemy's movements and strateg ies, and then plan accordingly. As a move action, a character trained in Knowledge (tactics) can designate a target in her line of sight and make a Knowledge (tactics) check to anticipate the enemy's next move. The DC for the check is equal to the target's Will Defense, or 10 + the target's CL if the target does not have a Will Defense (as is the case for vehicles without unique pilots).

If successful, you gain special insight into the target's strategy and can anticipate its next move. You learn what actions the target is likely to take on its next turn based on the current circumstances; if circumstances change, the target's actions might change as well, though typically unless the situation changes drastically you should have a good idea of the target's likely next action. The Gamemaster is the final arbiter of just how much information you gain through the use of this skill . Typically this does not include information on the use of talents or feats, but it should provide information on whether the target is going to attack, who the target intends to attack, where the target might move to, or any other special strategies the target might employ.

Tactics: Battlefield Tactics

Trained Only

Source: TCW

If you are the commander in a unit during mass combat, you can use your tactical knowledge to grant extra standard actions to other characters in your unit (see Mass Combat). The base check DC for this application of the skill is 20, and it requires three swift actions made on consecutive rounds to activate.

Retry

No, you can't reroll a failed Knowledge check. The roll represents what you know, and thinking about a topic a second time doesn't let you know something you never learned in the first place.

Special

You can take 10 when making a Knowledge check, but you can't take 20.