Academics
From Masq
| Category: | Abilities |
| Subcategory: | Primary Knowledge |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Reference: | Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised edition/WW2300), page 126. |
While a low or non-existant Academics score does not indicate ignorance or lack of education, a high Academics Ability does indicate time spent learning. While not verification of a degree, Academics is more a catchall for the 'soft sciences' such as philosophy, theology, art, or history. A character who is knowledgeable in these fields of study often sees the trends and is able to recall—or predict—them.
x Ignorant: Ignorant. • Student: You're aware that 1066 is something more than a Beverly Hills area code. •• College: You can quote from the classics, identify major cultural movements, and expound on the difference between Ming and Moghul. ••• Masters: You could get a paper published in a scholarly journal. •••• Doctorate: Professor Emeritus. ••••• Scholar: Scholars worldwide acknowledge you as one of the foremost experts of your time.
| Possessed by: | Professors, Literati, Trivia Buffs, Elders |
| Example Specialties: | Postconstructionalism, Impressionist Painting, Imperial Rome, American Realism |