Talent/Spell of the Week: Scholar

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by JohnPaulB

I suggest a sub-talent.

IQ 12 Talent
Learned:(2): Can research and teach. Knows a good deal about history and about customs of various races and peoples, and can (on a 4-die roll vs IQ) make a very good guess about the origin of most artifacts or objects. Prerequisite: Literacy.

Someone that is Learned (LER-ned) does not have the diploma from a university that gives them the respect in all civilized areas. They also might not recognize any languages seen.

Given the precedent set by talents like Priest/Theologian, Physicker/Master Physicker, Locksmith/Master Locksmith, etc., it is curious that a talent like Scholar is not tiered (especially given the example provided by real-world academic hierarchy).