this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2025
464 points (96.0% liked)
RPGMemes
13912 readers
1311 users here now
Humor, jokes, memes about TTRPGs
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Plenty of systems have something for that, often with a variety of options.
A bookish Exalted character might roll Intelligence + Lore to remember having learned about the weakness to fire before. Or maybe Intelligence + Occult if the weakness is supernatural in nature. A combat-oriented character might roll Wits + War to deduce that fire is needed based on the knowledge of old battle reports involving trolls. Maybe even something involving Survival if they're familiar with a region trolls can appear in.
A game with a flexible skill system has a lot of room for such things.
I believe 5e has a similar rule, but it seems rare for players to have actually read the rules. I don't think D&D is especially detailed about this, but I don't know where the book is to check. I don't think they give DCs, where I wouldn't be surprised if Pathfinder 2e had a simple "target number is 8 + the creature's HD" formula with guidance on what to do for the range of possible outcomes.
Iirc it's a level DC based off of the monsters level
yeah in pf2 it's a level based DC, and if it's an uncommon, rare, or unique creature that will increase the DC
also the skill to use for recall knowledge depends on the creature's trait:
humanoid > society;
animal > nature;
dragon > arcana;
abberation > occultism;
etc
though the GM can rule that you can use something else if they choose.
oh so DnD does have that, but nobody knows about it. sick
People don't know about those lore skills? Do people not look at their character sheets?
i'll be honest i've never played dnd, and i've heard most people who do just kinda do whatever without thinking about the rules, so i'd guess no