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|description=While a low or non-existant Academics score does not indicate ignorance or lack of education, a high Academics Trait 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 the is knowledgeable in these fields of study often sees the trends and is able to recall--or predict--them.
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|description=While a low or non-existant Academics score does not indicate ignorance or lack of education, a high Academics Trait 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&mdsah;them.
 
|onedot=You're aware that 1066 is something more than a Beverly Hills area code.
 
|onedot=You're aware that 1066 is something more than a Beverly Hills area code.
 
|twodots=You can quote from the classics, identify major cultural movements, and expound on the difference between Ming and Moghul.
 
|twodots=You can quote from the classics, identify major cultural movements, and expound on the difference between Ming and Moghul.
 
|threedots=You could get a paper published in a scholarly journal.
 
|threedots=You could get a paper published in a scholarly journal.
|fourdots=Professot Emeritus
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|fourdots=Professor Emeritus.
 
|fivedots=Scholars worldwide acknowledge you as one of the foremost experts of your time.
 
|fivedots=Scholars worldwide acknowledge you as one of the foremost experts of your time.
out there.
 
 
|possessedby=Professors, Literati, Trivia Buffs, Elders
 
|possessedby=Professors, Literati, Trivia Buffs, Elders
|specialties=Postconstructionalism, Impressionist Painting, Imperial Rome, American Realism.
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|specialties=Postconstructionalism, Impressionist Painting, Imperial Rome, American Realism
 
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Revision as of 05:54, 19 January 2013

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 Trait 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&mdsah;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