INT

You are a student of the vast number of known cultures, and you have a deep and rich understanding of the undercurrents of cultures in general.

You can use Culture to decipher writing in an unfamiliar language or a message written in an incomplete or archaic form. It takes at least 1 minute to decipher approximately 250 words of writing or fewer. The GM often rolls Culture checks to decipher writing in secret. If you succeed at the check, you understand the general content of the text. If you fail, you don’t understand the text. If you fail the check by 10 or more, you entirely misconstrue the meaning of the text. You can’t take 20 on a Culture check.

The DCs for Culture checks to decipher writing are based on the complexity of the text as well as other circumstances determined by the GM.

You can use Culture to recall knowledge about a culture’s customs, laws, government, leaders, prominent inhabitants, legends, religion, history, and related topics.

Each culture is a separate specialization.